GCU News

Scholarship winners, families react as dream unfolds

Gilberto Alvarez Jr. pushed his aunt in her wheelchair into the classroom, opened a congratulations letter and rolled right into a bright future. Alvarez won […]

COE leaders share value of teachers, books, friends

College of Education Dean Dr. Meredith Critchfield likes to tell teachers in training a story, one that can serve them well as they graduate and […]

Slideshow: Honors College Banquet

Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau About 350 Honors students flocked to GCU Arena on Monday night to close out another successful year with […]

Students' creative writing marches to many drums

Her seventh-grade teacher told her that her writing was awful. But Paige Walker kept at it, fought through her dyslexia and the death of a […]

Parents, Oreos and prayers supply Fuel for Finals

The stickers read "Yes you can." The Oreos said why not.? A creamy filling and encouragement were part of Fuel for Finals that parents handed […]

Teacher takes alternative pathway to her dream

Maria Vinch had been a social worker and an office worker, but the kind of work she really wanted was to teach children. In August, […]

Students carry the day with record TEDxGCU crowd

It was called "Power," and the sixth annual TEDxGrandCanyonUniversity on Friday night was another powerful example of what GCU students can accomplish on their own. […]

Workplace naps, massages? Why not, behavioral health speaker says

It's been a week to focus on wellness on campus, and it all started with Monday's virtual Behavioral Health and Social Services Conference. It focused […]

Online student combines love of family, learning

Monica Floyd could have just quit. Her husband was ill, she had to care for her elderly parents and she had just moved. But Floyd […]