Rick Vacek

Transfer Student Social

Students transferring to Grand Canyon University got their own social Thursday afternoon to get to know each other better and continue their acclimation to the […]

How to apply your faith to your career

By Aysha Bell GCU Career Services As a Grand Canyon University alumni, you have a unique perspective that serves as an asset to you as you […]

Move-In, Day 3: Hump day is fun day

Photos by Brandon Sullivan GCU News Bureau Move-In continued Wednesday at Camelback and Chaparral halls and then at the new Roadrunner Apartments. There's never any […]

New apartments add roomy to room and board

Finally getting their own bedroom, in some cases for the first time in their young lives -- that had students excited about moving in to […]

Kickstart does a number on freshman angst

The new Kickstart program, designed to help freshmen become acclimated to GCU more quickly and easily, was unveiled Wednesday night. About 1,500 freshmen did classroom […]

Welcome Week activities, Day 2

Photos by Brandon Sullivan GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University freshmen gathered Tuesday night for a worship service in GCU Arena and then the traditional Ignite […]

You sure get a lift out of being a Move-In volunteer

Being a Move-In volunteer looked like so much fun, senior writer Rick Vacek just had to try it. And it was. While learning about Room […]

Cheer, dance teams and Thunder score big victories

GCU's cheer and dance teams and its mascot, Thunder, have become nationally recognized for their spirit and skill, and the results in a recent competition […]

For parents, Move-In a mix of Lopes up, letting go

The Move-In experience is happy and sad for parents at the same time -- they're thrilled to send off their child to GCU and love […]