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Gonzaga University announced today that it has received a $5 million gift from a family who has asked to remain anonymous, and whose generous benefaction is inspired by its student-athletes and the continued success of the men's and women's basketball teams.

This annual presentation, which highlights the work of Gonzaga's graduating seniors, marks the culmination of the Gonzaga art department's Bachelor of Arts degree program.

In honor of CCASL's 20th anniversary, we look to Campus Kids for insight on the impact volunteering has on students and those they serve.

For Gonzaga's Mark Few the 2015 NCAA Tournament is his sweet 16th as head coach of the 7th-ranked and No. 2-seeded Bulldogs. But he was on the bench as associate head coach on March 18, 1999, when mighty Casey tipped in the basket heard around the world to send GU into its only Elite Eight appearance in program history.

"I sat here this summer for hours counting seeds and cleaning seeds," she says. "I'm so glad I stayed and did research because then you get a real taste of it." Ledall, a senior biology major, has been immersed in real-world research experience. At many schools, an opportunity like that is available only to graduate students.

As a scientist, this aspiring orthopedic surgeon studies biology and works as a research assistant at Washington State University's Sleep and Performance Research Center across the Spokane River from Gonzaga.

Starting in 2011, Gonzaga University students were invited to submit ideas to help the University become more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Now, those suggestions have been synthesized into four projects financed by the Green Fund, a unique model to support student-generated sustainability initiatives.

SPOKANE, Wash. - Brian Higginson, associate professor of human physiology at Gonzaga University, is conducting research to help save the lives of American military troops and law enforcement personnel.

Cory Notestine, a counselor at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado, and a 2008 graduate of Gonzaga University's Master of Arts in School Counseling Program, was honored by First Lady Michelle Obama at a White House ceremony Jan. 30 for being named the 2015 national School Counselor of the Year.

National Geographic Traveler magazine recognizes Spokane as one of "The Final 4: Our Picks for Slam-Dunk College Towns" thanks to the Gonzaga University Bulldogs - men's and women's basketball teams.

Sponsored by the Gonzaga Alumni Mentoring Program (GAMP), the Treks are designed to help students advance their careers and network with alumni in key metropolitan areas for help in job-placement.

The Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University will open the new year with the exhibition titled "Ric Gendron: Rattlebone," featuring paintings from the artist's 30-year career, as well as historic and contemporary cultural objects from the artist's family.

It was the '70s, and a young alumna thought she was giving a single year to international public health. Turns out, she miscalculated.

Exploring the meanings of global engagement in Zambia