Slideshow: Contractor Insists on Safety First on Arena Project

The August job walk at the Arena, the last one before the grand opening Sept. 1, was one for the record books. About 200 people, […]

Published August 3, 2011

Slideshow: Arena Job Walk 7.5.11

The countdown is on. “57 more days and then I’m out of here,” jokes Superintendent Neal Baker of Perini Construction. Starting July 5, there are […]

Published July 6, 2011

A Year Later, It’s an Arena (But It’s Still Hot Outside)

One year ago Saturday, more than 300 GCU employees and guests assembled on a grassy plot on the southeastern corner of campus, the site where […]

Published June 24, 2011

Arena’s Big Board Already a Big Win for GCU

Atlanta-based Innovation Sports Marketing began installation of the main scoreboard in the new GCU Arena on Tuesday, adding another piece to a state-of-the-art facility that […]

Published June 22, 2011

Slideshow: Arena Job Walk 6.7.11

On Tuesday’s monthly tour of the Arena construction site, Superintendent Neal Baker of Perini Construction said the facility is only 85 days from its scheduled […]

Published June 8, 2011

Bible Buried in Arena Center Court Ceremony

“This is something that Christians need to be doing more of, not less of,” said the University’s chief executive officer, Brian Mueller, in brief remarks […]

Published May 5, 2011

Slideshow: Arena Tracking for September Opening

Tuesday’s job walk revealed an Arena that is coming along ahead of schedule and could be completed by the first of September. Project director Charlie […]

Published May 4, 2011

Slideshow: April Arena Job Walk

Superintendent Neal Baker and Project Manager Dennis Nelson of Perini Construction led a tour of the Arena construction site on Tuesday afternoon. In the next […]

Published April 6, 2011

Arena Topping-Out Ceremony Draws Big Crowd

As a few hundred students and staff looked on, the final two steel beams for Grand Canyon University Arena were hoisted into place by crane […]

Published February 17, 2011