Lopes Up and Lopes out: Grads' social media flings

By Lana Sweeten-Shults

GCU News Bureau

They came, they saw, they conquered.

And, they gave a Lopes Up or two during their four-year academic journey at Grand Canyon University. Now they're leaving the nest and moving on to their next steps as they graduate (some 30,000 of them) in 11 ceremonies over six days. Here is how traditional ground students, whose Commencement ceremonies were Thursday and Friday at GCU Arena, commemorated the big day on social media.

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Bible Verse

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." (Galatians 2:20)

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