
Bethlehem’s amazing journey from Ethiopia to GCU
To say that Bethlehem Schwab already has lived an amazing life is an understatement. She was born in Ethiopia and orphaned at a young age, then adopted by a Colorado couple who wanted to double the size of their family. Now she’s in the hospitality program at GCU, and her Canyon 49 Grill manager, Brett Cortright, calls her a “rock star.”
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GCU ROTC places flags to honor those lost on 9/11
For Master Sgt. Avery Cunningham, Sept. 11, 2001, was a pivotal day in his life. He remembers being in statistics class when a plane hit the second tower of the World Trade Center. “I’m from St. Louis (Mo.), so it didn’t directly hit home but seeing the aftermath — our country as we know it changed. That’s why I decided to join and have been doing this for 16 years,” said Cunningham, who is a senior instructor for GCU’s Army ROTC. He was one of about 90 in the ROTC program who planted thousands of hand-held flags on the Quad this morning that spell out “Never Forget” to remember those lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Slideshow: Welcome Week, Day 4
Photos by Elizabeth Tinajero and Enrique Lucha GCU News Bureau Thursday’s Welcome Week activities included socials for the Academic and Career Excellence (ACE) centers and transfer students, ROTC orientation and a welcome-back party for Worship Arts students.
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ROTC student in step with walking … and reading
Dylan Nigh reads everywhere on the GCU campus. He reads while walking to class. He reads while eating Chick-fil-A. He reads while cooking Mexican food in his residence hall kitchen. After all that reading, classmates, friends and professors find that Dylan can talk about anything.
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