Mike Kilen

They didn't have a home to call their own, now they have one 365 days a year

Photos by Ralph Freso Jason Lewis moved 28 times. He was hauled to many states by heroin-addicted parents, then “bounced around to foster homes, shelters, […]

From high school graduation to making the world's computer chips

Photos by Ralph Freso On Monday, Chris Perez became the first high school graduate in his family but warned his excited parents, eager to celebrate, […]

GCU graduate social work student helps change state and federal laws

Katherine McClanahan looked at the phone images and saw the familiar curve of her own bed post. It instantly crushed her. She had been secretly […]

A grief observed in student's book on death of wife, daughters

In the seventh November after his wife and two daughters died in a wildfire, Michael Reed thought he was having a heart attack. “Every November […]

New GCU lab series touts humanity in online intelligence

Among Grand Canyon University faculty who teach online, cultivating social presence in the classroom is not new terminology – in fact, the university hangs its […]

She couldn't afford to go to commencement, until a rich surprise unfolded

Tami Spain faced limits from life’s trials and her own uncertainties, but after 12 years of effort could call herself a college graduate. It would […]

Mom and daughter navigate all of life together, even graduation

It was just the two of them for more than 20 years in a San Diego rental home – "two peas in a pod," as […]

Alum rides high on ebike company success, triples his GCU scholarships

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Levi Conlow earned two degrees at Grand Canyon University, so he knows a bit about how to put on […]

It takes a village to create a home suite home

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was published originally in the April issue of GCU Magazine, available in the purple bins around campus or digitally. Photos by […]