Grand Canyon U. closer to possible Mesa or Gilbert campus

Drivers heading eastbound on the Santan Loop 202 freeway may notice this billboard, situated between Interstate 10 and the Loop 101, referencing Grand Canyon University's move to NCAA Division I status for athletics this fall. Grand Canyon officials say they're close to deciding on a spot for a satellite campus, likely in either Mesa or Gilbert. / Photo courtesy AZBillboard.com
Drivers heading eastbound on the Santan Loop 202 freeway may notice this billboard, situated between Interstate 10 and the Loop 101, referencing Grand Canyon University’s move to NCAA Division I status for athletics this fall. Grand Canyon officials say they’re close to deciding on a spot for a satellite campus, likely in either Mesa or Gilbert. / Photo courtesy AZBillboard.com

By Aaron Rop | Cronkite News | East Valley Tribune

For Valley residents driving along the Santan Loop 202 freeway — specifically those heading eastbound toward Chandler and Gilbert — there’s a large billboard that comes into view approaching the Loop 101 interchange.

“Phoenix is now a DI College town,” it says, referencing Grand Canyon University’s rise to NCAA Division I status this upcoming school year.

But what some of those drivers — many of them presumably East Valley residents — may not know is that they could have an opportunity to join the team.

Phoenix-based GCU was hoping to start construction this summer on an East Valley satellite campus to open in the fall, but the university had to delay plans and is hoping to reach a decision in the next 30 to 60 days.

Right now the focus is on Mesa and Gilbert for a new location, and “there isn’t a need to rush” said William Jenkins, vice president for the Office of Communications and Public Affairs at GCU.

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