Matthew Walton
Matt

Name:
Matthew Walton - Senior Admission Counselor

Hometown:
Junction City, OR

Graduated:
Gonzaga University - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with minors in Economics, Philosophy, & History, 2004

Office projects:
Ignatian Leaders Scholarship Director, Merit Scholarship Coordinator

Territories:
Alaska, Oregon, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, Missouri

Life ambition:
To serve my country the best I can by being a civil servant, leader, and protector.

Application advice:
Talk about the leadership and service you have participated in, and if you haven't done those things yet...get crack'n!

Favorite place on campus:
The hill behind Jesuit House leading down to Lake Arthur...great location for late-night ice-blocking

Advice during the college search:
When searching for a place to call home for the next four years, go with your gut...explore all the possibilities and ask all the questions you can think of.  If after all this it feels right, it probably is...

Favorite college memory:
Late-night football in the snow while living in Campion House and Poker Night in Burch!

When you visit Spokane, be sure to...
Visit Manito Park; catch a movie at the Garland; order deep-fried Oreo Cookies from The Onion; and then head down to Riverside State Park...a little slice of heaven in the city.

Latest attempt:
Catching that foul ball at the Indian's game...the guy behind me had longer arms...

In 30 words or less:
Picture the world as a speck of sand in an endless beach that is the universe...now picture yourself sitting on that sandy speck you call the Earth...  Humbling???

Professors who had the greatest impact:
Father Treleaven, Bob Waterman, Father Connolly, Jerry Hughes

Book you couldn't put down:
Les Miserables; Into Thin Air

You would never know that...
I'm a semi-professional Scandinavian folk dancer and a Reserve Deputy Sheriff with Spokane County.

Favorite class at Gonzaga:
Faith and Reason

Final advice for college-bound students:
Your parents are going to remind you every time you talk to them for at least the first year, "don't forget to study." I'd say, "don't forget to live a little" as well.

Email Matthew: walton@gonzaga.edu
Call Matthew
: 800.322.2584, extension 6483 - or - 509.313.6483