Colleges

In “Beauty and the Beast,” GCU junior Chelsey Minkler sings the Beauty role and serves notice that she is one to watch in the College of Fine Arts and Production.

“The Sign of Jonah,” an obscure German play that deals with serious themes, is the first production in this year’s “second series” by the College of Fine Arts and Production.

With the second Canyon Challenge already on the calendar for next spring, IDEA offers a process for business plans to come to fruition under the guidance of co-sponsors Tim Kelley and Lori Soukup.

GCU’s Ken Blanchard College of Business provides clubs, organizations and other extracurricular opportunities for students who want to go beyond the classroom to prepare for careers.

Melanie Glaze, who earned a master’s degree from GCU in 2009, went from cleaning offices to a career in nursing and even persuaded her mother, then in her late 40s, to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse.

Designer’s touch over the years has helped make Ethington Theatre productions sparkle and shine. Next up: “Comedy on the Bridge” and “Beauty and the Beast,” opening on Oct. 12 and playing for two weekends.

“Comedy on the Bridge” and “Beauty and the Beast” will open on Friday, Oct. 12, as the second production in the Ethington Theatre Series.

Dr. Steve Gerali says youth ministers should make it a point to know teenagers better than teens know themselves.

GCU’s criminal justice law enforcement club is preparing to compete in a regional competition of the American Criminal Justice Association in November.

The show “Improv Your Life,” sponsored by GCU Today, will be presented by two seven-member teams of student comedians at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 and 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 in Ethington Theatre.