Military and Veteran Stories

In a time when churches all around the world are empty, this serves as a reminder that the tomb is empty too.

Spring has sprung in Spokane! Read on for some fun activities to enjoy the new season.

Military Friendly has named Gonzaga University to its 2020-21 Military Friendly Schools list.

"It breaks our hearts that we are not having the face-to-face engagement with prospective students we normally have, but I've been inspired by the creativity of my Admission colleagues as we move so much of our work into a virtual space," says Erin Hays, director of Undergraduate Admission. March and April are peak times for students and their families to visit Gonzaga. However, with most of the country now staying in place, Admission has had to get creative in developing digital delivery to reach out to Gonzaga's future students.

This spring break, Gonzaga Law students put their legal talents towards advocating for one of the most marginalized populations in society: incarcerated individuals.

After a national search, the School of Engineering and Applied Science is pleased to announce Dr. Aaron Crandall and Dr. Daniel Olivares will join Gonzaga University as assistant professors to the Computer Science department beginning Fall 2020.

Given the enormous challenges we face as individuals and as a society in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, Gonzaga will present "The Practice of Hope," a webinar that is free and open to all starting at 10 a.m. (PDT) Wednesday, April 8.

Gonzaga University's Emergency Management Team mobilized early and helped provide information necessary for faculty and transition face-to-face classes to distance delivery formats, while staff and administrators worked diligently to keep the Gonzaga community connected and operational.

Angela Ruff had toyed with the idea of living in a tiny house, but never would have had room for all the hats she has worn at Gonzaga. She has worked eight jobs and occupied 13 offices over her nearly 32-year career here, starting as a 20-year-old receptionist in the President's Office, and now, juggling ideas for how to create commencement in these unique and interesting times, among many other assignments.

Joe Johnston, assistant professor of sociology and criminology, recently published a research study about a program in multiple Spokane elementary schools, in which college students volunteer to walk children from their homes to school.

"Nothing like a national emergency to get me over my fear of using technology in the classroom." Psychology Professor Anna Marie Medina's sentiment was echoed by many of her faculty colleagues as they transitioned face-to-face classes to digital formats for distance delivery in barely two weeks.

Ally Clapp describes experiencing Palm Sunday in our unprecedented times.

Gonzaga announces that May 2020 Commencement ceremonies have been postponed until Sept. 4-6 when it will host three ceremonies: an Undergraduate Commencement, Graduate Commencement and Law Commencement.

Gonzaga and its Campus Kitchen program, Sodexo Food Services, along with Logan Elementary School and John R. Rogers High School are teaming up to provide 900 healthy, take-away meals for adults each week.

The Office of Sustainability asked Joe Johnston, Professor of Sociology and Criminology, about his sustainable commuting methods.