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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.

The new Children's Rights Justice Initiative by the Gonzaga School of Law will fill a large need for attorneys who are specifically trained to represent and advocate for children.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sima Thorpe was a legal advocate and high school English teacher before joining Gonzaga in 1994 as volunteer coordinator. She could not have conceived what, or who, would follow in her tracks.

Founded on the Jesuit cornerstone of a faith that does justice, Gonzaga seeks opportunities to care for the community and respond to its most pressing needs.

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.

Lynn Blumen, once a shy child, gained confidence through Gonzaga's Campus Kids, later flourishing in academics and becoming a successful research scientist.

The Gonzaga-in-Zambezi program emphasizes mutual accompaniment and learning while navigating cultural complexities and reflecting on the lasting impacts of colonization.

Taylor Kratochvil adapted Gonzaga's community asset mapping approach to aid medical students in responding to the COVID pandemic.

The second cohort of the Spokane Neighborhood Leadership Academy (SNLA) wrapped up its six-session program with a cadre of grateful leaders ready to bring new energy and commitment to neighborhoods across the city.