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GCU students pour out their hearts in vigil for Charlie Kirk

Grand Canyon University students grieved for a week after the death of Charlie Kirk in impromptu gatherings, but on Thursday night they came together for […]

COE selected to new state educator apprenticeship program

Grand Canyon University was selected to a pilot program for apprenticeships to try to reduce Arizona’s teacher shortage, the Arizona Department of Education announced earlier […]

Campus mourns loss of beloved chemistry educator, Purple Professor

Dr. Kathryn Kitzmiller, a Grand Canyon University science professor best known on campus as one of the Purple Profs, passed away Thursday after a short […]

Honors College awarded first place for academic journal

The National Collegiate Honors Council recently awarded Grand Canyon University’s Honors College with a first-place win for its work on the Canyon Journal of Undergraduate […]

Lectric eBikes co-founder powers up new era in philanthropy

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in GCU Magazine, available in the purple bins around campus or digitally. Photos by Ralph Freso/GCU News Is […]

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. […]

Make good hygiene a healthy habit

By Sean RobinsonCampus Health student leader Imagine this: You're at a GCU basketball game and strike up a good conversation with a neighbor. You're deciding […]

Pastor Griffin: Trust God to carry us through challenging times

GCU University Pastor Tim Griffin asked a Monday Chapel audience to "seek the Lord," especially after a week in which Charlie Kirk was murdered, a […]

Sept. 15 Chapel with speaker Dr. Tim Griffin

University Pastor Dr. Tim Griffin gave the message at Chapel on Sept. 15, 2025. (Photos by student photographer Lanna Albright, an entrepreneurial studies student working […]