Alumni

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 […]

GCU employees show giving spirit at volunteer fair

Grand Canyon University employees typically have big hearts and a desire to help others, and the Volunteer with a Purpose Fair held Wednesday gave them […]

Irving's sports camps create spheres of influence

Cassandra Irving, a former Grand Canyon University basketball player who graduated in 1999, felt a calling to create sports camps for disadvantaged children in India […]

Alumnus had key role in Marines' historic raid

Jackie Schiller II, who was inducted into the Grand Canyon University Alumni Hall of Fame in February, is a former major in the Marine Corps, […]

Passion for children motivates teaching graduates

Hundreds of College of Education students attended commencement Saturday afternoon to accept degrees that for them mean far more than a paycheck. Their degrees let […]