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En garde! GCU alum advances to Paralympics

After struggling for more than a decade with pain in an injured left leg, Marine veteran and GCU alumna Jataya Taylor told doctors to amputate […]

Honors College leaders hope to make an impact

The Honors College isn't just about supporting students in their academics. It's also about developing leadership skills, something the college is helping flourish through its […]

Internship led GCU student to be the light for others

Junior Abigail Barstad had faced her own struggles through high school, but when she got to GCU she learned that behavioral health was a career […]

Happy birthday, GCU! Humble beginnings included Sept. 13, 1949, parade

The clouds hung over Prescott, Arizona, on Sept. 13, 1949, threatening to rain on that day’s parade. But, with God’s grace, nothing came of it. […]

Prevailing to teach: 'I am a strong woman'

Elizabeth Kuehne was born deaf. But after encouragement from her late adoptive mother and from a GCU university counselor, this summer she began work online […]

The world was not handed to them, but at GCU they raised a hand to teach

They often didn't have it easy in life, yet classroom paraprofessionals help the most vulnerable of K12 students. And GCU is helping those paraprofessionals, including […]

Sisters in scholarship and in life

Brianna Castro played a big role in raising her sister, Berlinda. She also gave her big shoes to fill, winning a Students Inspiring Students scholarship […]

Seitz set on attracting women to GCU's trades pathways

Photos by Ralph Freso At the end of each semester, Shelly Seitz welcomes working men and women who ditch the hardhats to dress up for […]

A real dean's list: 3 degrees, 3 babies, 10 years

Milan (Johnson) Blackwell graduated from high school at age 16, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Grand Canyon University in six years, and on Feb. […]