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The hopeful life of a Dreamer awakens at GCU

Her mom always reminds her that they are living their dreams now. Twenty years ago, Danna Hernandez Cardenas came to the U.S. as an infant […]

College of Theology makes an impact at national convention

A biennial meeting of the Association of the Theological Schools was supposed to help GCU's College of Theology receive accreditation renewal in 2025. But the […]

Geared for creativity, engineering professor named campus' KEEN Rising Star

Dr. Luke Mayer wanted to work in a national or research lab, but he always thought he'd go into teaching later down the road. Then […]

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 […]

Summit builds good character in schools to combat a divisive culture

Photos by Ralph Freso As a summit of hopeful educators convened Friday at Grand Canyon University, they had no idea what the weekend’s national news […]

Thailand trip spreads entrepreneurship program's brand

Canyon Ventures Founding Director Robert Vera was eager to travel to Thailand to spread GCU's entrepreneurship brand and meet as many entrepreneurs as possible. Vera […]

Student Affairs employees have their own Olympics, and it's an underdog story

It isn’t the Paris Olympics but close. Student Affairs Summer Olympics hurled toward a hot stretch run of the 12-week games with Wednesday’s dodgeball contest. […]

Incoming freshmen explore the heart of GCU at first Herd Camp

Welcome Programs hosted 64 incoming freshman students for GCU's first Herd Camp. For three days, prospective students participated in fun activities and informative sessions that […]

Athletic training program exercises focus to excel on national exam

Roll out a new version of a rigorous national exam, watch the cookie start to crumble. It’s what happened on last year’s Board of Certification […]