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Reading Skills Programs Offered in Coeur d'Alene
Gonzaga University Continuing Education will offer eight different speed reading and reading skills programs at Lewis-Clark State College in Coeur dAlene, Idaho,taught by a professional from the Institute of Reading Development, Nov. 3 ...
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'Food for Thought' Exhibit Open Through March 8
FOOD FOR THOUGHT, an exhibition of prints coinciding with Gonzaga University's 2007-08 discussion topic, FOOD, will be on display in the Arcade Gallery of Gonzaga's Jundt Art Museum from Nov. 30 through March 8. Food images and related themes (eating, ...
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Gonzaga Honors Four Distinguished Alumni
(SPOKANE, Wash.) -- Gonzaga University honored four of its outstanding graduates earlier this month with the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Merit Awards. Recognized for their service and contributions to their families, careers, peers and communities were: ...
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Debaters Ranked No. 9 in Nation, Head to Harvard
The Gonzaga University debate team took the 5 a.m. red-eye flight to Boston this morning for the Harvard University tournament Saturday through Monday in Cambridge, Mass., seeking to improve upon their No. 9 national varsity rankings.
 
Gonzaga University Launches Identity Campaign
(SPOKANE, Wash.) Gonzaga University, founded in 1887, today launched its first full-fledged identity campaign, aiming to further develop, enhance and promote Gonzagas Jesuit, Catholic, and humanistic image and messages to its constituents.
 
Choir, Schola Oct. 19 Concert Airs Sunday, Monday
If you missed the Gonzaga University Gregorian Schola and GU Choir concert on Oct. 19, take heart. The concert will be rebroadcast Sunday and Monday on Gonzagas radio station KAGU, located at 88.7 on your FM dial. The Fall Family Concert will air on ...
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Ibez-No to Deliver Rukavina Lecture Oct. 26
Marquette University philosophy Associate Professor Javier Ibez-No will discuss Nietzsches Critique of Kants Ethics in the Fall 2007 Thomas Rukavina History of Philosophy Lecture at 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26, in the Jepson Centers Wolff Auditorium. The ...
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Club Hosts 'Dia de Los Muertos Festival Oct. 27
Black Student Union Dance to Follow Day of the Dead Festival Gonzaga University-sponsored club La Raza Latina will host a Dia de Los Muertos Festival from 7-10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Spokane Room of the COG on campus to raise awareness of the ...
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Leon Rice to Speak to Seattle Alumni on Friday
The Seattle Chapter of the Gonzaga University Alumni Association will host a presentation by Gonzaga mens basketball Associate Head Coach Leon Rice from noon-1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26 at F.X. McRorys Restaurant (419 Occidental Ave. S.) in ...
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GU Engineers Place Second in National Contest
A current Gonzaga University electrical engineering student, a 2007 GU graduate in the same discipline and their faculty adviser captured second place for their entry in the Student Paper Competition at the 39th annual North American Power ...
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Nonprofit Leadership Conference Oct. 25-26
The Fall 2007 Nonprofit Leadership Conference, Best Practices for Viability, will be held on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 25-26, at the Red Lion Inn at the Park in Spokane. Board chairs, board members, executive directors and key staff of nonprofit ...
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Geshe Phelgye to Offer 'Art of Happiness' Oct. 24
Venerated Geshe Thupten Phelgye will discuss The Art of Happiness from 10-11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Room 110 of the Jundt Art Center and Museum at Gonzaga University. The discussion, sponsored by GU Programs for International Education and ...
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'Rich Media, Poor Democracy' Film Oct. 25
The Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media (NWARM) will present a viewing of Rich Media, Poor Democracy at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Magic Lantern Theatre, located at 25 West Main Ave., downtown Spokane. A moderated open-forum discussion will ...
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Ad Building to be Renamed Saturday at 4 P.M.
Gonzaga University President Rev. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., will officially change the name of the Universitys Administration Building to College Hall during a dedication ceremony at 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, at the main entrance to the building. ...
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'Leader's Guide to Success' Workshop Nov. 7
Michael Lovas and Pam Holloway will lead a workshop on The Leaders Guide to Success: Understanding Credibility and Likeability from 7:30-8:45 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Center Stage (1017 W. First Ave.). Breakfast begins at 7 a.m. The event is open ...
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Harriet Sanderson: Limbus' Opens Oct. 19 at Jundt
HARRIET SANDERSON: LIMBUS, a series of installations by the artist, will be on display in the Jundt Galleries at Gonzaga University's Jundt Art Museum Oct. 19 through Dec. 12. The exhibit is co-sponsored by Gonzagas Disability Resources office. A free ...
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Jim Kershner to Discuss Carl Maxey's Life Nov. 13
Gonzaga Universitys William L. Davis, S.J. Lecture Series will present Spokane journalist and author Jim Kershner, who will discuss Carl Maxey: Gonzagas Type-A Gandhi at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13 in the Globe Room of Cataldo Hall. Kershner, an ...
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Heytvelt, Davis Reinstated to Basketball Team
Duo in good conduct standing with Student Life Oct. 12, 2007 SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University director of athletics Mike Roth on Friday announced men's basketball players Josh Heytvelt and Theo Davis have been reinstated to the team effective ...
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Human Rights Advocate's Life Topic of Oct. 16 Talk
Julia Esquivel was scheduled to speak at this Fig Tree Faith in Action Dialogue Series but is ill and will not come to Spokane from Guatemala for the events. However, the series will continue as planned with Gloria Kinsler as the keynote speaker. The ...
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GU Theatre Takes 'This Is Our Youth' Downtown
Gonzaga Universitys summer play This Is Our Youth, Kenneth Lonergan's hard-hitting 1996 drama of disaffected youth foundering in a life of drugs and social alienation, moves downtown to The Empyrean Coffee House for two weekends Nov. 1-4, Nov. 8, 9, and ...
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Weigel to Discuss 'Courage to Be Catholic' Oct. 25
George Weigel will discuss The Courage to be Catholic: John Paul IIs Challenge in the inaugural Catholicism and Culture lecture series sponsored by Betty Wheeler at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Globe Room of Cataldo Hall. The lecture is free and ...
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GU Choir, Gregorian Schola Perform Concert Oct. 19
The Gonzaga University Gregorian Schola and the GU Choir will perform sacred and secular pieces from the past seven centuries in the GU Fall Family Concert from 7-8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 19, at St. Aloysius Church on campus. It is free and open to the ...
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What Can We Learn from Jane Austen?' Oct. 18
What Can We Learn from Jane Austen?, the sixth in a series of faculty discussions of great thinkers throughout history, will be held from 7 -9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18 in the Jepson Centers Wolff Auditorium. The event, co-sponsored by Gonzagas College of ...
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Eminent Bioethicist Engelhardt to Speak Oct. 11
The Gonzaga University Faith and Reason Institute will sponsor a lecture this week by eminent bioethicist Dr. Tristan Engelhardt, Jr. on the topic, Why Christian Theology Is So Different. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 ...
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GU Symphony Orchestra to Perform Oct. 22 at Bing
The Gonzaga (University) Symphony Orchestra will perform its season-opening concert at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 22, at the Bing Crosby Theater, formerly the Met (901 W. Sprague Ave.). The concert is open to the public and free for GU students, faculty ...
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Gonzaga U., Prep Students Collaborate to Learn
The play's the thing that will unite Gonzaga University and Gonzaga Prep students tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 5) in studying the classic Raymond Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451. Prep students are reading the novel and GU students will perform Fahrenheit 451 as ...
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Stand-up Comic Josh Blue Performs Here Oct. 20
Comedian Josh Blue, accompanied by Tig Notaro, will provide an evening of laughs and entertainment starting at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, in the McCarthey Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. The event, sponsored by the Gonzaga Student Body ...
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Renowned Native American Educators Visit Oct. 5-6
Renowned Native American educators Gregory Cajete (pronounced Ka-het-ay), Ph.D., and Leroy Little Bear, J.D., will visit Spokane this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5-6, to run two workshops on indigenous teaching and learning styles. This Friday, Oct. 5, ...
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Poet Revell Reads Oct. 9 in GU Writers Series
Renowned American poet Donald Revell will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Gonzaga Universitys Cataldo Hall Globe Room as part of the Gonzaga University Visiting Writers Series. The reading is free and open to the public.
 
GU Athletes, Students Team Up for Inchelium Hoops
Gonzaga University Comprehensive Leadership Program (CLP) students will team up with several Gonzaga mens and womens basketball players to host the third annual Inchelium Basketball Clinic. The clinic for children from many regional tribal reservations ...
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Gonzaga, Local Church Celebrate 'Africa Month'
Gonzaga University and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane are collaborating to celebrate Africa Month in October with an art exhibition and sale, music, presentations and discussions. All events are open to the public. On Thursday, Oct. 4, a ...
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