Camp Elliott

By Ralph Freso

It's not GCU if there's not students lining up or camping out for a big event, like at Camp Elliott on the Quad, where students positioned themselves to be the first in line for Midnight Madness.

  • Seniors Jaya Thomas and Bella Walker give a Lopes Up from their tiny Camp Elliott tent on the Quad lawn. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • Freshman Xziyrlet Fuentes (left) and Daniel Reynolds run with their air sack couch to try to fill it with air during Camp Elliott at the Quad lawn on Oct. 2, 2025.
  • Students at Camp Elliott secure their hammocks to a light pole at the Quad. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • Senior Emma Creager studies on her laptop inside her tent at Camp Elliott on Oct. 2, 2025.
  • Students in their hammocks at Camp Elliott on the Quad lawn. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • Students play a game of Slap on the Quad lawn during Camp Elliott. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • Students watch the Thursday night NFL football game from their tent at Camp Elliott on the Quad lawn. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • A Havocs flag hangs from a tent at Camp Elliott on the Quad lawn. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • Sophmores Shianne Sai and Alix Egan in their Camp Elliott tent on the Quad lawn. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • Senior Drake Eastman plays cornhole with friends on the Quad lawn during Camp Elliott. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • Latecomers to Camp Elliott set up their tent on the Quad lawn Thursday evening. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • “We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Tent”….. A student outsizes her small tent at Camp Elliott on the Quad lawn. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • A camper decorates their tent with a flag of GCU basketball player Caleb Shaw during Camp Elliott on the Quad lawn. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • Freshman Abigail Price works on her laptop outside of her tent in front of Global Credit Union Arena during Camp Elliott. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • A camper relaxes in their hammock during Camp Elliott on the Quad lawn. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • A student rides his scooter through the Camp Elliott campsite on the Quad lawn after grabbing a beverage from GCBC. Oct. 2, 2025.
  • GCU basketball player Caleb Shaw offers campers bags of popcorn on movie night at Camp Elliott on Oct. 2, 2025.
  • Campers watch “Monster’s University” on the Quad’s large video board during movie night at Camp Elliott. Oct. 2, 2025.

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GCU Magazine

August 2026

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