University Success Guide: Finding Your Purpose - Chapter 1 Flashcards

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering the history, mission, values, organizational structure, and community initiatives of Grand Canyon University (GCU).

August 1, $1949$

The date Grand Canyon College was chartered with $16$ faculty and approximately $100$ students.

Prescott, Arizona

The original location where Grand Canyon College was founded.

$$1951$$

The year the college relocated to a $90$-acre tract in west Phoenix.

$$1968$$

The year the college was fully accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.

May of $1984$

The time when college trustees voted to prepare for the transition to university status for the school's $40\text{th}$ anniversary.

$$2003$$

A critical juncture when the University was on the verge of insolvency and facing the prospect of bankruptcy.

$$2008$$

The year GCU completed an initial public offering to generate capital and recruited a new leadership team.

Hybrid campus strategy

A strategy centered around combining traditional students with nontraditional students, primarily working adults at the graduate level.

$$2018$$

The year GCU transitioned back to a nonprofit institution.

GCU Mission Statement

GCU is a missional, Christ-centered university with an innovative and adaptive spirit that addresses the world's deep needs by cultivating compassionate Christian community, empowering free and virtuous action, and serving others in ways that promote human flourishing.

GCU Vision

Grand Canyon University is a premier Christian University, educating people to lead and serve.

Effective Communicator

An individual who works toward perfecting professional communication skills and understands the intellectual and emotional impact of communication.

Innovative Thinker

An individual who masters clarity and logic in thought by asking questions and pursuing knowledge to find solutions.

Global Contributor

An individual who learns with empathy, avoids ethnocentrism, and embraces the reality that people have different perspectives on history, religion, and value-systems.

Transformative Leader

An individual grounded in the reality of the world who accepts the consequences of choice and strives unselfishly to help others meet their highest potential.

Doctrinal Statement

A document outlining GCU's fundamental beliefs, including the conviction that the Bible is the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God.

Ethical Positions Statement

A statement derived from the Doctrinal Statement that serves as the final standard for faith and practice, including ethics, at GCU.

Five-Point Plan

A strategic initiative to revitalize west Phoenix by creating jobs, making neighborhoods safer, improving home values, and supporting $K-12$ education.

Habitat for Humanity Partnership

A project where over $\text{\$3.3 million}$ has been raised and $25,625$ volunteer hours contributed to renovate $317$ homes.

Learning Lounge

A program started in $2013$ that provides free tutoring and mentoring to $K-12$ students from neighboring schools.

Students Inspiring Students (SIS)

A scholarship program for high school students who spend time in the Learning Lounge, where recipients pay it forward by providing mentoring and academic support.

Colangelo College of Business (CCOB)

The college that challenges and inspires students to be servant leaders with the business skills to drive organizational success.

College of Doctoral Studies (CDS)

The college that connects faculty and learners in a community for scholar-practitioners to complete a purposeful doctoral journey.

College of Education (COE)

The college that advances reflective, innovative, and collaborative teaching practices while promoting servant leadership.

College of Fine Arts and Production (COFAP)

The college that challenges students to excel in artistic performance and master disciplines such as theatre, dance, and music.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS)

The college promoting research, creativity, and ethical inquiry through interdisciplinary study and practical application.

College of Nursing and Health Care Professionals (CONHCP)

The college focused on developing professionals using evidence-based practice to promote health and safety.

College of Science, Engineering, and Technology (CSET)

The college that provides curricula in rapidly developing fields like cybersecurity and engineering within a nurturing Christian setting.

College of Theology (COT)

The college dedicated to educating students to communicate the gospel effectively and serve the church faithfully.

Honors College

The college designed to develop change agents with a competitive advantage in problem solving, communication, and critical thinking.