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Spring Semester 2025 Events
This list of opportunities for Gonzaga faculty and staff is updated regularly. Contact Lauren Hackman-Brooks with questions or for more information.
Social
Date: Wednesday, January 29
Time: 4-5 p.m.
Location: Humanities College Common 153
Join colleagues from across campus for a social hour including snacks, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages. This event is drop-in style and is open to all Gonzaga staff, faculty and administration. Co-hosted with the Center for Community Engagement.
Mardi Gras Social
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 3:30-6 p.m.
Location: Della Strada Jesuit Residence
Join Gonzaga colleagues and the Jesuits for some festive fun! This social hour includes a Mardi Gras menu, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages. This event is drop-in style and is open to all Gonzaga staff, faculty and administrators.
Faculty Writing Retreat
Date: Tuesday, March 11 - Friday, March 14
Location: Bozarth Mansion
Enjoy protected time and space away for writing, research and scholarship within a beautiful setting and supportive community. This opportunity is open to all levels of full-time faculty appointments in any of the schools or College at Gonzaga. Application and registration information available in Morning Mail or contact Mission Engagement.
Leading in a Jesuit University
Date: Tuesday, March 18
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Hemmingson314A
Leading in a Jesuit University supports all Gonzaga employees to build and stay connected to the foundation of our mission as a Catholic, Jesuit, humanistic institution. Topics of discussion include: Jesuit values, discernment, Cura Personalis, Cura Apostolica, and presupposition. This is an interactive course with ongoing reflection and engagement components. To ensure the best possible learning environment, please register only if you are able to attend the full session. Register for Leading in a Jesuit University on GU Training.
Closing Celebration for all Formation Cohorts
Date: Wednesday, April 23
Time: 4-6 p.m.
Location: Cataldo Globe Room
Celebrate with faculty and staff colleagues who participated in one of the Mission Formation cohorts this year. Following a brief presentation on their mission engagement projects, we will recognize Manresa participants as Mission Advocates. By invitation.
Ignatian Silent Retreat
Save the date: Tuesday, May 13 - Friday, May 16
Location: Bozarth Mansion
Savor a quiet, contemplative retreat following the spring semester. Retreat includes overnight accommodations, meals, reflection talks, communal prayer, one-on-one conversations with a spiritual companion, and ample time for personal reflection and rest. This retreat is open to faculty & staff from any religious/spiritual background who desire an experience shaped by the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Register for the Silent Retreat on Cashnet.
Leading in a Jesuit University
Date: Thursday, May 22
Time: 8:30 a.m. - noon
Location: Zoom
Leading in a Jesuit University supports all Gonzaga employees to build and stay connected to the foundation of our mission as a Catholic, Jesuit, humanistic institution. Topics of discussion include: Jesuit values, discernment, Cura Personalis, Cura Apostolica, and presupposition. This is an interactive course with ongoing reflection and engagement components. To ensure the best possible learning environment, please register only if you are able to attend the full session. Register for Leading in a Jesuit University on GU Training.
Fall Semester 2024 Events
Leading in a Jesuit University
Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 8:00 a.m. - noon
Location: Hemmingson 201
Leading in a Jesuit University supports all Gonzaga employees to build and stay connected to the foundation of our mission as a Catholic, Jesuit, humanistic institution. Topics of discussion include: Jesuit values, discernment, Cura Personalis, Cura Apostolica, and presupposition. This is an interactive course with ongoing reflection and engagement components. To ensure the best possible learning environment, please register only if you are able to attend the full session. Register for Leading in a Jesuit University on GU Training.
Registration Deadline: Fall Formation Cohorts
Date: Friday, August 23Staff & administrators who desire to increase their mission literacy, build community, and infuse mission more deeply into their work should consider the Cardoner Mission Formation Program. Program begins in September. Faculty opportunities begin in the spring semester.
Munch & Learn: Reflection Practices at a Catholic, Jesuit University
Date: Thursday, August 29
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Zoom
This interactive session will increase understanding of what reflection is and how to build it into your work at Gonzaga. Register for Munch & Learns on GU Training.
Mission Engagement Open House
Date: Friday, September 13
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Location: 527 E. Sharp (corner of Sharp & Standard)
Mission Engagement has a new location for this academic year. Visit our house, chat with colleagues, and enjoy coffee as well as a yogurt parfait bar. Drop-in; no registration required.
Social
Date: Thursday, September 26
Time: 4-5 p.m.
Location: Bollier 204
Join colleagues from across campus for a welcome back social hour including snacks, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages. This event is drop-in style and is open to all Gonzaga staff, faculty and administration.
Living the Lingo: Accompanying Students with Hope (with a focus on civic engagement)
Date: Tuesday, October 8Time: 9-9:50 a.m.
Location: Zoom
Go beyond the buzzwords! Living the Lingo is a series that explore key concepts related to mission. This semester, we consider what it means to accompany students in the creation of a hope-filled future, especially as it relates to citizenship and civic engagement. We'll examine the term "accompaniment" in the Jesuit tradition and share examples from around Gonzaga. RSVP here.
Spooky Social
Date: Wednesday, October 30Time: 4-5 p.m.
Location: Crosby (inside the Career & Professional Development Suite)
Join colleagues from across campus for a spooky social hour including snacks, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages. This event is drop-in style and is open to all Gonzaga staff, faculty and administration. Costumes are optional and encouraged.
Discernment Workshop for mid- and later-career faculty
Dates: Wednesdays, November 6, 13, and 20Time: 8-9:50 a.m.
Location: Humanities 243 (Reading Room)
This three-part series is intended for faculty who are exploring what's next in this season of their career. Through interactive sessions, we'll learn about and apply wisdom from Ignatian discernment to one's professional and personal journey. Complete the Discernment Workshop Registration Form.
Leading in a Jesuit University
Date: Monday, November 4
Time: 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: Humanities 153
Leading in a Jesuit University supports all Gonzaga employees to build and stay connected to the foundation of our mission as a Catholic, Jesuit, humanistic institution. Topics of discussion include: Jesuit values, discernment, Cura Personalis, Cura Apostolica, and presupposition. This is an interactive course with ongoing reflection and engagement components. To ensure the best possible learning environment, please register only if you are able to attend the full session. Register for Leading in a Jesuit University in GU Training.
Commemoration of the UCA Martyrs: Prayer, Pupusas, Purpose
Date: Thursday, November 7
Time: 3:15 p.m. (prayer at 3:30pm, table conversations & refreshments at 4pm)
Location: Della Strada Jesuit Community
With Gonzaga colleagues, St. Aloysius parishioners, Jesuits, and others, we will celebrate and remember those witnesses for justice and liberation who were murdered at the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) in El Salvador in 1989. In honor of this 35th anniversary, we will pray, tell stories, and make connections to our own experience as people working for a more just and loving world.
Holiday Social
Date: Tuesday, December 3Time: 4-5 p.m.
Location: Foley Library (inside Center for Teaching & Advising and Instructional Design and Delivery)
Join colleagues from across campus for a holiday social hour including snacks, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages. This event is drop-in style and is open to all Gonzaga staff, faculty and administration.
Leading in a Jesuit University
Date: Wednesday, December 18
Time: 8:30 a.m. - noon
Location: Zoom
Leading in a Jesuit University supports all Gonzaga employees to build and stay connected to the foundation of our mission as a Catholic, Jesuit, humanistic institution. Topics of discussion include: Jesuit values, discernment, Cura Personalis, Cura Apostolica, and presupposition. This is an interactive course with ongoing reflection and engagement components. To ensure the best possible learning environment, please register only if you are able to attend the full session. Register for Leading in a Jesuit University on GU Training.
Review & Renew | One Day Retreat
Save the date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Location: Bozarth Mansion
Begin the new year and new semester with an intentional pause to rest, review, and renew. This one-day retreat will include spaciousness for personal reflection and enjoying the beautiful Bozarth Mansion and grounds. Registration details coming soon.
Ongoing Opportunities
- Contemplation and Conversation: A Weekly Scripture Prayer Group | A group of faculty and staff meets Wednesdays from 12:10 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. for prayer and sharing based on Scripture. Interested? Contact MissionEnagement@gonzaga.edu.
- Community Writing Space | Tuesdays 8-10:30am in Humanities 123 and 135. Protected time and space for focused work on scholarly or creative pursuits. Stay for as short or as long as you’d like. Hosted by Mission Engagement and the College of Arts and Sciences.
- Catholic Mass is celebrated weekdays at 12:10 p.m. at the Della Strada Jesuit Community and on Sundays at 8 p.m. in University Chapel.
Past Events
Here are some of the past events with Office of Mission Engagement.
