Herd Camp 2024

By Ralph Freso

Welcome Programs hosted 64 incoming freshmen for Grand Canyon University's first Herd Camp. For three days, students participated in fun events, listened to information sessions, toured campus and even visited GCU's original grounds in Prescott to learn more about the school and prepare for the academic year.

  • Incoming freshmen take part in a group activity during the GCU Welcome Programs' three-day Herd Camp on July 9, 2024.
  • Incoming freshmen take part in a game of dodgeball during the GCU Welcome Programs' three-day Herd Camp on July 9, 2024.
  • Incoming freshmen take part in a game of dodgeball during the GCU Welcome Programs' three-day Herd Camp on July 9, 2024.
  • Incoming freshmen play volleyball at the Lope Performance Center during the GCU Welcome Programs' three-day Herd Camp on July 9, 2024.
  • Incoming freshmen play volleyball at the Lope Performance Center during the GCU Welcome Programs' three-day Herd Camp on July 9, 2024.
  • Incoming freshmen take part in a game of dodgeball during the GCU Welcome Programs' three-day Herd Camp on July 9, 2024.
  • Incoming freshmen take part in a group activity during the GCU Welcome Programs' three-day Herd Camp on July 9, 2024.
  • Incoming freshmen play volleyball at the Lope Performance Center during the GCU Welcome Programs' three-day Herd Camp on July 9, 2024.
  • Welcome Programs Orientation and Student Development Coordinator Michaella Smith greets incoming freshmen students as they board a bus to travel to Prescott to learn about GCU’s history during Herd Camp on July 10, 2024.
  • The Prescott National Guard Armory, which housed the first GCU classrooms in 1949. July 10, 2024.
  • Freshmen Herd Camp participants learn about the history of GCU from city of Prescott Administrative Supervisor Michelle Stacy-Schroeder during their trip to Prescott on July 10, 2024.
  • Assistant Director of the Museum for Indigenous People Julie Rucker (right) shows a group of incoming freshmen where GCU’s first administrative office was located within the museum in 1949 during the Herd Camp trip to Prescott on July 10, 2024.
  • An incoming freshman peers over a hallway in the Prescott National Guard Armory, which was home to the first GCU classrooms during the Herd Camp trip to Prescott on July 10, 2024.
  • Executive Director of the Museum for Indigenous People Manuel Lucero (center) shows a group of incoming freshmen the tiny room that was GCU’s library in 1949 during the Herd Camp trip to Prescott on July 10, 2024.
  • Alumni guest speakers Anna Faith Smith and Keith Baker speak to a group of Herd Camp freshmen about the history of GCU during the group’s trip to Prescott on July 10, 2024.
  • Alumni guest speakers Keith Baker and Anna Faith Smith speak to a group of Herd Camp freshmen about the history of GCU during the group’s trip to Prescott on July 10, 2024.
  • Alumni guest speaker Anna Faith Smith speaks to a group of Herd Camp freshmen about the history of GCU during the group’s trip to Prescott on July 10, 2024.
  • Alumni guest speakers Keith Baker and Anna Faith Smith speak to a group of Herd Camp freshmen about the history of GCU during the group’s trip to Prescott on July 10, 2024.
  • Welcome Programs Director Charity Norman listens as alumni guest speakers Keith Baker and Anna Faith Smith talk to a group of Herd Camp freshmen about the history of GCU during the group’s trip to Prescott on July 10, 2024.
  • Herd Camp participants and faculty with GCU alumni Anna Faith Smith and Keith Baker (front) at the National Guard Armory and original home to GCU during their trip to Prescott on July 10, 2024.

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GCU Magazine

August 2026

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Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.
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