Alumni

Like his shows, Claude Pensis must go on

Dean Claude Pensis of College of Fine Arts and Production is GCU's longest-serving employee and celebrates his 35th anniversary this week. As humble as he […]

Alumnus hits the heights with passion for climbing

Tim Campbell, a Grand Canyon University nursing graduate who works at a hospital in Yakima, Wash., has an interesting hobby: He climbs mountains. Really, really […]

Swim star's business feats reach uncharted waters

Ivan Nechunaev, a former All-American swimmer, reached another milestone when he became the first GCU graduate to be accepted into The Wharton School of The […]

New Speech and Debate director walks the talk

GCU's Speech and Debate team will hit the tournament season running this year with 11 returnees and a new director, Michael Dvorak, who has coached […]

Don't think of him as blind – 'Big Dog' is a cowboy

Michael ‘‘Big Dog’’ Abell wasn’t always blind, but he started losing his sight at age 9 as the result of a firecracker accident. It took […]

New post is a place for veterans to feel like family

Grand Canyon University has established a new Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter for students, staff, faculty and alumni. The post, one of two on college […]

Kary's new Samaritan Theatre is an act of giving

GCU director and acting instructor Michael Kary is using his passion for theatre to fuel another passion – helping the needy. His new Samaritan Theatre, […]

Alumni serve up a slice of hope for the needy

A new GCU mission was at work Friday when a group of GCU volunteers of the Alumni Phoenix Chapter signed up to make and distribute […]

Injury, illness couldn't stop these two alumni

Grand Canyon University alumni Bo Hall and Matt Cavallo both have had some challenges, some bigger than others -- Cavallo, for example, is fighting multiple […]