Reflections of

ZaGratitude

University Advancement Vice President Joe Poss shares his thoughts and gratitude for the people, places, things, and more that make Zag Nation and the Gonzaga University community distinctive.

Alliance House

Memories of Alliance House

St. Aloysius Church

The Spires

Spurs

Reflecting on the Spurs

Heart hands

Rise Up

Debate

Voices that Need Hearing

Advancement team at a retreat

Youth in Your Life

Joe and Josh

A Testament to the Collective Will

Holding hands in unity

Reuniting to Celebrate Helping Others

Bob Finn

Bob Finn

Elizabeth Kennedy

Elizabeth Kennedy

The Geldien Family

Jeff Geldien

Joanne Barber

Joanne Barber

Katie Moog

Katie Moog

Kim Brus

Kim Brus

Laura Gatewood

Laura Gatewood

 Decorative image

Renae Howat

Shane Hatcher

Shane Hatcher

headshot of Shanna Dunne

Shanna Dunne

Stacey Avery

Stacey Avery

Whitney Franklin

Whitney Franklin

Commencement

1,235... 786... & 7 (and 2020!)

Show up for Zags Give Day 3.30.21

It's just past 3:20 in Spokane...

Beach

Strong back, soft front & wild heart

Don Nelles and Ed Renouard

From the Butte Rats to so many of your voices

The Gonzaga men's basketball team celebrates their first trip to the Final Four while coach Mark Few holds the West Regional Championship trophy.

"how special this is...."

Sun shining over saint aloysius church

453 years ago today (Happy Birthday)

Charlita Shelton in a meeting

Our namesake fought the plague... we must do our part

Go Zags pendant on red background

Hope = others = 3/11/21 (so much better than 3/20!)

stained glass window inside Dexter Ave. Baptist Church where MLK led

"Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education"

PNW MOSAIC: Mapping Othering, Strength, & Allyship In Community Navigation Image

My world changed that day...

spike sculpture with red mask

The top 20, it isn't what one might think...

Tim Westerhaus

Bringing campus to you... 2020 style

three people wearing protective masks

First week for class of 2024, Commencement for Class of 2020

Handful of Zag Pins

"—so I wanted to do something to honor them.”

Stethoscope

"a stamp on my heart and my mind that I traveled the extra mile"

Molly Bosch speaking at commencement

"Cannonball moments..."

Class of 2020 on Mulligan field

Today.....graduation and Mother's Day

A Gonzaga University nursing student gives a patient a vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontline Heroes

Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh speaks to graduates (GU photo)

Thayne's message to our students

A banner that reads We Are Gonzaga is held by students at halftime during a basketball game.

A Zag family stretches to help others hopefully do the same

Certificates of graduation lined up on a table at the Graduate Commencement.

"Finishing in 1998 was not in God's plan; finishing in 2020 is on the horizon.”

Sign for Rosemary RIP

"Zag Nation will miss you....we will too"

Fr. Bernard J. Coughlin, S.J., wearing the GU Presidential Medallion in October 1974. Courtesy GU Foley Center Special Collections.

Father Coughlin - It's all about love

Photos of young Bing Crosby

Merry Christmas...a bit of trivia & GU's online Advent calendar

Students applaud faculty at 2019 academic convocation

The door opened for me, by my parents, is kept opened because of your support...

Rosemary

The difference will come from here...

The Class of 2022 forms on Mulligan Field. GU photo

Zag Nation 2022... A Year of Stories

Noni and Jim Comerford

"...you don’t need to know the answers, you learned how to find the answers.”

Show up for Zags give day Mar 3 2022

Wow... Zags showed up

Why Gonzaga button

Why Gonzaga?

Finalist Matthew Ishihara speaks with State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary E. Fairhurst at the conclusion of the 2017 Linden Cup. (GU photo by Libby Kamrowski)

When Mary Fairhurst hugged you...

commencement cap says Zag Up

What we have learned from you...

Original Coat of Arms

What's in a name?

Two TONS of leaves

President McCulloh Speaks to a crowd

Trusty new typewriter, not-trustworthy Chevy Chevette & “Kuderistics”

flags representing the Gonzaga college and schools

Truly a phenomenal story below… enjoy...

Professors

Three photos and...

Welcome Weekend

This just happened...

Fans cheer at Kraziness in the Kennel.

They soar...

ROTC at attention on a Gonzaga University field

"They guide us. They pull us out of harm’s way. They touch and caress us with love and kindness." - Michael Powell

2 kayaks on the beach of the Spokane River at sunset

"They embodied the values that we foster here at Gonzaga"

parent and family

They are talking about us... each of you, actually

Charlita portrait

The young marine

Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh

The voices... #wisdom

three students talking outside

The Sullivans

MacDaniel Graff

“The King of Boone Avenue”

Ken Sammons

The Ken Sammons Way

Easter Egg Hunt

The Easter moon (over GU)

choir singing on steps of college hall

That's GU & BYU

alumni gather during reunion

Thank you Tuesday - 11/6/2018

group of students on steps with letters spelling thank you

Thank you Tuesday - 10/30/2018

Sharon Cade is on the board of regents for Gonzaga University.

Thank you Tuesday - 11/20/2018

Dan Brajcich

Thank you Tuesday - 11/13/2018

ROTC members presenting colors in uniform

ZaGratitude - 12/4/2018

hands reaching for book

ZaGratitude - 11/27/2018

Dennis Wheeler

Thank you, Dennis Wheeler

Tom Larkin and his father, Tom Sr.

Text or call... or anyone who’s been like family to you

runners at bloomsday parade

Sprint to the finish

Rick Clark stands with a backpack in a hallway.

Special Message

Students walking in the snow.

Sometimes you need a push

Students at a presentation

Smiling faces and square feet

"Simple message, not simplistic" Happy B-Day Father Coughlin

Gonzaga University's President Thayne McCulloh

Significant news today:

Father and son

Selection Sunday and so much more...

Tony Lehman, SJ

Remembering Father Tony Lehmann

Jundt Art Museum

Remembering Barbara Redmond

Mike Roth

Reflection from Mike Roth

Study group on campus

Reconnecting 70+ years later...

Gonzaga Family Haven Build

Our family is growing...

Mascot Spike petting Statue Spike on campus.

"one of the best decisions I ever made."

UA Staff Meeting

Not what you might expect today

mieri-kahsay

"To be honest, I'm not a natural leader."

Robin Kelly and Joe Poss selfie at commencement

Nailed it...

man in sweater

Mystery Zag

An American flag on Gonzaga's campus

Memorial Day and the Murph

Bollier Center

McGivern - pathways and connection

Unite in <span aria-label=Hawaiʻi ignite winner Ray Suganuma (’88) ">

Mahalo - for Ray and so many in this powerful network

Merry Christmas

M a g i s... the call to more

Santa with a little Zag

Look for the Light in the Eyes of Children

students gathered in hemmingson

"Leading....during historical moments that have grave consequences."