Note: This message was originally sent on October 28, 2021
We are smack in the middle of FALL on campus – take a quick look at this short video to see what we are blessed to experience each and every day at GU.
ZaGratitude being sent today to our colleagues in Plant/grounds crew who make this one of the most beautiful campuses on the planet (and also remove over two tons of leaves each year!). Just last summer, Conde Nast Traveler released a list of 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in the U.S. Among the beachside campuses of our coastlines and the centuries-old grandeur of the Ivy Leagues, there is Gonzaga University.
Many within this ZaGratitude group provide support for campus beautification….thank you…we see the spirit and impact of your support all over campus.
PS – This does not directly relate to the above, but I was moved by what I read…..want to share with you all, as well: Commanding the 92nd Force Support Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane is the homecoming Ryan Whitaker (’16 M.A.) always hoped for in his 15 years of service in the Air Force. But, coming home took surrendering to a role he never thought he would fill.
“As a single mom, she showed me the value of making sure my servant’s towel was always bigger than my ego, that no one should be above menial tasks like taking their own garbage out or vacuuming a neighbor’s cubicle,” said Whitaker, who spent much of his childhood in Airway Heights and Colville.