Meet Hap Hopper, GCU’s Chairman of the Boards

Basketball fans know Hap Hopper by his work. “If you’ve seen the boards at the US Airways Center during a Suns game, you’ve seen Hap,” […]

Published September 2, 2011

Arena’s Unofficial Opening a High Note for All

A few minutes after 7 p.m. Thursday, the 11-member Chapel Band burst into song and GCU Arena came to life before an audience of about […]

Published August 26, 2011

‘Super Flushers’ Take the Plunge at GCU Arena

It didn’t have quite the drama of a Cape Canaveral space launch, but Monday afternoon’s “super flush” of GCU Arena’s toilets and urinals qualified as […]

Published August 23, 2011

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