Stories

Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Alan Westfield, Ph.D., is often the first point of contact for prospective ROTC cadets and a lifelong connection after graduation and commissioning. Learn more about how Military Zags are keeping connected in this ROTC 75th anniversary year.

Zia will share stories from her lifetime of activism, sustaining social movements for the long term, and challenging the model-minority myth in a presentation titled "Building Stronger Communities Through Sustained Activism."

Stress is stopping students from enrolling in and staying in college. According to a recent survey of over 12,000 adults in the U.S., 63% of those 18 to 24 who had never attended college said emotional stress is one of the biggest reasons why they are not currently enrolled.

Jackson Swets ('25), a mechanical engineering major, has received the E. Richard Booser Scholarship from the international professional society for tribology.

Renowned author Madeline Miller worked with GU students to update Plato's "Symposium" for this year's Ancient Philosophy Society Conference.

School of Business Administration students are showcasing outstanding performances at business competitions across the nation.

A novel partnership involving Gonzaga Center for Climate, Society and the Environment and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) confirms that, in Spokane, summer heat events disproportionately impact low-income, more racially diverse neighborhoods.

A conversation with Charlene Teters, keynote speaker at this year's International Conference on Hate Studies, on her years fighting racist imagery of Indigenous peoples in pop culture and media.

Gonzaga and the Community Colleges of Spokane are teaming to present the 7th International Conference on Hates Studies as scholars from around the globe gather in Spokane to address the "challenges of hate in the 21st century."

Maureen McGuire retires April 2 after a 40-year career dedicated to the law, social justice and higher education. Chief of Staff Charlita Shelton recently sat down with McGuire for an enlightening conversation.

Larry Simkins, the retired president and CEO at the Washington Companies, will visit Gonzaga University's School of Business Administration to deliver its Pigott Entrepreneurship Lecture on "The Perfect Job and the Fear of Failure: A Lifetime of Lessons."

The Gonzaga debate team is vying for a national championship at the National Debate Tournament (NDT) kicking off in Washington, D.C., March 31.

University of Washington School of Medicine - Spokane students host a Q&A forum to help undergrad students explore paths to medical school.

As Zags Give Day hit its 10-year anniversary this year, the Gonzaga community showed no signs that its passion for supporting students pursuing a Jesuit higher education is abating.

Smith will share his vision for the brand recognizable for its brightly colored patterns and discuss how life and business "is not about us, it's really about what we can do for others."