Recent News

Grand Canyon University’s tuition freeze has reached a full decade: The University announced that, for the 10th consecutive year, it will not raise tuition, and it will hold the line on the cost of room and board as well.

Teams of Grand Canyon University students swept the top categories in the recent 48 Hour Film Challenge. They were competing against the Art Institute of Phoenix and the reigning champion, University of Advancing Technology of Tempe.

The Colangelo College of Business is on a winning streak in the Stock Market Challenge. For the second consecutive year, a team of CCOB students won the University division of the event, and another CCOB team took third.

Planning remains underway for a GCU mission trip to Houston, but has been extended to winter or spring break due to unexpectedly high numbers of volunteers rushing to help through Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian organization that provides spiritual and physical aid to victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease and famine with the purpose of sharing God’s love through His Son, Jesus Christ.

As graduates face down their last month as GCU students, the Career IMPACT Center and the Alumni Relations office organized a week of events to make it memorable. Soon-to-be grads took advantage of an exciting mix of career workshops, networking opportunities and festive events this week before crossing the stage in December.

Nearly 100 GCU faculty and students attended a presentation Wednesday by Dr. Michael Malek-Ahmadi, one of Arizona’s leading experts on Alzheimer’s disease. Forgetting your friend’s name or where you parked your car aren’t as indicative of the disease as becoming suddenly disoriented and not knowing the day, year, week or month, he said.

While teacher shortages keep growing across the nation, adding more challenges to the profession, GCU’s special ed program ranks fifth in the nation in its top 20 for online bachelor’s degrees in special education. The recognition is an example of how GCU has addressed a critical demand for highly effective educators, said Dr. Kim LaPrade, the COE Dean.

The Ministry Forum on Monday evening was devoted to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, and five College of Theology instructors shared their thoughts about the Five Solas and the reasons why the Reformation happened.

Colangelo School of Sports Business students get to hear presentations by lots of industry leaders, but Thursday was a special treat. Edward Erhardt, a top ESPN executive, shared interesting information about the cable television sports network and — most important for them — how to get a job there.

Adding lines of prose to a community story about Spongebob escaping a unicorn and a herd of fleas amid a green sea was one of the activities offered Friday during GCU’s celebration of the National Day on Writing. The activities, stressing written expression, were a big hit with passersby.