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GCU students not only researched nearby food deserts, but helped address the issue through a pilot program that offers g...
26/06/2025

GCU students not only researched nearby food deserts, but helped address the issue through a pilot program that offers grocery delivery in Alhambra and Maryvale and support for community gardens. They presented their work at a national conference in Baltimore. Read more:

Four Grand Canyon University students took their capstone project to the next level by trying to meet the nutritional needs of Phoenix communities. For many […]

Aaron Koehne followed his big brother to GCU, where he started volunteering with Local Outreach’s ministry at nearby sen...
26/06/2025

Aaron Koehne followed his big brother to GCU, where he started volunteering with Local Outreach’s ministry at nearby senior living facility Colter Commons. He now manages the department, which includes 23 groups, and completed around 150 interviews for student leader positions in the spring. Read more:

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published as the "5-on-5" feature in the April 2025 issue of GCU Magazine, available in the purple bins on […]

A mission trip to Nicaragua last year left such an indelible impression on Angelica Marmolejo that she decided to serve ...
25/06/2025

A mission trip to Nicaragua last year left such an indelible impression on Angelica Marmolejo that she decided to serve again this spring – as a leader. Marmolejo, a pre-med major, led a small group of GCU students who served patients and spent time with Nicaraguan children in five towns. Read more:

Experiencing a Mission trip to Nicaragua last year left such an indelible impression on Angelica Marmolejo that she elected to go again this spring - […]

After two faculty members met on their first day 12 years ago, it became a bond that sealed them through family vacation...
25/06/2025

After two faculty members met on their first day 12 years ago, it became a bond that sealed them through family vacations, education presentations, even personal crises. Now, the College of Education duo is teaching online students about kindness and character through GCU’s Canyon Center for Character Education. Read more:

Perhaps it’s no surprise that the co-hosts of an online character workshop have become best friends – they talk about ways to be nice, after […]

This fall, Colangelo College of Business students will enjoy major upgrades to the first floor: a digital board, stock t...
20/06/2025

This fall, Colangelo College of Business students will enjoy major upgrades to the first floor: a digital board, stock ticker, studio, and podcast room—all part of the new T.W. Lewis Center for Student Success, made possible by a $2M, five-year gift from the T.W. Lewis Foundation. Read more:

Colangelo College of Business students will be treated to a dazzling modernization on the first floor. A digital signage board, a stock market ticker, a […]

What began as a post-class idea from design professor Chris Murphy grew into Canyon Creative, a student-run agency worki...
20/06/2025

What began as a post-class idea from design professor Chris Murphy grew into Canyon Creative, a student-run agency working with real clients. This spring, the team won five gold medals at the American Advertising Federation’s Phoenix awards. Read more:

EDITOR'S Note: This story was originally published in the April issue of GCU Magazine, available in the purple bins around campus or digitally. Chris Murphy saw […]

For the past six years, Robert Vera has been on a mission “to be significant in the lives of others.” On Tuesday, that i...
19/06/2025

For the past six years, Robert Vera has been on a mission “to be significant in the lives of others.” On Tuesday, that impact was honored as he received the Blazer Award at the AZ Inno Fire Awards for his efforts to lead and mentor several student startup businesses. Read more:

For the last six years, Robert Vera has embarked on "a personal mission to be significant in the lives of others." That commitment was reciprocated […]

A new apartment, added space for manufacturing careers and a new location for a popular eatery are among highlights of a...
19/06/2025

A new apartment, added space for manufacturing careers and a new location for a popular eatery are among highlights of additions and changes to the GCU campus ongoing this summer! Read more:

Photos by Ralph Freso Numerous projects are underway this summer on the continually expanding 300-acre Grand Canyon University campus. Leading the list are two big […]

Computer science majors Matthew Edelson, Kai Gesino and Alex Fried have an internship that’s right on the edge of what’s...
18/06/2025

Computer science majors Matthew Edelson, Kai Gesino and Alex Fried have an internship that’s right on the edge of what’s happening in the world. They’re helping start a new AI platform that tracks trends in crypto but does it with integrity, aligning with the faith-based values of GCU. Read more:

Three Grand Canyon University students are spending their summer building artificial intelligence tools through internships with ChainCurrent AI, a start-up company whose mission is to […]

Inspired by a youth leadership program, sophomore Harmony Jenkins studied why young adults volunteer at faith-based summ...
18/06/2025

Inspired by a youth leadership program, sophomore Harmony Jenkins studied why young adults volunteer at faith-based summer camps. Her research is one of seven papers by GCU students and alumni to be published June 30 in the Canyon Journal of Undergraduate Research. Read more:

When sophomore Harmony Jenkins saw Grand Canyon University’s Honors College was offering a writing course, she thought it would be a perfect opportunity to develop […]

It was a busy week at GenCyber Camp for 32 high schoolers interested in a career in cybersecurity! They programmed spher...
16/06/2025

It was a busy week at GenCyber Camp for 32 high schoolers interested in a career in cybersecurity! They programmed spherical robots and nonspherical ones, simulated how an email makes it from one person to another and learned about Wireshark, a tool used to capture and analyze email traffic. Read more:

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Your team’s mission, which it chose to accept: Approach the stack of red cups, and using a rubber band, […]

Students Jason Lewis and Sunshine Weather said the Fostering Futures Scholarship changed their lives — not just financia...
13/06/2025

Students Jason Lewis and Sunshine Weather said the Fostering Futures Scholarship changed their lives — not just financially, but by giving them a sense of home. For the first time in a long time, they don’t have to move and can stay in campus housing year-round. Read more:

Photos by Ralph Freso Jason Lewis moved 28 times. He was hauled to many states by heroin-addicted parents, then “bounced around to foster homes, shelters, […]

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