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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.    

Photos by Slaven Gujic and Travis Neely GCU News Bureau Online students from the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, the College of Education, the Colangelo College of Business and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences received their diplomas at commencement Friday night at Grand Canyon University Arena. To view the ceremony, click here.   

Photos by David Kadlubowski and Travis Neely GCU News Bureau The Friday afternoon commencement ceremony at Grand Canyon University featured doctoral and master’s degree candidates from the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions. To watch the ceremony, click here.    

Photos by Travis Neely GCU News Bureau Online students from the College of Fine Arts and Production, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Theology and the College of Science, Engineering and Technology participated in commencement Friday morning in GCU Arena. To watch the ceremony, click here.