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Doctoral candidate honored for helping victims of crime

Online student goes from single Latina mom to doctor

Doctoral graduate earns green light on traffic stop study

Solid mechanics of dissertation earns engineer 1st Dissertation of Year award

Retiring staffer helped College of Doctoral Studies grow to 3,500 dissertations

Successful dissertation defense celebrated in the Middle East

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Doctoral candidate honored for helping victims of crime

Donterio Smith's efforts toward helping victims of crimes in Georgia has made an impact. Smith, who is pursuing his doctorate at GCU, earned the 2025 […]

Published May 12, 2025

Online student goes from single Latina mom to doctor

Story by Eric Jay Toll/Special to GCU NewsTuesday slideshow / Tuesday livestream Selina Ravae Cardenas-Toledo went back to work bartending right after having her daughter. […]

Published May 1, 2025

Doctoral graduate earns green light on traffic stop study

As a law enforcement liaison for the Texas Municipal Association, Katie Alexander wanted to help alleviate the tension between law enforcement officers and drivers during […]

Published April 30, 2025

Solid mechanics of dissertation earns engineer 1st Dissertation of Year award

Being surrounded by interns and part-time employees wondering about their futures as aspiring female and minority engineers caught the attention of Felicia Guerrero Green. As […]

Published April 29, 2025

Retiring staffer helped College of Doctoral Studies grow to 3,500 dissertations

As GCU's College of Doctoral Studies reaches adulthood, Jeri Burns plans to retire as academic operations manager. Burns reflected on the growth of the CDS, […]

Published February 10, 2025

Successful dissertation defense celebrated in the Middle East

Ahmed Hussein earned a bachelor's degree in his native Egypt but came to the United States 20 years to further his education because he believed […]

Published August 9, 2024

A real dean's list: 3 degrees, 3 babies, 10 years

Milan (Johnson) Blackwell graduated from high school at age 16, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Grand Canyon University in six years, and on Feb. […]

Published August 1, 2024

Twentysomethings roaring through College of Doctoral Studies

More students are enrolling at GCU in hopes of successfully defending their dissertations and earning degrees as young as their mid-20s. Mitchell Borges earned his […]

Published July 5, 2024

Guitarist tuned up for doctoral degree at GCU

Bruce McKenzie took a curious route to GCU's College of Doctoral Studies department. McKenzie was part of a gospel quartet and later opened for comedian/impersonator […]

Published May 29, 2024

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  • May 2025

Calendar of Events

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W Wed

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F Fri

S Sat

S Sun

2 events, 28

2025-04-28

Move out

Move out

April 28

Move out

12 p.m.

Baseball

April 28 @ 12 p.m.

Baseball

vs. BYU
Event Details

1 event, 29

2025-04-29

Commencement for online, cohort students

Commencement for online, cohort students

April 29 - May 2

Commencement for online, cohort students

Times: 4 p.m. April 29 and 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. April 30 and May 1-2
Event Details

1 event, 30

2025-04-29

Commencement for online, cohort students

1 event, 1

2025-04-29

Commencement for online, cohort students

2 events, 2

2025-04-29

Commencement for online, cohort students

7 p.m.

Baseball

May 2 @ 7 p.m.

Baseball

vs. Sacramento State
Event Details

1 event, 3

7 p.m.

Baseball

May 3 @ 7 p.m.

Baseball

vs. Sacramento State
Event Details

1 event, 4

12 p.m.

Baseball

May 4 @ 12 p.m.

Baseball

vs. Sacramento State
Event Details

0 events, 5

1 event, 6

7 p.m.

Baseball

May 6 @ 7 p.m.

Baseball

vs. Arizona
Event Details

0 events, 7

0 events, 8

0 events, 9

0 events, 10

0 events, 11

0 events, 12

3 events, 13

12 a.m.

Full Moon Night Paddle

May 13 @ 12 a.m.

Full Moon Night Paddle

Visit myrec.gcu.edu to sign up! Registration Period: 12:01 am May 13 - 12:00 am June 8, 2025 Location: Saguaro Lake, AZ Date: June 10, 2025 Price: $20 Description:  Paddle [...]
Event Details
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

ASGCU's Senate Social USA

May 13 @ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

ASGCU's Senate Social USA

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

CAB’s Dive-In Movie: High School Musical 2

May 13 @ 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

CAB’s Dive-In Movie: High School Musical 2

0 events, 14

1 event, 15

5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Thunderground’s Switch Bowling Competition

May 15 @ 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Thunderground’s Switch Bowling Competition

1 event, 16

5 p.m.

Lopes and Lattes

May 16 @ 5 p.m.

Lopes and Lattes

0 events, 17

0 events, 18

0 events, 19

1 event, 20

2025-05-20

WAC Tournament

WAC Tournament

May 20 - May 24

WAC Tournament

GCU Baseball
Event Details

2 events, 21

2025-05-20

WAC Tournament

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Clubs’ Summer Tie-Dye Event

May 21 @ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Clubs’ Summer Tie-Dye Event

2 events, 22

2025-05-20

WAC Tournament

2025-05-22

Canyon Late Night SUP

Canyon Late Night SUP

May 22

Canyon Late Night SUP

Visit myrec.gcu.edu to sign up! Registration Period: 12:01 am May 13 - 12:00 am May 21, 2025 Location: Canyon Lake, AZ Date: May 22, 2025 Price: $15 Description:  Paddle [...]
Event Details

1 event, 23

2025-05-20

WAC Tournament

2 events, 24

2025-05-20

WAC Tournament

2025-05-24

Blue Ridge Kayak

Blue Ridge Kayak

May 24 - May 25

Blue Ridge Kayak

Visit myrec.gcu.edu to sign up! Location: Coconino National Forest, Arizona Date: May 24-25, 2025 Price: $65 Description:  Camp out on the banks of the Reservoir under the stars. [...]
Event Details

1 event, 25

2025-05-24

Blue Ridge Kayak

0 events, 26

1 event, 27

12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

ASGCU’s Summer Vision Board

May 27 @ 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

ASGCU’s Summer Vision Board

1 event, 28

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Commuter’s Pizookie & Puzzles

May 28 @ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Commuter’s Pizookie & Puzzles

1 event, 29

12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Cultural Bites & Crafts

May 29 @ 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Cultural Bites & Crafts

0 events, 30

0 events, 31

0 events, 1

April 28
All day

Move out

April 28 @ 12 p.m.

Baseball

April 29
All day

Commencement for online, cohort students

April 29
All day

Commencement for online, cohort students

April 29
All day

Commencement for online, cohort students

April 29
All day

Commencement for online, cohort students

May 2 @ 7 p.m.

Baseball

May 3
May 3 @ 7 p.m.

Baseball

May 4
May 4 @ 12 p.m.

Baseball

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May 6
May 6 @ 7 p.m.

Baseball

  • No Entries For Date Selected
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  • No Entries For Date Selected
May 13
May 13 @ 12 a.m.

Full Moon Night Paddle

May 13 @ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

ASGCU's Senate Social USA

May 13 @ 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

CAB’s Dive-In Movie: High School Musical 2

May 15
May 15 @ 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Thunderground’s Switch Bowling Competition

May 16
May 16 @ 5 p.m.

Lopes and Lattes

May 21
May 21 @ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Clubs’ Summer Tie-Dye Event

May 27
May 27 @ 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

ASGCU’s Summer Vision Board

May 28
May 28 @ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Commuter’s Pizookie & Puzzles

May 15
May 15 @ 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Thunderground’s Switch Bowling Competition

May 16
May 16 @ 5 p.m.

Lopes and Lattes

  • No Entries For Date Selected
  • No Entries For Date Selected
  • No Entries For Date Selected
May 20
All day

WAC Tournament

May 20
All day

WAC Tournament

May 21 @ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Clubs’ Summer Tie-Dye Event

May 20
All day

WAC Tournament

All day

Canyon Late Night SUP

May 20
All day

WAC Tournament

May 20
All day

WAC Tournament

All day

Blue Ridge Kayak

May 24
All day

Blue Ridge Kayak

  • No Entries For Date Selected
May 27
May 27 @ 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

ASGCU’s Summer Vision Board

May 28
May 28 @ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Commuter’s Pizookie & Puzzles

May 29
May 29 @ 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Cultural Bites & Crafts

  • No Entries For Date Selected
  • No Entries For Date Selected
  • No Entries For Date Selected
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Bible Verse

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." (Acts 13:2)

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