Comments of Graduates of the Program

Upon completion of the program, graduates are sent a short questionnaire concerning their experience and their suggestions for improvements in the program. Strengths of the program according to the graduates are the flexibility of the curriculum and schedules, the professional respect given all students, the valuable advising and insight from faculty advisors. Students also appreciate the class sizes which are small enough for professors and students to become well acquainted. Here are more voices of students in selected comments from graduates of the program during the last two years:

"Personal care, flexible scheduling, rigor and relevance. Many excellent, well prepared professors and availability of summer classes most appreciated!"
"Knowledge. Professionalism. Quality trained staff."
"Excellent faculty."
"The faculty attitude and library technical resources.
"The instructors. The faculty and the flexibility of the program.
"Training in research methods.
"Class discussions, "seminars," and writing requirements."

Additional comments from graduates include:

"Geared to the professional work schedule."
"The focus on servant leadership, not just management is an asset of the Program."
"I am comfortable with the Jesuit philosophy and a staff that is open to learning and growth with great and varied expertise."
"Overall, my courses were quite wonderful!I am grateful for the Ph.D. program and especially appreciated the strong support and creative and critical suggestions for my thesis topic. I also valued meeting other students in the class."
"I thoroughly enjoyed my summers and coursework at Gonzaga, I met some wonderful people during this time and expanded my view of the world. Thank you."
"I truly treasure the doctoral experience at Gonzaga University. I can't imagine my own growth without it."
"The program was life extending."
"The program was well designed and the faculty was inspiring and rigorous. I was tremendously pleased with my program at Gonzaga University."
"I loved my experience and am most appreciative of all the support I received.