Stories

From fresh books to new careers and accolades galore, Gonzaga alumni share highlights in Gonzaga Magazine's fall 2023 issue.

Gonzaga welcomes two new deans to its administrative staff this fall: Jeff Borden, School of Leadership Studies.

Julie Wolter served at University of Montana as associate vice provost for innovation and online learning after serving five years as chair and professor in school speech, language, hearing and occupational sciences. She is now joining Gonzaga University as Dean of Nursing and Human Physiology.

Gonzaga University has enjoyed a regular presence in Princeton Review Best Colleges rankings for years, and the new Best Colleges 2024 edition once again lands GU among the 389 schools included - roughly 15 percent of all four-year colleges in America.

A consortium of nearly 50 partners, led by Gonzaga University in partnership with Lakeside Companies, has filed applications with the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for federal designation and Phase 1 funding to create the American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center (AAMMC).

The Whitehead Research Project at Gonzaga University - dedicated to research and scholarship on one of the 20th century's most important philosophers, Alfred North Whitehead - was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant for continuing work on its effort to collect and critically edit all the philosopher's published works as well as unpublished lectures, papers, and correspondence.

Congrats to all the happy couples whose wedding announcements appear in the fall 2023 issue.

Recognizing the generosity of those who passed away in 2022-2023 and included the University in their estates.

Support for Gonzaga students means innovators like Mateo Valdez ('24) can shine in their academic and entrepreneurial endeavors. Read about his recent win at the Avista Entrepreneurship Competition and how he's helping students across the country take the next step toward their careers.

Alumnus finds Gonzaga's alumni network crucial in finding his calling.

She's presented her research to the United Nations. Now's she forging a career in international law. Alum Emily Bare shares her story.

How COML helped Rebekah Willhite embrace her dyslexia and become an advocate and teacher.

Students Patrick Janicek, a major in Broadcast and Electronic Media Studies and Digital Marketing, Liz Hogan ('22), and Josh McDonald ('22) harnessed the power of documentary film to capture the overwhelming power of the Marshall Fire, a grass fire that impacted the Boulder, Colorado area in late December 2021.

Gonzaga welcomed visitors Tuesday for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Spokane City Line, a new zero-emissions rapid-transit bus route stretching from Browne's Addition to Spokane Community College, with a stop at GU.

Professor Ann Ciasullo explores "adolescent tenderness" and more in her new book about the S.E. Hinton novel-turned-80s film "The Outsiders"