Volunteer leadership is paramount to Gonzaga’s mission and success as a University. In September, we invite you to first ever Leadership Summit at Gonzaga. This conference will foster your existing leadership roles, and broaden your understanding of the University, leaving you feeling prepared to represent Gonzaga in the world today.
Learn more about this mission-focused formation experience for Gonzaga's volunteer leadership with the FAQs below.
FAQs
The 2020 inaugural Leadership Summit will be a virtual program focused on developing mission-oriented volunteers who are essential to positioning Gonzaga as a distinct university among the Jesuit network. This is an opportunity to develop our volunteers as leaders with Jesuit values, who will lead us through new and unprecedented challenges and opportunities, as a community with a shared understanding for the work they all do together.
Due to the unprecedented times, the 2020 Leadership Summit will take place virtually over a seven month period. Zoom sessions will be hosted once a month with the first session set for September.
From the comfort of your own home.
All currently active Gonzaga volunteer leadership position holders (300+) are invited. Those interested in future leadership roles may be recommended for invitations as well.
The summit sessions and resources are free.
You’ll know all the answers to the questions below when you leave the summit, and so much more! Additionally, you will understand the vast number of volunteer leadership positions Gonzaga currently offers, along with the daily impacts each of them have on these topics:
- Can you name the top 10 employers of Gonzaga Alumni for 2020?
- What does the crystal ball tell us about recruiting future students for Gonzaga?
- Why is Gonzaga SO expensive? And where does the money go?
- What Gonzaga school is celebrating its centennial in 2020, and what do we hope to accomplish?
- What are the unique characteristics of the Gonzaga student today?
- How do we plan to be distinctive as a Jesuit University with a shortage of Jesuits?
- What are the top priorities for our college and schools? (Hear directly from their deans.)
- What is the overall alumni giving percentage and what does it mean for our future?
- How is a liberal arts education still relevant?
- What are predicted to be the most popular jobs in the next 10 years and how is Gonzaga responding?
- What are the most pressing opportunities and challenges for Gonzaga University, and how can you help?
Board of Trustees: You will provide leadership, inspiration, and mentorship for all volunteer leaders in attendance.
Board of Regents: You should attend as participants in the summit schedule, serving as role models to our future leadership. Regents will assist with summit planning and lead post-session discussions during the summit. Additionally, adding great value for attendees, each member will be matched as a mentor to another volunteer leader through our ZagsConnect platform before the summit and will continue this relationship after.
College and Schools Advisory Board Members: You will be invited to attend the summit, build camaraderie through networking with other GU volunteer leadership, bring advisory board perspectives into post-session discussions and have the option to be mentored by a Regent or Trustee leader.
Regional Chapter Leadership: You will be invited to attend the summit, build camaraderie through networking with other GU volunteer leadership, bring your regional chapter perspectives into post-session discussions and have the option to be mentored by a Regent or Trustee leader.
Critical Career Mentors: You will be invited to attend the summit, build camaraderie through networking with other GU volunteer leadership, bring career mentor perspectives into post-session discussions and have the option to be mentored by a Regent or Trustee leader.
Top Employers: You will be invited to attend the summit, build camaraderie through networking with other GU volunteer leadership, bring employer perspectives into post-session discussions and have the option to be mentored by a Regent or Trustee leader.
Alumni Scholarship Board: You will be invited to attend the summit, build camaraderie through networking with other GU volunteer leadership, bring Alumni Scholarship Board perspectives into post-session discussions and have the option to be mentored by a Regent or Trustee leader.
Parent Council Members: You will be invited to attend the summit, build camaraderie through networking with other GU volunteer leadership, bring Parent Council perspectives into post-session discussions and have the option to be mentored by a Regent or Trustee leader.
Potential Volunteer Leader: You will be invited to attend the summit, build camaraderie through networking with other GU volunteer leadership, bring personal perspectives into post-session discussions and have the option to be mentored by a Regent or Trustee leader.
Fall 2020 topics include:
- Mission and Jesuit Leadership to Navigate New Challenges
- Admissions in Unprecedented Times, and How We Can Help
- Financial Implications of the Pandemic on the University
- Career Networking – Mentoring Today's Students
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Gonzaga is grateful for you, our robust and energetic volunteer leadership base of more than 300 individuals nationwide. As leaders, you help advise on university policies and initiatives, mentor and hire our students and graduates, lead regional chapter activity, advise on school and college initiatives, and assist in fundraising efforts.
Because you give Gonzaga such a competitive advantage, we believe that if you are informed and united, you will be most effective in differentiating Gonzaga as a distinctive Jesuit university.