Online Life

Alumna shines light on equity in remote learning

Lynette Stant grew up on a Navajo Reservation. She remembers being at her mother's side to make tortillas, only later realizing that through those experiences […]

Faculty members collaborate on virtual writing retreat

GCU News Bureau Dr. Scott Greenberger, Research Manager and Assistant Professor, and Rick Holbeck, Executive Director of Online Full Time Faculty, remotely collaborated over the […]

A dissertation defense with danger like no other

What makes Dr. Brandon O'Neil's doctoral degree so interesting is where he conducted his dissertation defense: via Zoom while he was on Air Force deployment […]

Grad secures position with help from doctoral faculty

When a teaching job for Dr. Steven Mohler (pictured) depended on approval of his dissertation, the College of Doctoral Studies sped up the process. Mohler […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Symposium/Showcase clicks in quick shift online

The College of Science, Engineering and Technology Research Symposium and Honors Showcase made a quick transition to online when the COVID-19 precautions were put in […]

How students, faculty are steering online learning

A whole new set of skills are needed to teach and learn online during a crisis. GCU Online Full Time Faculty members Dr. Liesl Hecht […]