Welcome Programs

Survey says! ... it was a bustling GCU Family Weekend, complete with 'Family Feud'

Family Weekend Slideshow Game show host and Grand Canyon University student David Griffin channeled his best Steve Harvey and, microphone in hand, asked: “Name a […]

Welcome Week by the numbers

Welcome Week 2025 attracted thousands of students and parents who arrived on the Grand Canyon University campus for move-in, orientation and a spectrum of events. […]

49 questions with Welcome Programs

Welcome Week, the most anticipated, crazy-busy, event-packed week of the academic year, has finally hit the ground at Grand Canyon University. More than 100 events, […]

Welcome Week is jammed with jamming and, well, just joy

Photos by Ralph Freso Welcome Week at Grand Canyon University has always been special and full of music, dancing and cheering. For years, it also […]

Welcome Week operations mastermind helps keep things running smoothly

The most anticipated week of the year is here at Grand Canyon University. It's Welcome Week, which means cars are lining up at every entrance […]

Incoming freshmen explore the heart of GCU at first Herd Camp

Welcome Programs hosted 64 incoming freshman students for GCU's first Herd Camp. For three days, prospective students participated in fun activities and informative sessions that […]

Campus gears up for largest Family Weekend

The largest Family Weekend in GCU history runs Friday through Sunday and is chock full of activities. Here is a partial list: Chapel, performances of […]

Queen of Welcome Week ... and of troubleshooting

How do thousands of GCU students and their families make their way in cars, vans and U-Hauls from the perimeter of campus to their well-appointed […]