Online Life

Slideshow: Fall Commencement, Wednesday morning ceremony

Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau The Wednesday morning ceremony of Fall Commencement at Grand Canyon University was for online graduates from the Colangelo […]

First cohort set to help battle mental health crisis

Alexis Sowell has seen the need for mental health during troubled times while working as a dispatcher for emergency rooms. The suicide calls were numerous. […]

Degree of success: Online program changed his life

Grant Friedberg has dealt with depression and anxiety issues ever since he moved with his parents to Singapore and Australia as a child. He twice […]

Doubly special: Mother, daughter graduate together

Ever since Linda Jessie and her daughter Brittainy Shirley started their respective graduate programs at GCU, they knew they wanted to sit together at graduation. […]

New dean brings diverse background to Fine Arts

When asked whether he would give up the church or give up Hollywood, Dr. Craig Detweiler replied with his 25-year career of combining the two. […]

Slideshow: Makeup Commencement, Sept. 27

Photos by Ralph Freso GCU News Bureau The second of seven makeup Commencement ceremonies Monday at Grand Canyon University proved thrilling for another set of […]

Grads go far to applaud in-person Commencement

The second of seven makeup Commencement ceremonies Monday proved once again that graduates will travel long distances to celebrate earning their degree. “I just felt […]

Enrolled at 14, grad at 17 ... and found her purpose

In fifth grade she was too stubborn to study, at age 14 she was too immature to attend GCU classes on campus and three years […]

Commencement to culminate her 16-year journey

When Desiree Ortiz put her education on hold 16 years ago, all she could think about was caring for her daughter, who was born with […]