1 6 • GCU TODAY
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Community
revitalization
The local crime rate goes
down 30%, home values go
up 30%, and the Habitat for
Humanity and Neighborhood
Safety initiatives continue to
make a difference as GCU fulfills
its lead role in transforming
west Phoenix.
2
Hotel, golf
course open
The University provides
jobs for both students and
the community by re-opening
two local businesses as the
Grand Canyon University Hotel
and Grand Canyon University
Championship Golf Course.
Both thrive.
3
Growth in academics
The accent on STEM
education takes shape as
GCU offers engineering degrees
for the first time, and the new
hospitality management and
golf course management
programs open in conjunction
with the new venues.
4
Growth in K-12
initiatives
Students Inspiring
Students is created to
provide up to 800 full-tuition
scholarships for high school
seniors, and the STEM Scholars
partnership and the Learning
Lounge continue to benefit all
pre-college students.
5
Growth in
enrollment, grads
Ground campus
enrollment reaches 15,500,
and the University passes a
huge milestone by reaching
the 100,000 mark in alumni
— after adding a whopping
68,426 members between
2010 and 2015.
6
Growth on campus
The new engineering
building, Lopes Way and
The Grove residence halls
open. Next up are the Student
Life Building, soccer stadium,
three apartment buildings and
a second engineering building.
7
Athletics on rise
The men’s basketball
team wins 27 games,
including its first two Division I
postseason victories, the men’s
and women’s track and field
teams teams both win Western
Athletic Conference indoor
championships, and the men's
tennis team ties for theWAC title.
GCU YEAR IN
University continued to be
an impact player in west Phoenix
and beyond
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Worship Arts album
The new recording studio gives
Center for Worship Arts students
a place to work with state-of-the-art
equipment to create great Christian
music, and they use it to produce the
second-year program’s first full album.
