Giving Stories

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.

Learn how Don Pearson ('66) is honoring his parents' impact through an ultimate, multi-million-dollar act of generosity and care for Gonzaga students.

Tom Woodley's million-dollar donation is the largest in history for Gonzaga's political science program.

Danielle Cendejas ('04) shares how igniting the Zag Network has helped shape her career and why she pays it forward to other Zags.

How the Reisenauer family's generosity is helping lead the way in advancing Jesuit tech education and opportunities for Gonzaga students, regional businesses, and more.

Melanie Benson ('23) shares a reflection on some of the most moving moments from her experience in Gonzaga's School of Nursing and Human Physiology.

With the end of the semester on the horizon, first-year Zag Kate Gage ('26) reflects on the opportunities made possible by donor generosity.

The story of Lieutenant Colonel Ed Rodriguez ('98), who has experienced the Bulldog Battalion as a cadet and now as a professor and the department chair of Military Science.

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.

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.

Chief of Staff Charlita Shelton, Ph.D., shares how her experience in the Marine Corps. aligns with her Gonzaga experience.

How gratitude and scholarship support are helping Courtney graciously give back for the common good

The College of Arts & Sciences Philosophy department is the steward of a not-so-hidden jewel - The Critical Edition of Alfred Whitehead, which landed two generous and anonymous donations totaling $100,000 this year.

How Gonzaga alum Shirley Johnson ('69) is paving the way for women in STEM

How students in the School of Nursing and Human Physiology benefit from new resources made possible by a grant from the E. L. Wiegand Foundation.

A conversation with former Bulldog Battalion cadet and current CEO of the Pat Tillman Foundation Dan Futrell ('05) and current GU School of Law student and Tillman Scholar Jennifer Scanlon