Stories

Kurt Nolen was a camera operator in Hollywood, working on major motion pictures and television programs. But his role as videographer at Gonzaga University is a perfect fit.

Seems like every story starts out, "Because of the pandemic . . ." Gonzaga's arts are no different. Significant adjustments have been made to give artists new ways of sharing their skills.

In this short interview series, we will introduce the Gonzaga community to the College of Arts & Sciences' incoming faculty. Our first interview is with the art department's newest faculty member, Reinaldo Gil Zambrano, a vital member of the Spokane printmaking community.

Marianne Poxleitner and Whitney Franklin are ready to lead through building relationships, trust and collaboration between faculty and staff.

Shuying Li, an award-winning composer with advanced degrees in musical composition, and a research faculty member at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, will join Gonzaga's faculty this fall as an assistant professor of composition and music theory.

A brief history of the women's suffrage movement in America, in honor of the centennial of the 19th Amendment

Gonzaga affirmed the connection between creativity and problem-solving when it unveiled the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center last April. The facility and GU faculty have become a magnet for talented arts students such as Xander Claypool.

Students in Professor Mat Rude's Ceramics course are getting an introduction to clay through an unlikely medium: dough.

Gonzaga dance faculty and students are learning at a distance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

History students are now visiting reconstructions of ancient cities such as Olympia and Athens using virtual reality technology in the classroom.

Gonzaga's Dance program celebrates the graduation of its first cohort of dance majors in May 2020

Gonzaga's Crosby collection recently added this original Norman Rockwell painting of Bing, which was commissioned by the California Peach Association for magazine ads featuring the Crooner.

Gonzaga hosts a Feb. 9 screening and lecture of the new documentary, "Older than the Crown," presented by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Event is free and open to all.

More than 500 students and faculty from 31 universities in our region will grace campus March 11-14 at the American College Dance Association Northwest Conference. For the public, the conference features a performance by the world-renowned Mark Morris Dance Group of New York City.

"A Grand Tour: Images of Italy from the Permanent Collection of the Jundt Art Museum" opens Jan. 18 and runs through May 9 in the Jundt Galleries of the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University.