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Welcome Week's cool spirit beats the heat

Sure, Welcome Week 2022 was hot. Nothing unusual there. But Welcome Programs teams up with other departments to keep volunteers, students and families cooled off […]

Lope Shop a prime stop for Welcome Week

Welcome Week is the busiest week of the year for the Lope Shop, where this year, the big-sellers are anything lavender-colored, particularly tank tops and […]

GCU's out-of-state enrollment keeps growing; students tout faith, cost

Sure, it's the weather that attracts so many out-of-state students to GCU, the early September heat notwithstanding. But students at Tuesdays Out-of-State Student Social gave […]

New session gives students road map for faith

Suitcases aren't the only things new students unpack when they arrive on campus -- many of them also have to figure out how they're going […]

Multicultural Office skates into new year

The Multicultural Office's Welcome Week icebreaker, Project L, took on a '70s theme, complete with roller skating and music by ABBA and the Bee Gees. […]

Emotions run deep at freshman orientation

The symbolism of parents pinning their new GCU students at Parent and Family Orientation was especially emotional for one dad and his son. Find out […]

Speedfriending had their interest at hello

Freshmen made new connections Monday night in Speedfriending, which brought them together on Juniper Field to exchange handshakes and hellos. But they weren't the only […]

Preparation pays off with many happy returns

Welcome Week is the culmination of intense preparation, but it's a labor of love for the people who greet the incoming and returning students with […]

Welcome Crew puts the 'Woohoo!' in arrival

An added attraction for Move-In this year is the Welcome Crew, which has a simple goal: Make arriving students and their families feel even more […]