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Hello, my name is: GCU Class of 2019
Thousands of fresh-faced freshmen are starting classes Aug. 24 at GCU, raising ground enrollment to about 16,000 students, the largest ever. (Photo illustration by Billie Worth) Stories by Janie...
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Alumna digs in at Dartmouth for medical residency
By Michael Ferraresi GCU Today Magazine Erica Wadas will need to get used to New England blizzards this winter. The Arizona native never has had to dig her way out of the garage or scrape a frozen...
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GCU Today Magazine welcomes Class of 2019
The cover story in the latest edition of GCU Today Magazine introduces you to 10 new faces on campus who are shining representatives of this fall’s incoming freshmen class. Check out the students’...
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‘Precise medicine’ helps freshmen breathe easier
GCU Today Magazine There were times when Carter Bennett felt asphyxiated, as if someone was sitting on his chest or thrusting a knife into his lungs. Throughout his youth, the Grand Canyon University...
View ArticleThree branches of engineering, one goal: workforce readiness
GCU Today Magazine GCU is training tomorrow’s engineers in an interdisciplinary setting that replicates the workforce environment. Here’s a snapshot of each program emphasis: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING...
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Mueller showcases GCU’s stunning transformation
By Janie Magruder GCU News Bureau On the cusp of a new academic year, with ground enrollment at a record 16,000 students, including 8,500 living on campus, and with academic, residential and dining...
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GCU through the eyes of a freshman and her family
By Janie Magruder GCU News Bureau If Ethington Theatre at Grand Canyon University ever staged “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” freshman Heidi Laabs would make an ideal lead character. The Mesa biology...
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GCU engineering welcomes new faculty, students
By GCU News Bureau Grand Canyon University’s first engineering students begin their introductory STEM courses this week as they prepare for the more complex material ahead in their biomedical,...
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‘Backpack to briefcase’ strategies help students stay on track for success
Story by Janie Magruder Photos by Darryl Webb GCU News Bureau GCU has rolled out new tools to help students set academic goals, receive help with their school work and plan their future careers. Grand...
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Internships don’t just skim the surface anymore
By Rick Vacek GCU News Bureau As the working world keeps changing, so do internships. What once was a way to just test the water is now an opportunity to jump in with both feet and make a really big...
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GCU student flees Iraq for Arizona ‘heaven’
By Janie Magruder GCU News Bureau You’ll never hear Yousif Al Dulaimi complain. Not about his 45-minute one-way commute from his home in Chandler to the campus of Grand Canyon University, not about the...
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Professor pursues bacteria-to-fuel research abroad
By Janie Magruder GCU News Bureau A faculty member at Grand Canyon University spent the summer at a prestigious European science institute studying a type of bacteria that someday could produce...
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‘This is a human being,’ STEM Scholars told in lab
Story by Laurie Merrill Photos by Tyler McDonald GCU News Bureau One by one, the Peoria high school students deferentially approached the cadaver they were studying Friday as part of Grand Canyon...
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New faculty members add to academic rigor, momentum of CSET program
By Laurie Merrill GCU News Bureau A new assistant dean who is a former scientist at a renowned neurology research and patient care center and 13 new ground faculty members with impressive pedigrees of...
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GCU strengthens ties to breast cancer fight
By Janie Magruder GCU News Bureau The Mason brothers, from left, Darek, Dilon and Woody, have a positive attitude about Dilon’s chances for a full recovery from cancer after Woody, a GCU employee,...
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Fall commencement 2015: Hard work pays off
By GCU News Bureau A little rain and lightning wasn’t going to keep the Class of 2015 from its fall commencement celebration. (Photo by Darryl Webb) Crazy weather was no match for the uber-determined...
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Tide of teenagers visit campus for HSET Day
Story by Laurie Merrill Photos by Darryl Webb GCU News Bureau Aruba Siddikqi and Jazlyn Leon are only in 10th grade, but they already know they want careers in the health sciences. That’s why they...
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Faith in the microbiology classroom is a natural fit
By Laurie Merrill GCU News Bureau Separating faith from work is no easier than separating gender or ethnicity from work, Dr. Daisy Savarirajan told about 75 Grand Canyon University faculty during a...
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Sharp rise in cutting-edge STEM degrees
Story by Laurie Merrill Photos by Darryl Webb GCU Today Magazine In the heralding of a new era, Grand Canyon University is rolling out a new series of online science, technology, engineering and math...
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Green light for golf in GCU Today Magazine
The latest edition of GCU Today Magazine tees up a cover story on the newly renovated Grand Canyon University Golf Course and what it means to west Phoenix and to the University. See why it’s such a...
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