GU to Host Prestigious Opus Prize Foundation Award March 08, 2013 GU was chosen to host the 2014 Opus Prize Foundation Award Ceremony and Process. Zag Nation Unites on First National Gonzaga Day to Celebrate University’s Tradition, Transformation January 24, 2013 Gonzaga University supporters united in person and spirit today on the first-ever "National Gonzaga Day" to celebrate the University's rich and living mission of Jesuit, Catholic education. Zags everywhere - from Spokane to New York City, and Washington, D.C. to Honolulu - gathered to celebrate "Tradition and Transformation," Gonzaga's 125th Anniversary theme, at 30 alumni gatherings nationwide plus events in Calgary, Alberta and Tokyo. GU Dedicates New Grotto, a Sacred Space to Promote Faith and Peace October 25, 2012 The new grotto devoted to Our Lady at GU was officially dedicated on Oct. 20, giving a new place of prayer and reflection for the community. Fr. Pat Conroy, S.J., Returns to Alma Mater October 25, 2012 Fr. Pat Conroy, S.J., the first Jesuit chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, returned to alma mater Gonzaga. Gonzaga to Break Ground on $14 Million Facility February 23, 2012 Gonzaga announced plans to break ground in Spring of 2012 on a new retail and parking facility. Service Ethic a Key in Making Students Become People for Others November 11, 2011 When Meagan (Brncick) Terry ('06) went to the White House Nov. 2 to accept the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, she said it felt like the culmination of a path she chose as a GU undergraduate. Finding God Each Day in Zambia April 01, 2010 Gonzaga's Zambia programs provide students a lessons in how to teach, learn, and give in community with a village in Zambia. Perhaps the strongest lessons was to become more truly human.