Press releases

Former Phoenix Police Chief Joe Yahner has joined Grand Canyon University has the new director of public safety.

The seventh annual Run to Fight Children’s Cancer has hit a major milestone with a record $500,000 in funds.

GCU has hired Nicole Powell, a former WNBA All-Star, former assistant coach of  Oregon women’s basketball team, and three-time finalist for the James Naismith Player of the Year Award while at Stanford.

The Students Inspiring Students Scholarship program is a collaboration among Grand Canyon University, the GCU Scholarship Foundation, schools, and business and philanthropic leaders.

The Higher Learning Commission has reaffirmed GCU’s accreditation after a comprehensive review of the institution’s academic offerings, governance and administration, mission, finances and resources.

GCU has replaced a run-down hotel, adult shop, used car lot and swap mart with a newly opened 325,000-square-foot office complex, renovated hotel, new restaurant and a business/ economic/education innovation center.

The GCU and Habitat for Humanity partnership has already resulted in 100 renovated homes, a strong start to a plan to repair, paint, landscape and otherwise spruce up a total of 700 homes in GCU’s neighborhood.

Brian Mueller, GCU president, has been named chairman of the Grand Canyon Education Inc. Board of Directors. “Brian’s vision and leadership have transformed GCU into a vibrant university with a solid financial model that is having a tremendous impact in our inner-city neighborhood,” said Sara Dial, Lead Independent Director.

As college costs trend higher across the country, GCU announced that is freezing tuition for the ninth consecutive year. Its costs are on par with state universities — and well below other private institutions.

GCU will welcome a record 17,500 students on its campus with a second engineering building, expanded curriculum in STEM and other high-growth fields, and new enterprises that offer students and graduates practical experience in business management and operations.