Stories

Business and community leaders, along with GU faculty and staff, met for a discussion about how this community can best support Gonzaga students of color.

Dr. Avery Dame-Griff is a faculty lecturer at Gonzaga University who recently released his book, "The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet."

Gonzaga will welcome a contingent of 12 players and coaches from Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela from Oct. 21-29 for a series of programs stretching from Seattle to Spokane and designed to introduce the visitors to U.S. training techniques, club administration best practices, leadership tutorials and more.

The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force (BCHRTF) and civil rights strategist Eric K. Ward are the recipients of this year's Eva Lassman "Take Action Against Hate" awards.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was the first collaboration between the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA,) the Chinese Student Union (CSU,) and the Japanese Club (JC).

The Native Alumni Community celebrated its launch at Gonzaga, and this new community will celebrate the generations of Native American students of Gonzaga University and provide meaningful connections between current Native students and alumni.

Gonzaga University's Office of Admission announces our new Unity Scholars Program. This scholarship program affirms our commitment to an inclusive community that "educates students for lives of leadership and service for the common good" (Gonzaga University Mission Statement). The Unity Scholars Program is for WA state residents applying for first-year admission who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

The new Unity Scholars program invites lower-income Washington state students committed to social justice, cultural awareness and leadership to apply for membership in a four-year cohort supported by an array of campus offices, and paid for through scholarships and grants that cover the cost of all tuition, fees, housing and meal plan charges for four years.

Spirit rose out of Charette, a campuswide conversation former Father President Robert Spitzer, S.J., directed to derive solutions to common problems. One of those problems identified by faculty and staff was lack of communications between units on campus. A look back on how Spirit has raised morale and informed employees over the past 25 years.

Gonzaga's updated Strategic Plan provides a roadmap to enhancing the educational experience and students' future success. This includes support for new programs while deepening research opportunities and ways to provide ethics-informed professional education that cultivates attention to the common good, creative innovation and leadership. Specific action steps are revealed in this report.

October 11 marks the debut of the Gonzaga Lavender Alumni and Friends Community, connecting LGBTQ+ alumni and students through educational, social and professional development, and philanthropic programming.

Constitution Day, observed on September 17, marks the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787, a pivotal event that laid the foundation for American democracy. Citizenship Day, observed alongside Constitution Day, celebrates the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

Gonzaga's GUSR program fosters friendships between students and adults with disabilities, promoting inclusion and understanding.

Opportunity Northeast's "Catalyst" program helps Northeast Spokane youth experience college life, fostering a vision of themselves as future students and boosting confidence.

There are myriad reasons first-year students and transfers choose Gonzaga, but throughout Welcome Weekend the disparate backgrounds and separate educational and career goals give way to a sense of community and mission that is both palpable and undeniable.