Online Life

Professors sent students encouraging words, inspiring poetry – and determination

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in the November issue of GCU Magazine, available in the purple bins on campus or digitally. Michelle Ray’s […]

Graduate's path to commencement stage is rocky, lifeless, humorous

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow / Livestream The path some travel to an online degree later in life is rarely boring, but Garrison Bailey’s […]

University counselors are some of students' biggest cheerleaders

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in the August issue of GCU Magazine, available in the purple bins across campus or digitally. The first […]

How God’s plan for GCU student turned felony charge into life of service

Grand Canyon University online student Paige Ott believed her role in life was to ensure that adopted children landed in safe, loving homes. She was […]

New GCU lab series touts humanity in online intelligence

Among Grand Canyon University faculty who teach online, cultivating social presence in the classroom is not new terminology – in fact, the university hangs its […]

Grad earns his cybersecurity master's degree while living in his car

By Eric Jay Toll/Special to GCU NewsPhotos by Rick D'Elia / Wednesday morning slideshow / Wednesday morning livestream When Dennis Owusu won the Green Card […]

GCU online student supports girls, young women in crisis through her nonprofit

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in the February issue of GCU Magazine, which can be viewed digitally. Photos by Ralph Freso She ended […]

How an online student found faith, a fresh start at GCU … and cheesecake

Story by Eric Jay Toll Morgan Lomas, 45, is a high school dropout. But the central Pennsylvanian, who has overcome many challenges in her life, […]

Superior skills gained at GCU aid mayor

The task of serving as mayor, mother, advertising director and reporter while heavily involved in the mining industry may sound overwhelming. But Superior Mayor Mila […]