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GONZAGA-IN-FLORENCE
The mission of Gonzaga-in-Florence is a direct extension of the mission of Gonzaga University as a humanistic, Catholic, and Jesuit community of higher education. Since 1963, Gonzaga-in-Florence primarily serves junior undergraduates in a year long core program.
Gonzaga-in-Florence is situated in the birthplace of the Renaissance and offers a unique lens for students to critically understand and experience first-hand the interaction of culture, humanities and the arts. Through encounters with new cultures, students explore the contemporary world with an appreciation of the contributions of Western civilization.
Humanistic | Catholic | Jesuit |
| As humanistic, Gonzaga-in-Florence promotes the transformative power of human creativity and love. Gonzaga-in-Florence specializes in the academic development of the whole person through a rigorous liberal arts curriculum that emphasizes critical thinking and the formation of leadership and virtue in a multicultural environment. | As Catholic, Gonzaga-in-Florence incorporates the teachings of Jesus Christ, the sacraments, traditions, and social justice foundations of the Catholic Church as vibrant components of its faith and service formation. This Christian vision seeks to encounter and learn about other faiths through organized travel programs. | As Jesuit, Gonzaga-in-Florence challenges students to discern their unique calling from God, to cultivate a faith that transforms culture through justice and, by serving as ambassadors of Gonzaga, to minister to those in need through multicultural service-learning and justice programs. |
All three inextricable dynamics of the Gonzaga-in-Florence program contribute to the holistic development of student leadership: intellectual, spiritual, and moral accentuating service and justice. Gonzaga-in-Florence promotes this mission in and outside the classroom, within the city of Florence, and in the various countries and cultures experienced throughout the academic year abroad.