College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Instructor finds a funny rhythm, and her broadcast students are on the beat

Photos by Ralph Freso Michelle Fortin’s friends say she’s the one to call when you need something to happen. The best example was when Fortin […]

Speaker urges, in stressful times, to touch the real world but learn to detach

Photos by Ralph Freso Dr. Matthew Nolen remembered reading John Eldredge’s best-seller “Wild at Heart” as a college student. “It’s that first time in college […]

GCU degree fills need for a more educated police force

GCU is filling a need among police department leadership with its new Bachelor of Science in Law Enforcement Advancement. The Justice Studies online program not […]

After tragedy, alumna sought change from inside as probation officer

Photos by Ralph Freso Angel Camacho grew up in the Grand Canyon University neighborhood and got degrees at GCU in criminal justice and psychology in […]

We can all get along, students show in election town hall

Photos by Ralph Freso Five members of the Grand Canyon University Speech and Debate team knew they were stepping into a potentially thorny environment six […]

Her world grew bigger meeting these women online, then at commencement

Leann Spicola was urged by her son to pursue online education, but she never dreamed how much other women in her courses would broaden her […]

A peer mentor's convergence to LOPES Academy companions

Junior Jack Edlin didn’t know what to expect more than two years ago when he became a peer mentor to participants of the LOPES Academy […]

She traded work boots for law books

Abby Nevers clearly heard her dad’s advice when she was a little girl. It’s either work boots, Army boots or schoolbooks. The GCU alumna chose […]

Internship led GCU student to be the light for others

Junior Abigail Barstad had faced her own struggles through high school, but when she got to GCU she learned that behavioral health was a career […]