NEWS BRIEFS RECOGNIZING THOSE WHOM WE SERVE The Catholic Diocese of Spokane Principals were welcomed by Dean Alfonso, President Thayne McCulloh, Bishop Blase Cupich, and Academic Vice-President, Patricia O’Connell Killen and SOE department chairs to a special reception in the fall. Bishop Cupich expressed his appreciation for the close association between Gonzaga University and the Catholic Diocese of Spokane. President McCulloh announced that Gonzaga and the SOE would be hosting the Diocese’s fall 2014 in service day for teachers. The day will include presentations and breakout sessions led by SOE faculty and will be focused on understanding the whole child, spiritually, academically, physically, emotionally and socially.
PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS The School of Education hosted its first Reception for Public School Superintendents on December 3, 2013. The event was held in the Jundt Art Galleries and was an opportunity for the SOE department chairs, GU
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administrators, and Superintendents from public schools to engage in conversation regarding expectations, needs and our commitment to future partnership. The University and the schools in our service area have worked together for many years through placements for field experience and student teachers, educational collaborations that include successful grant awards to benefit our faculty, candidates, local students and the community.
C E L E B R AT I N G G O N Z AGA The first National Gonzaga Day was held in 2013 during the Gonzaga 125th Anniversary and in 2013-14 the University decided to make the event an annual tradition for students to celebrate Gonzaga. Alumni, students, parents and faculty gathered in 40 locations in the U.S., Japan, Italy and Canada. Paul Storwick, President of the Calgary Gonzaga Chapter and a GU alumni and benefactor, organized this very special event in Calgary. More than 125 graduates and SOE alumni and current students in the Master of Counselling and the Master of Education (School Administration)