Grand Canyon University

Decadelong GCU, Back-to-School partnership cut from the right cloth

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow As a class of schoolchildren from Tempe’s Arredondo Elementary School exited Grand Canyon University’s Global Credit Union Arena, Robert […]

Teacher survives stroke and coma to hold her GCU diploma

It took a lot for Shawna Fry, a mother of two, to return to college, and after four years she was within a couple weeks […]

Trades pathway alum tells women: When it's broke, you can fix it

Solei Donahue grew up on an Arizona reservation with a single mom who taught her how to fix toilets and change car tires. But it […]

Boskie travels meaningful path from pro ball to GCU student to film

Photos by Ralph Freso EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally appeared in the April issue of GCU Magazine. The question hung there for Shawn Boskie, like […]

Brotherly bond: Varkeys made quantum leaps academically at GCU

Photos by Ralph Freso EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally appeared in the April issue of GCU Magazine. Their school building was their home. Their teacher? Their […]

GCU faculty switches gears to help Team USA BMX athletes

Most days you’ll find Michael McKenney, Marc Eilers and Dr. Brandon Warner at GCU's athletic training program’s facility in Chaparral Hall teaching the next generation […]

Five questions with Trish Shipley: ROTC coordinator

Photo by Ralph Freso EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally appeared in the April issue of GCU Magazine. Trish Shipley supervises the Grand Canyon University Reserve […]

For pastor, future nurse, it's all about caring

Greg Oppennuizen started taking college courses again in 2019, hoping to fulfill his church’s goals of its pastoral team becoming bivocational. Having two job meant […]

Nurse who made the move to the U.S. finds passion in teaching

Jan Kear, who's from Manchester, England, was working as a nurse when her husband, a factory-trained Rolls-Royce technician, told her, "We're moving to America!" after […]