Spring 2025 Commencement (traditional), Thursday morning ceremony

By Ralph Freso

Students from the Colangelo College of Business, College of Arts and Media and College of Education donned their caps and gowns for the Thursday morning GCU 2025 Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena.

  • A graduate of one of the many 2025 spring commencements looks on during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate looks to family and friends in the crowd during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Dressed in her commencement gown, music education major Melanie Hreha sings with Critical Mass for one of the final times during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • College of Education associate professor Paul Danuser greets graduates with a Lopes Up during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates take pictures as they see themselves on the video screen during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates' decorated mortarboard caps during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Student speaker Elita Johnson addresses her fellow graduates during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates listen to student speaker Elia Johnson during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • ASGCU student body president Ashley Cote addresses the graduates during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • College of Arts and Media graduates celebrate after receiving their diploma during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate strikes a stoic pose after receiving his diploma during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate after receiving their diploma during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate’s bedazzled GCU logo mortarboard cap during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate strikes a funny face after receiving her diploma during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Family members take photos of their graduates during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate strikes a pose after receiving her diploma during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate after receiving their diploma during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Business graduate Maclaren Keffer high-fives Colangelo College of Business Dean John Kaites during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate strikes a pose after receiving his diploma during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate after receiving their diploma during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate as they exit the arena during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate as they exit the arena during the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates are greeted with hugs by family members on the Quad following the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates high-five on the Quad following the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate gets a kiss from her husband following the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates are greeted by family and friends on the Quad following the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A cardboard cutout sign of a graduate on the Quad following the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates are greeted by family and friends on the Quad following the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates take photos with family and friends on the Quad following the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate with family on the Quad following the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate in traditional Hawaiian headdress and flowered leis following the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • There were plenty of photos taken of graduates by family and friends on the Quad following the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates pose for photos with family and friends on the Quad following the Thursday morning spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.

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GCU Magazine

August 2026

Bible Verse

He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment — to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. (Ephesians 1:9-10)

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