How God’s plan for GCU student turned felony charge into life of service

Grand Canyon University online student Paige Ott believed her role in life was to ensure that adopted children landed in safe, loving homes. She was […]

Published August 7, 2025

To graduate from Uganda, GCU feels like a dream come true

Thursday morning commencement slideshow / Thursday morning commencement livestream As she walked the campus in Phoenix, marveling at its size, the heat, her own life […]

Published May 2, 2025

Her world grew bigger meeting these women online, then at commencement

Leann Spicola was urged by her son to pursue online education, but she never dreamed how much other women in her courses would broaden her […]

Published October 17, 2024

Her child has cancer, but together they study

A mother and Grand Canyon University education student didn’t halt her first class after she learned her 8-year-old son had brain cancer. With his encouragement […]

Published November 17, 2023

The life of Riley: From homeless to GCU

Not even four years ago, Riley Mickles lived in his Chevy Blazer in a Chicago suburb. Today, he is a homeowner and an online student […]

Published May 17, 2023

A woman's grief turns to celebration with GCU colleagues

When instructional assistant Dr. Cathryn Warren had two miscarriages, she turned to assistant professor Jillian Hartman, who had been through the same misfortune. Through the […]

Published March 16, 2023

How online student is learning to hear again

Rhonda Lazaroff watched her son graduate from high school after his autism diagnoses as a child and was inspired to overcome her own hearing loss […]

Published September 14, 2022

GCU is the glue for the inseparable 'Drs. McCabe'

They earned their GCU degrees together, including their doctorates, and now Drs. Mike and Crystal McCabe are colleagues on the Online Full-Time Faculty. Their expertise […]

Published December 16, 2021

Enrolled at 14, grad at 17 ... and found her purpose

In fifth grade she was too stubborn to study, at age 14 she was too immature to attend GCU classes on campus and three years […]

Published September 22, 2021