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Gonzaga Bulletin writer Audrey Measer ('22) says COVID gives students opportunity to thank faculty

Current students that signed up to host GEL students are still excited to share their Gonzaga experiences.

None of us would've foreseen that all that we were looking forward to would change. It's definitely been hard to wrap our heads around the way COVID-19 impacted our senior year.

"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.

Facing the escalating crisis of the coronavirus pandemic, Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh, D-Phil., says the University has been guided by its Catholic and Jesuit mission to focus first and foremost on care for the individual and concern for each person's health and safety.

In a time of social distancing and telecommuting, here are five tips to help you succeed at home.

Gonzaga's Mission and Ministry staff gathers to plan what student ministry looks like in a virtual campus environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gonzaga is here to support the undocumented students in our community.

Under the Provost model of university governance, academics and academic success drive everything; it generates the energy we need to do our jobs, change lives, and ultimately, to educate students for a better world.

Gone are the years of Jesuit abundance on campus. With the decrease in the number of members of the society throughout the world, Jesuits missioned to Gonzaga now take on work somewhat different than they once did. Fr. Dan Mai, S.J. ('98 M.A. in Christianity and Culture, '99 M.A. in Counseling Psychology) is a great example of this new-look Jesuit; a man of few words and great action, who is constantly finding creative ways to say 'yes' to God's call all over campus.

Your GEL Student Coordinator Parker Shaffer ('20) shares his perspective on GEL Weekend.

There's a variety of resources and support available for first-gen college students on Gonzaga's campus.

Gonzaga's DICE office is hosting a slate of events celebrating Black Heritage Month in February.

A collection of reflections from students, alumni and fans on being a part of Gonzaga Day 2020

The Gonzaga community worldwide united on Saturday, Jan. 18 to celebrate their connection to the University on the eighth annual Gonzaga Day.