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Ignite worship event

A first-day-of-school tradition at GCU is the Ignite worship service, when the Spiritual Life department sets the spiritual tone for the year. Ignite, on Tuesday […]

Lope-A-Palooza

One of the Welcome Week student favorites is Lope-A-Palooza, a beginning-of-the-year pep rally of sorts to get students excited for the new semester as they […]

Canyon Cool Down

It's Phoenix. The weather is hot. The solution for students at GCU during Welcome Week: Canyon Cool Down. The event featured water guns, waterslides, bubbles, […]

Lope Family Sendoff

Emotional parents were sent off with a note of thanks and prayers by students and faculty on Thursday morning in Sunset Auditorium at Grand Canyon […]

Intramural Sports Field Night

Welcome Week move-in wrapped up on Wednesday, which meant more time for activities before the first day of classes after Labor Day. One of those […]

Spirit rally for President Brian Mueller

It's a tradition for the Spirit team to stop by President Brian Mueller's office during Welcome Week, which the team did on Wednesday morning. Performing […]

Welcome Back at the CAC, Silent Disco, Project L

It was a big night for GCU students, who could attend three Welcome Week events: Welcome Back to the CAC, Project L or Silent Disco. […]

Student, family commissioning ceremony

New students were commissioned into the GCU family on Monday. It was the first of three commissioning ceremonies during Welcome Week. Story

Welcome Week: Monday slideshow

Welcome Week is here, and Monday was a busy one. It featured everything from move-in, to the Sports and Entertainment Business Club Tailgate, to the […]