Fitness Facts: Now's the time to quit smoking

In this week's Fitness Facts, Connie Colbert shares some fascinating statistics from the American Cancer Society that demonstrate why it's so important to quit if […]

Published May 6, 2020

#Askingforafriend: Active acceptance

In this week's #Askingforafriend column on mental health, Nate Bowman provides an interesting way to deal with the pandemic: active acceptance. You don't have to […]

Published May 6, 2020

From tragedy to triumph of law school scholarship

Karisa Neels, who graduated last month, not only overcame a tough childhood to excel at GCU, she landed a rare full scholarship to New England […]

Published May 5, 2020

Online workouts get your heart rate 'Zoom'-ing

Moving health and wellness activities from the campus fitness centers to online has been a bit of a workout. But it wasn't something altogether new […]

Published May 4, 2020

Students game for 'Animal Crossing' Commencement

Parents have been known to tell their college-age children that getting a degree is no game. But for one group of friends at GCU, a […]

Published May 1, 2020

COVID-19 can’t rain on this doctoral grad’s parade

Dr. Eric Peterson refused to let the postponed Commencement ceremony dampen his enthusiasm about earning a doctoral degree. But what stands out about his story […]

Published May 1, 2020

She defied death to earn her doctoral degree

He was a gentle man from a loving family, she a tough woman with a Boston accent and a rough upbringing. But together they meshed. […]

Published May 1, 2020

This mother's degree was born of determination

Nikita Ford had several major reasons why she could have just given up trying to obtain her master's degree, from the births of two sons […]

Published April 30, 2020

Graduate overcomes anxieties to complete master's

Daniel K. Owusu-Bempah had to repeat the sixth grade, but his father kept reminding him that "education is not a race" and there's no shame […]

Published April 30, 2020