Gonzaga Magazine Summer 2011

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BEARING WITNESS

The Veterans Homecoming Project, developed by Gonzaga faculty, gives veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan the chance to tell their homecoming stories. Laced with pain and pride, each veteran’s story and each experience is different. The only constant – a life changed forever. PAGE 16

POWERED BY HER TALENT, GONZAGA LOVE, BIG-TIME AWARDS AND NATIONAL ATTENTION, COURTNEY VANDERSLOOT’S LIFE HAS TAKEN OFF LIKE A ROCKET. SEE THE VIDEO “A NEW SKY FOR COURTNEY” AT GONZAGA.EDU/MAGAZINE.

MISSION:POSSIBLE

The director of Gonzaga’s popular alternative spring break program says that participating in Mission:Possible is like putting on an invisibility cloak for a week to try out a life of service. PAGE 21

TALES OF DESMET

Growing up in Gonzaga’s legendary DeSmet Hall offers an education rich in life’s lessons. PAGE 24


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