Military and Veteran Stories

The University of Washington School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Regional Health Partnership has announced that Darryl K. Potyk, M.D., FACP, has been named Chief of Medical Education for the partnership, and Associate Dean for Eastern Washington, for the UW School of Medicine (UWSOM).

Gonzaga graduate Matt Holland did not always know he wanted to be a priest, yet through his time at Bellarmine Preparatory School and Gonzaga, he found his way to the Jesuits.

Ryan Lojo ('13) has come a long way since the summer of 2011 when he learned about adversity firsthand as a full-time door-to-door pest-control salesman whose long days were filled with slamming doors, awkward moments and, in one case, being chased off the property.

In its methodology ranking the nation's 736 best-value colleges and universities, Money excluded schools with graduation rates below the median and those facing financial difficulties.

Megan Selden came to Gonzaga four years ago from Tacoma, Washington, eager to learn as much as possible. In addition to a bachelor's degree in business administration, Selden is graduating with a double concentration in finance and operations along with minors in entrepreneurial leadership and English.

Alum Matt Teske puts passion into production, designing what could be the next sporty electric.

More than 92 percent of Gonzaga University graduates who received their bachelor's degrees with the class of 2015 reported they are either employed (full- or part-time), continuing their education or serving as volunteers or in the military.

U.S. News & World Report ranks the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center/Gonzaga University Nurse Anesthesia Program the 18th best (tie) graduate nurse anesthesia program in the nation.

University of Washington (UW) and Gonzaga University (GU) have formally agreed to develop a collaborative partnership that has as its purpose the continuation, enhancement and expansion of medical education and research endeavors in Spokane.

For the fourth consecutive year, Gonzaga University is the nation's top-ranked (tie) Peace Corps volunteer-producing institution among "Small Colleges and Universities" with 18 undergraduate alumni serving in 15 countries worldwide, lifting Gonzaga's historical total to 338 alumni with Peace Corps service.

Gonzaga Magazine's 2016 winter issue features spotlights on Ryan Labar, Kyle McCoy and John Bowers

Nine highly qualified Gonzaga University students participated in clinical research projects and received mentoring from physicians and other medical professionals this past summer through the launch of the Seattle Summer Biomedical Internship program.

As first-year students in 2011, the graduates were asked to read Fr. Boyle's inspiring best-seller "Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion." Fr. Boyle stirred the class again at commencement May 10.

Cory Notestine, a counselor at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado, and a 2008 graduate of Gonzaga University's Master of Arts in School Counseling Program, was honored by First Lady Michelle Obama at a White House ceremony Jan. 30 for being named the 2015 national School Counselor of the Year.