Leaders on mission to encourage others to serve

A Spiritual Life group that visited and performed service last summer in Israel was the latest of several missions trips that GCU students have made. […]

Published August 30, 2024

Missions Fair provides students with unique ways to serve around the world

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Grand Canyon University’s annual Missions Fair on Monday was the biggest ever, with the highest number of organizations in […]

Published October 10, 2023

Seven Months Later, Joplin, Missouri Stronger Than Ever

Enrollment counselor Aaron Johnson recently returned from a holiday trip to the Joplin, Missouri area which was devastated by a tornado on May 22 and […]

Published January 4, 2012

Trip to Rwanda Spoke Universal Language of Music

A group of students from GCU, led by Campus Music Minister Gabe Salazar, heard the song in the hearts of African children on a recent […]

Published July 15, 2011

Nursing Exchange Trip to China Called ‘Phenomenal’

The conical straw hats and Antelope T-shirts gave them away as a 16-member contingent from GCU returned home Monday evening from an 18-day nursing exchange […]

Published July 12, 2011

Amid Its Losses, Joplin Teaches a Powerful Lesson

When I first volunteered to go on the trip to Joplin, Mo., to document the experience for everyone at GCU, I had no clue what […]

Published June 8, 2011

GCU Came Through in a Big Way for Joplin

One thing I learned is something I kind of knew all along: GCU truly cares! I was blessed to see and experience it. I’ll never […]

Published June 8, 2011

Slideshow: Photos from Joplin

[nggallery id=39] Russ Pennell, GCU’s head coach for men’s basketball, grew up 20 miles from Joplin. Mo., and describes the May 22 tornado as “a […]

Published June 7, 2011

The Drive to Joplin: A Traveler's Diary

“GCU’s Drive to Joplin,” a clothing and supplies drive to assist four families devastated by the recent tornado in Joplin, Mo., was conducted over a […]

Published June 3, 2011