Stories

GU earned three awards for civic engagement and community service.

Neither Sottile nor Baumgarten began with the express purpose of creating a community event. Instead they saw a hole and decided to fill it.

Basketball is the anchor of Matt Santangelo's life. It brought the former Gonzaga star to college, took him to the 1999 Elite Eight and then overseas for a professional basketball career.

Mallene Herzog found herself floundering as a young mother with four children under the age of 5.

Sometimes a new environment is the linchpin to change. At least Ryan Oelrich ('04) thinks so.

Celeste Shaw built Chaps, the Latah Creek cafe and bakery that draws stand-in-line crowds every weekend.

Two years after moving into his South Hill home, Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart ('01, M.O.L. '06) didn't know his neighbors. Why? Because he didn't walk.

Jim Sheehan ('73 J.D.) runs an incubator for community building in the appropriately named Community Building at 35 W. Main St., Spokane.

At Gonzaga, Brian Estes ('07) considered one core question: What affects the well-being of individuals and communities?

Engineer and assistive robotics researcher earns distinguished award from British Government

Gonzaga University intends to engage in a community-focused exploration of a medical education and research partnership with the University of Washington School of Medicine in Spokane.

GU and Advocates for Bing Crosby invited the public to a free "White Christmas" open house at Bing's boyhood home.

Sparked by arguably the most talented roster ever, hopes for the 2014-15 edition of Gonzaga men's basketball are burning hotter than usual. Among the Zags creating the most optimism is Kyle Wiltjer, a 6-foot-10-inch junior forward who redshirted last year after transferring from Kentucky where he was the Southeast Conference's Sixth Man of the Year.

GU's School of Engineering and Applied Science graduates advance to some of the finest graduate programs in the nation.

CCASL has provided GU students with service experiences and has partnered with the community to address critical needs for 20 years.