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Senior Stories

Future teachers (L-R) Meredith Rupe, Max Reyes.

Senior Spotlight: How a Student Becomes a Teacher
Senior Grant Hagen in Boilier Building.

Senior Spotlight: Grant Hagen and the Keep Going Campaign
Gonzaga Senior Antoinne Herrbach, smiling next to close up of globe.

Senior Spotlight: Antoine Herrbach’s Making a World of Difference
Gonzaga Senior Maalik Brown, Computer Science major, sitting at a table.

Senior Spotlight: Maalik Brown’s Playful Approach to Being a Zag
Gonzaga senior, Kellie Tran, owner of Uoni Bubble Tea & Coffee.

Senior Spotlight: Kellie Tran Turned Tea Love Into A Boba Business
Business student and senior, Jack Githens.

Senior Spotlight: Jack Githens Can "Top That"

January 03, 2024

Embark on the entrepreneurial journey with Jack Githens, a Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program senior, from his high school DECA days to sparking...
Senior Maddie Sontag stands in front of windows

Senior Spotlight: A Legislative Internship Ignited Maddie ...

November 20, 2023

When Maddie Sontag started at Gonzaga as an environmental studies major, she never expected to end up with a love for working in the state legislature...
actor on stage

Senior Spotlight: Acting, Directing and Writing - What more will ...

October 11, 2023

Sam wrote, directed and produced a feature-length film, Tremuloid, while a student at GU, and it was accepted to several film festivals. Also...
Graduating seniors at Gonzaga's commencement ceremony

Celebrating Senior Highlights from the Class of 2023

May 17, 2023
A woman in graduation cap and gown holds up her degree and smiles

Zags to Infinity ... and Beyond!

May 15, 2023

Commencement weekend was filled with courage, excitement and tears, and a call for graduates to embrace their inner superheroes.
Yuchen Huang

Two Awards Are Just One Step in The Process

May 12, 2023

Yuchen Huang (‘23) received two impressive awards: outstanding senior in mechanical engineering and outstanding physics student.
Rhys Heenan stands in front of a whiteboard covered with information from her research into effects of menstruation on maximal exercise performance

Human Physiology a Perfect Fit

May 12, 2023

“I started off as human physiology and never switched majors, and I never questioned it,” graduating senior Rhys Heenan says. “I knew that the...
Ana Reyes standing in front of a waterfall, holding a walking stick in one hand, and wearing a sun hat

Frogs: Fears & Findings

May 12, 2023

Ana Reyes ('23) conquered her fear of frogs on her path to a biology degree.
Hannah Vial and Clare Kennedy accept their CEE Awards

A Friendship Forged in Service

May 10, 2023

Seniors Hannah Vial and Clare Kennedy honored for outstanding contributions to the Center for Community Engagement and the Spokane community.
Senior Liam Braaten poses with School of Education Dean Yoli Gallardo

Equity in Action

May 09, 2023

Liam Braaten's dedication to his teacher training and focus on equity in education helped him earn this year’s School of Education Excellence Award...

Kindness, Nature and Gratitude

May 08, 2023

From Ecuador, Acosta Loza graduates with a perfect GPA, the Global Scholar Award from the College of Arts and Sciences for academic success, and...
Senior Tia Moua Wins Governor’s Civic Leadership Award

Senior Tia Moua Wins Governor’s Civic Leadership Award

May 05, 2023

Tia Moua, a senior from Spokane, is one of three students statewide selected as recipients of the 2023 Governor’s Civic Leadership Award for her...

Double Double Duos: Two Sets of Twins with Identical Degrees

May 02, 2023

Avani and Lily Desai and Brooke and Bailey Harkness are two sets of twins. They are also doubling up on their double majors: All four graduate this...

Proving Them Wrong, One Award at a Time

May 02, 2023

Luke Martin (‘23) received the Outstanding Senior in computer science, Outstanding Senior in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the...

Emma Feeney: Where Learning and Mentoring Meet

May 02, 2023

Aside from her enthusiastic academic endeavors, Emma Feeney (’23) has made quite an impact on the campus and greater Spokane community.

Senior Spotlight: Malia Hanson

May 01, 2023

Malia Hanson was no stranger to helping those who are or were unhoused as she volunteered at tent cities, tiny home villages and shelters. The drive...