Campus Life

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 […]

Common bond: Special socials unite freshman groups

Students who are the first in their families to attend college have much in common: different expectations, little help filling out applications and the potential […]

'Ignite' inspires unified vision in Class of 2020

Thousands of freshmen holding lit candles raised their flames to the heaven Tuesday night and became a single group, the Class of 2020, united in […]

'First 72' provides fun plus fodder for new friendships

The new First 72 Experience at GCU keeps freshmen busier than ever meeting new people, enjoying social activities, hanging out on their floors and discovering […]

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 […]

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 […]

Move-In, Day 2: Rain stops, fun begins

Photos by Darryl Webb GCU News Bureau The overnight rain ended just in time, giving way to sunny skies and sunny attitudes Tuesday morning for […]