Recent News

Grand Canyon University’s speech and debate team is sending 12 students to the Pi Kappa Delta national forensics championships in Ohio this week.

Best Picture at the ninth annual Grand Canyon University Film Festival went to “Zoey,” a found-footage style film of a couple’s home video for their unborn child by junior Anthony DiMaria, recent alumnus Jeff Dykhuizen and seniors Jeremy Bridges and Sam Varghese.

The contributions of freshmen to the GCU men’s and women’s basketball teams have paid dividends this season as the newcomers have gained confidence and earned more playing time. Coaches Dan Majerle and Trent May had some interesting thoughts about how they have worked with their new players to help them make the transition from high school to college.

This week’s Chapel had a different look and a different sound but included an important message in the “Making a Difference” theme. Pastor Tim Griffin, GCU’s dean of students, talked about the importance of the “It’s on Us” campaign against sexual violence.

When prominent Christian songwriter Mark Harris lectured Center for Worship Arts students Monday night about his craft, they got an inside look from someone who isn’t just good at it, he loves it, too. Harris shared some tricks he uses to put songs together and then make them better.

Courtney Klein, founder and CEO of Seed Spot, was on campus Friday to share her story with Colangelo College of Business students and inspire them to follow in her footsteps. Klein’s organization trains prospective entrepreneurs who aim to solve societal issues, and CCOB is working hard to make sure some of those future business people come from GCU.

The number of entries in the Canyon Challenge was up this year, and so was the quality, according to Tim Kelley, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and economics in the Colangelo College of Business. The 10 finalists will be pared to five early next month for the March 24 finals in GCU Arena.

The Colangelo College of Business is getting more students than ever into internships, and an important aspect of the message is that they don’t necessarily have to find the perfect one. Sometimes, even a bad internship experience can be good.

Derek Turner, a graduate of Columbia University, told Colangelo College of Business students Friday how he turned a fellowship with Venture for America into a great opportunity with a startup company — and how they could do the same thing. CCOB Dean Dr. Randy Gibb wanted to make students aware of a program that fits in perfectly with the college’s entrepreneurial spirit.

Three expert communicators have been invited to share their insights at Grand Canyon University this month. The Lambda Pi Eta communications honors society is hosting scholars Drs. Douglas Kelley and Loren Schwarzwalter on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Colangelo College of Business lecture hall for a presentation related to human deception and forgiveness. On Feb. 20, search engine optimization writer Dr. Nicholas White is slated to speak at 11:15 a.m. at Room 139-140 in CAS (Building 6).