GCU building well-rounded students through clinical rotations

The four levels of clinical rotations that nursing students move through on their way to earning their bachelor's degree are integral to any nursing student's […]

Published October 29, 2025

From hospital bed to commencement stage, GCU grad earns hard-fought degree

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow/ Livestream When Keegan Barton was in high school, her grandmother’s health took a surprising turn for the worse. Though […]

Published October 17, 2025

Critical care instructor guides nursing students through life and death

“It’s like the phone rang and you answered it,” Becky de Tranaltes said when describing the nursing profession and the passion she has for it. […]

Published September 17, 2025

Critical care nurse becomes mentor and minister to future RNs

Riley Rosengarten, a full-time instructor in the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, knows well the final steps on the journey to becoming a […]

Published August 11, 2025

Medicine through ministry: GCU professor sees nursing as more than a calling

For Dr. David Mulkey, nursing is more than a career – more than a calling, even. The Grand Canyon University associate professor takes his teaching […]

Published August 5, 2025

GCU nursing faculty honored with DAISY Award

Jennifer Riseden was "surprised and humbled," she said, when she learned she received the DAISY Award, a highly regarded honor for anyone in the nursing […]

Published July 28, 2025

GCU nursing student's faith and compassion earn national recognition

Photos by Ralph Freso / GCU News One day, Grand Canyon University nursing student Alyssa Parinas was just “doing her job.” At HonorHealth Deer Valley […]

Published July 24, 2025

Her nursing journey encompasses 3,000 miles, 16 months, 3 states and her faith

Story by Eric Jay Toll / Photos by Tanielle Gilbert After several starts and stops in life, including dropping out of school, Vienna Simar, a […]

Published July 16, 2025

Summer projects big and small to improve GCU's campus

Photos by Ralph Freso Numerous projects are underway this summer on the continually expanding 300-acre Grand Canyon University campus. Leading the list are two big […]

Published June 18, 2025