We are pleased to announce that a new issue of the Canyon Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies has been published online. The Editors, Dr. Maria Zafonte (CHSS) and Dr. Jim Helfers (CHSS), would like to thank the authors for their scholarly contributions and the peer review board for the insightful feedback. Please share with your colleagues and associates. Articles in Volume 7 Issue 1 include: 

The Relationship Between Distributed Leadership, School Culture, and Teacher Self-Efficacy

Dr. Mendi…

Changes to GCU Site Authorization:

Effective January 2019, GCU will only consider site authorization requests from doctoral learners who 1) have a clear affiliation with GCU as a full-time or adjunct faculty member; 2) work for GCU in another full-time capacity; and 3) have approval from administrative leadership. 

Please Note:

• Learners who are affiliated with GCU per above can apply through CIRT. 
• Learners who have previously submitted a site authorization application in January or February…

In January 2019  Grand Canyon University will enhance the institutions’ IRB application and submission process.  The planned update simplifies the application submission process, reduces submission effort and may reduce the number of required forms.  The planned update adheres to recently adopted federal regulations governing Protection of Human Subjects known as Common Rule.  Additional information explaining the changes will be communicated on DC Network after the winter break.

Note:  During…

We are pleased to announce Volume 1 Issue 2 of Grand Canyon University’s refereed academic publication, The Journal of Scholarly Engagement, is now available online at: https://scholarlyengagement.com/home/currentissue/volume1issue2

The Journal of Scholarly Engagement (JSE) provides faculty with an academic outlet to document, share, and disseminate scholarship primarily in Boyer’s domains of application and integration. JSE features empirically-based and theoretical research articles, critical…

Proposals Submission Deadline:  January 25, 2019
Full Chapters Due: March 26, 2019
Submission Date: July 30, 2019

This handbook of research will detail strategies and practices used by online instructors to create meaningful teaching and learning experiences in online courses. The book contents will demonstrate the kinds of learning outcomes that can be realized through online education. As more students opt for online courses and programs it is necessary to share how best teaching and learning…

Proposals Submission Deadline:  January 31, 2019
Full Chapters Due: April 1, 2019
Submission Date: June 27, 2019

This handbook of research will detail strategies and practices used by online instructors to create meaningful teaching and learning experiences in online courses. The book contents will demonstrate the kinds of learning outcomes that can be realized through online education. As more students opt for online courses and programs it is necessary to share how best teaching and learning can…

Dr. Greg McLaughlin, Master Methodologist in the College of Doctoral Studies and Dr. Heidi McLaughlin, adjunct instructor in the Colangelo College of Business presented “Business Decision Failures – A Post-Mortem Analysis'' at the International Academic Conference on Business (IACB) October 7-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The submission appears in the Conference Proceedings.

This article outlines the process and diagnoses the loss to a business when a decision fails can vary anywhere from an…