Sweethearts and 1 of 12 siblings surprised by SIS scholarships

The stories of Students Inspiring Students scholarships are never dull. The last round of announcements to 60 new recipients on Friday featured a young man […]

Published May 16, 2023

Tech pioneer Mildenhall honored at retirement party

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Joe Mildenhall was praised for his pioneering work in online learning systems during a retirement party Wednesday afternoon in […]

Published May 11, 2023

GCU's neighbors share how the University is transforming the community

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally appeared in the April issue of GCU Magazine. Read the digital version here. Photos by Ralph Freso On any given […]

Published May 10, 2023

On the case: First students graduate with GCU's master's in forensic science

Brittany Fleck never thought she would be a first at anything. But the crime scene technician for the Chandler Police Department is among the first […]

Published May 9, 2023

A graduate's walk from dirt floors to dreams

Shanique Edwards Ruffin had never walked a stage to graduation before Friday. Her story of nearly 20 years of perseverance from a dirt-floor home in […]

Published May 8, 2023

Students launch their interest in STEM at state MESA competition

Middle and high school students launched bean bags from their cornhole catapults. They dropped paper helicopters from the second floor of the Technology Building. They […]

Published May 8, 2023

Former NFL player, now GCU grad, fielding career in life coaching

Lorenzo Alexander spent 15 years playing professional football for such teams as the Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills. Now he’s helping players transition […]

Published May 8, 2023

Grad takes classroom lessons from GCU to Tanzania

David Hoskinson watched a teacher in Tanzania use a learning strategy he had just learned in his graduate education program at GCU. “Everything I was […]

Published May 5, 2023

Emotional encounter with military veteran leads to GCU degree

A memory of his childhood went with Karthik Anandan to the Commencement stage at GCU Arena on Wednesday afternoon. He was standing before a veteran […]

Published May 4, 2023