Stories

The recovery from the fires will be a long one for the entire community, and both Davis Fogle and Braden Huff recently joined basketball coach Mark Few to support a new fund to help Spokane residents trying to rebuild their homes and their lives.

This fall, faculty are working hard to help students feel like they belong in the classroom.

Microaggressions are common in higher education and can shape whether students, staff and faculty feel a sense of belonging. The University’s Equity and Belonging Summit in April helped participants recognize them, understand their impact, and develop practical strategies for responding to them.

This fall, faculty, staff, and students are participating in reading groups focused on Pope Leo's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, which examines artificial intelligence through the lenses of human dignity, ethics, faith, and the common good.

As thousands of Zag family members from across the country and around the world gather in Spokane for Fall Family Weekend, Gonzaga has many reasons to celebrate.

For Josh Braun (’25), civil engineering has always been about more than designing buildings, roads and water systems.

Catalyst is an annual five-day summer program designed for rising 9th–12th graders from Northeast Spokane, with a focus on youth from underrepresented groups.

The idea behind Black Student Block Party Oct. 4 is simple: Provide Black students at Gonzaga and other colleges and universities — particularly students new to Spokane — a way to connect and find resources.

For Anthony Verducci (’16), the journey to becoming the founder of Wayfinder, a platform that helps case management agencies, service providers, and families coordinate care for those with disabilities, began with a feeling of belonging.

Gonzaga University has launched a new centralized reporting website designed to make it easier than ever for students, faculty, and staff to report concerns, seek support, and help foster a safe, accountable campus environment.

The Take Action Against Hate awards are presented to one individual and one organization that actively challenge hate and make positive strides of change in their communities, following in the footsteps of Eva Lassman, a Holocaust survivor and widely respected anti-hate advocate.

Six months after its formation, Gonzaga University's Presidential Task Force on Accompaniment, Safety and Belonging is reporting substantial progress on a wide range of initiatives aimed at strengthening campus culture, improving accountability systems and fostering a deeper sense of belonging for all students.

As Gonzaga University continues its work following the Presidential Task Force on Accompaniment, Safety and Belonging, faculty members are playing an important role in supporting student belonging, well-being, and success.

A spring 2026 Core Integration Seminar, "Care for the Person, Care for the Planet," invited students to practice personal reflection and environmental engagement in a setting that intertwined the two.