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The Lope Shop will open Wednesday in its new location on the GCU Promenade.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona recently hosted its annual Big For A Day event in Thunder Alley.

Photos by Theresa Smith GCU News Bureau The east side of the Grand Canyon University campus is rapidly expanding. Just beyond Little Canyon Trail, the Colangelo College of Business building is rising, right next to Agave Apartments and down 30th Drive from the Canyon Activities center, which will house multiple courts for intramurals and club sports.  

Photos by David Kadlubowski  GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University baseball coach Andy Stankiewicz, who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1998, again took part in the team’s alumni game Saturday at Chase Field.    

GCU News Bureau America’s Favorite Mascot, along with his entourage of GCU cheerleaders in tow, spent some quality time preparing families at UMOM for the new school year. The charity specializes in helping transform the lives of homeless families around the Valley, and this event was no exception. They decorated cookies and painted faces, and each child also received a backpack full of supplies and a gift card to purchase new shoes for school! UMOM Volunteer Manager Robin Telle praised GCU, saying, “The Spirit Team was amazing! They brought their game — lots of energy and fun. The kids loved them, and the parents did, too!”

GCU News Bureau For the second year, members of the Phoenix Lopes Alumni Chapter volunteered at the “Friday Night Pizza” event at St. Vincent de Paul. Phoenix Lopes Chapter President Vince Licciardi was excited to welcome alumni, all who felt blessed to participate. If you’re a GCU alum in the Phoenix area and interested in volunteering for future events, sign up here to ensure you receive notifications about future events.    

Photos by David Kadlubowski  GCU News Bureau GCU alumna Andrea Northup outfits President Brian Mueller and other executives with bowties she made to help the the Lakota American Indians in South Dakota.  

Photos by David Kadlubowski GCU News Bureau Lopey Olympics is an employee event that Athletics stages annually for its employees and associated co-workers from other departments. They competed in Ultimate Frisbee, Continuous Volleyball, Human Foosball, Dodgeball and Knockout. The tiebreaker was the 8 X 50 Speedwalk Relay. Team Orange was the winner.      

Photos by David Kadlubowski and Travis Neely GCU News Bureau Online students from the College of Education participated in commencement Saturday afternoon at Grand Canyon University Arena.   

Photos by Travis Neely GCU News Bureau Online students from the Colangelo College of Business and learners from the College of Doctoral Studies participated in commencement Saturday morning at Grand Canyon University. To watch the ceremony, click here.