Welcome Week

Welcome Week features a fast and furiously fun schedule

Photos by Ralph Freso Welcome Week at Grand Canyon University has evolved into a mix of fluid efficiency and fun events. This year’s Aug. 26-31 […]

Welcome to the club, all 110 of them

It’s a Welcome Week of connection. It’s why student clubs are heavily featured this week, including four events and the big Club and Community Fair […]

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 […]

Here's the big numbers for Welcome Week, including 117

Catch these big numbers compiled over Welcome Week. You may know the real big one -- the record-setting temperature -- but did you know the […]

Welcome Week is social, the eye-to-eye kind

At many Welcome Weeks events you won't find too many faces buried in their phones on social media. Especially at Welcome Week socials, where the […]

Lope Shop a prime stop for Welcome Week

Welcome Week is the busiest week of the year for the Lope Shop, where this year, the big-sellers are anything lavender-colored, particularly tank tops and […]

Multicultural Office skates into new year

The Multicultural Office's Welcome Week icebreaker, Project L, took on a '70s theme, complete with roller skating and music by ABBA and the Bee Gees. […]

Welcome Week spirit just keeps growing

Hang on to your hats. Welcome Week 2022 is about here. Welcome Programs Manager Alden Sia lays out all the new events and the transformation […]

Pinning ceremony stirs emotion in parents, students

This week's Welcome Session is more than just an opportunity for students and parents to gain valuable information about the University. It also includes an […]