An increase in the flow of people enrolling in colleges throughout the country every decade has made colleges step up their game to look more enticing to the new prospects. With colleges attempting to draw in more potential students, the information posted on their websites or brochures may be biased or the college may not live up to the expectations the prospects gleaned. It is also possible that the college thinks that they met the criteria set for themselves; yet, the current students may think otherwise. Every college should be carefully examined with a specific set of criteria before a student decides to attend that college. Grand Canyon University (GCU) mostly meets the criteria it establishes for itself through its’ four pillars: Christian
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On campus, there are several locations in which students can frequent to stay fit, including basketball courts, sand volleyball courts, a track, and fully-equipped gyms. GCU makes working out a regular and fun thing to do. On the other side of the spectrum, staying healthy requires a healthy diet and currently more and more colleges are accruing more food options rather than improving the quality (Archibald & Feldman, 2011). This particular college has implemented this idea and has various on-site fast food chains and mini-marts scattered around campus. While there are salads offered at most of the fast food chains, it is not by any means healthy to consume fast food and this ruins the ideal of living healthy while on campus. The healthiest options found on campus is the extremely small selection of organic and non-GMO foods found in the mini-marts. Grand Canyon University upholds a portion of the Wellness and Well-Being pillar; however, fails to meet the other half of which the pillar …show more content…
The perfect college sports should hold “the values of hard work, striving for excellence, respect for others, sportsmanship and civility, team play, persistence, and resilience that underlie the ideal of sport [and] should be brought into the developmental aspects of a college education affecting all students” (Brand, 2006, p.19). GCU utilizes the sports offered on campus to positively affect the athletes and students alike. The athletes themselves strive to achieve good grades to stay on the team and the students enjoy the games on their downtime. A plethora of resources are available to guide students towards academic success. There are multiple supplements found on the GCU website to assist students in academic struggles. Professors are very engaged in the success of their students by having open office hours where students can go and ask for assistance on a difficult subject. In addition to the other resources, GCU also has a student learning lounge to get help from student leads. Grand Canyon University supports the Academic Advancement and Extracurricular Excellence pillars well by having a successful support
On campus, there are several locations in which students can frequent to stay fit, including basketball courts, sand volleyball courts, a track, and fully-equipped gyms. GCU makes working out a regular and fun thing to do. On the other side of the spectrum, staying healthy requires a healthy diet and currently more and more colleges are accruing more food options rather than improving the quality (Archibald & Feldman, 2011). This particular college has implemented this idea and has various on-site fast food chains and mini-marts scattered around campus. While there are salads offered at most of the fast food chains, it is not by any means healthy to consume fast food and this ruins the ideal of living healthy while on campus. The healthiest options found on campus is the extremely small selection of organic and non-GMO foods found in the mini-marts. Grand Canyon University upholds a portion of the Wellness and Well-Being pillar; however, fails to meet the other half of which the pillar …show more content…
The perfect college sports should hold “the values of hard work, striving for excellence, respect for others, sportsmanship and civility, team play, persistence, and resilience that underlie the ideal of sport [and] should be brought into the developmental aspects of a college education affecting all students” (Brand, 2006, p.19). GCU utilizes the sports offered on campus to positively affect the athletes and students alike. The athletes themselves strive to achieve good grades to stay on the team and the students enjoy the games on their downtime. A plethora of resources are available to guide students towards academic success. There are multiple supplements found on the GCU website to assist students in academic struggles. Professors are very engaged in the success of their students by having open office hours where students can go and ask for assistance on a difficult subject. In addition to the other resources, GCU also has a student learning lounge to get help from student leads. Grand Canyon University supports the Academic Advancement and Extracurricular Excellence pillars well by having a successful support