Graduation

Commencement speaker takes leap of faith

You would never expect a competitive dancer of 15 years to experience stage fright. Student speaker Abbigale Burdett shares her story and overcame her fear […]

Grad finished dissertation amid Afghan bombings

Stephen Lagerberg would be on Zoom one night as he pushed ahead to finish his dissertation and the next night might include a bombing at […]

Theatre graduates enjoy one final trip across stage

It has been a long and memorable ride for theatre students Brand Brown, Christian Bradford and Tyler Sorrels in their time at GCU, and it […]

Kirk Cameron delivers powerful message to grads

Kirk Cameron's Fall Commencement keynote address underlines the importance of perseverance. The former "Growing Pains" star and now prominent Christian actor addressed GCU's most recent […]

Retiring Dave Smith read grads' names -- and a lot of numbers

Dave Smith was known as the name reader at every GCU graduation the past seven years. He had seven seconds to read the name card, […]

Dance graduates glide into the professional world

Breaking into the professional world can be difficult, especially in the arts. But even with their graduation from GCU fresh on their minds, several dance […]

Autism in family inspired her to get master's degree

After starting as a business major in her freshman year of college, having two sons diagnosed with autism inspired Ember Freitas to pursue a degree […]

Still going strong at 76 ... 55 years between degrees

Stephen Taylor refuses to let his age (76) get in the way of his goal: He wants to help ex-convicts integrate back into society. When […]

Children inspired stay-at-home mom to get degree

After being a stay-at-home mom for most of her four children's lives, Chalise Williams was inspired to go back to college after watching her children […]