2024 Senior Design Meet Your Team Event September 09, 2024 2024-25 Senior Design program started off with student teams, advisors, sponsors and advisory board members Shanchieh Jay Yang Named Inaugural Director of the Institute for Informatics and Applied Technology September 05, 2024 Yang, an esteemed scholar and leader in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, joined the Gonzaga community in August as the inaugural David and Cathleen Reisenauer Family Director of the Institute for Informatics and Applied Technology. AI LLMs Grow Into A Vibrant Discord Bot Project August 30, 2024 Kevin Dang and Jonathan Smoley ('24) are catching the attention of the AI world with their innovative Discord bot powered by Generative AI Large Language Models. Gonzaga Moves Up in the Princeton Review 2025 Rankings August 29, 2024 Gonzaga University once again lands among the 15 percent in this year's Princeton Review "Best Colleges for 2025" rankings, and also moved up in several categories dedicated to academics and student life. Q&A with New Arts and Sciences Dean Jacqueline Van Hoomissen August 27, 2024 Family is the center of her life. Everything that is important to her came from her family influences. Learn more about her as a person. New Interim Engineering Dean Shepherd is Full-Steam Ahead August 26, 2024 Jennifer Shepherd leads the School of Engineering and Applied Science with drive and tenacity as its interim dean for the next two years. Gonzaga Law School Launches First-Ever Intersession Week August 23, 2024 Not only will Gonzaga Law School commence the academic year with its highest total student enrollment since 2005, but it will also start implementing several new curriculum reforms designed to better equip students for the NextGen Bar exam. Among these changes are an adjustment to the academic calendar and the introduction of a new Intersession Week at the start of each semester. The Intersession Week will provide a mini-term that allows Gonzaga Law School to offer one-credit intensive courses, clinic and externship orientation, career development services, public service opportunities, mission formation experiences, and study abroad options. The Fall 2024 Intersession Week will take place the week of August 26th, with regular courses beginning on September 3rd, the Tuesday after Labor Day. In The Arena August 22, 2024 Zag alum and political consultant Danielle Cendejas helps people navigate the tricky communication waters of modern political discourse. Encouraging Engagement August 22, 2024 Faculty across Gonzaga will have classrooms full of students engaging with the thorny questions of the day. Rebecca Donaway in communication studies and Sarah James in political science are using election season to explore civil dialogue , teach about campaigns and political communication, and collaborate in a unique approach that taps both their areas of expertise. How Gonzaga Brought Expo 74 History to Life August 21, 2024 In 1974, Spokane hosted a the world's fair that reshaped the city and its environment. Fifty years later, Gonzaga University celebrates Expo '74 with sustainability-focused events and projects. Meet Gonzaga’s New Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence: Duy Dang August 12, 2024 This fall, Gonzaga University is going to experience something it hasn't for about 65 years -a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence. Duy Dang of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Vietnam is a senior lecturer and senior program manager for the PhD programs in RMIT's business school, and his research and teaching focus on applied analytics, digital transformation and information security management. Data of a Different Kind Can Predict Basketball Games August 07, 2024 Professor Gina Sprint's Large Language Model (LLM) used more than a million social media messages to predict the 2023 NCAA basketball tournaments. Her paper was recently published in IEEE Access. Gonzaga University Recognized by Phi Beta Kappa, the Nation’s Oldest Honor Society, and Approved to Establish a Chapter August 05, 2024 In a recognition that follows years of diligent effort on the part of many faculty and staff, the 47th Triennial Council of Phi Beta Kappa - the nation's oldest honor society - voted to establish a chapter at Gonzaga University. Monika Eckhart Selected as the Lukins & Annis Scholarship Recipient August 02, 2024 Congratulations to Monika Eckhart who was recently selected as this year's Lukins & Annis Law, Ethics and Commerce Scholarship recipient! In The News: UW Medicine's 2024 Stethoscope Ceremony in Spokane July 22, 2024 Sixty future physicians received stethoscopes at UW Medicine in Spokane, marking the start of their medical journeys.