GCU News

Welcome Week's cool spirit beats the heat

Sure, Welcome Week 2022 was hot. Nothing unusual there. But Welcome Programs teams up with other departments to keep volunteers, students and families cooled off […]

Welcome Back at the CAC

Students enjoyed the climbing wall, volleyball, basketball and other activities Thursday during Welcome Back at the CAC at the Canyon Activity Center.

Lope Shop a prime stop for Welcome Week

Welcome Week is the busiest week of the year for the Lope Shop, where this year, the big-sellers are anything lavender-colored, particularly tank tops and […]

Spirit team visits President Mueller

The Spirit team made its annual visit to GCU President Brian Mueller's office Wednesday afternoon -- a Welcome Week moment he thoroughly enjoys. When they […]

Canyon Cool Down

Students enjoyed water slides, water guns and much more wet fun Thursday night in the Canyon Cool Down at Colter Field.

GCU's out-of-state enrollment keeps growing; students tout faith, cost

Sure, it's the weather that attracts so many out-of-state students to GCU, the early September heat notwithstanding. But students at Tuesdays Out-of-State Student Social gave […]

New session gives students road map for faith

Suitcases aren't the only things new students unpack when they arrive on campus -- many of them also have to figure out how they're going […]

Silent Disco

One of the most popular -- and colorful -- events of Welcome Week is Silent Disco, in which students dance to beats only they can […]

Welcome Week

The excitement of the new academic year begins with Move-In. Students talk about the experience and what's ahead.