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Military Science
“Zagopoly is a Monopoly-like board game that was created and marketed by the Hogan Program’s Legacy Project with all profits going to Spokane’s Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery.” Bryan Zerr, ’09 Aurora, CO
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The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program is a cooperative effort between the U. S. Army and Gonzaga University that focuses on building confidence, leadership and an intellectual context for service in the military, while qualifying men and women for a commissioned officer position in the Army. Before entering their freshman or sophomore year, students may compete for a portion of the $1 million in scholarship funds that the U. S. Army invests in Gonzaga’s program. Non-scholarship recipients may enroll in the ROTC program as late as the end of their sophomore year. Gonzaga’s ROTC graduates consistently rank at the top of the ROTC graduates nationwide. It is the belief of Gonzaga’s program directors and graduates that this is because Gonzaga ROTC cadets are first students, then cadets. The values of the ROTC program – loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage – are matched closely to the University’s Jesuit ethos of educating the whole person. Gonzaga ROTC cadets fulfill the ethics-based University core; develop leadership skills from service activities, sports, and student clubs; and maintain active social lives.
Community involvement and Service Learning The Center for Community Action and Service Learning (CCASL) is a busy place where all students are welcome, whether they are looking to get involved in a service project or to find a community of students who are interested in making a difference in the world. With a staff of 30, including student workers, CCASL provides students with information on hundreds of community agencies where they can volunteer or with whom they can pursue post-graduate volunteer opportunities. There are two forms of service learning at Gonzaga: curricular-based, in which a faculty member integrates a service project into an academic course, and co-curricular-based, in which students participate in service projects outside the University curriculum. The University is credited with providing the most service hours of any organization in the City of Spokane – over 120,000 hours each year.