September 2023 | Vol. 25 #1
In This Issue
Reyes a Clear Definition of Loyalty and Service
Few could speak with Raymond Reyes for more than a few minutes without being drawn into his wit, wisdom, wonder for the world and his passion to make it better.
He’s a visionary, a healer, an extraordinarily bright and well-read luminary, highly sought speaker and capable administrator . . . but what he likes best is teaching because “when I’m in front of a class or in a circle of students, I’m learning.”
Faculty Honored for Outstanding Year in Teaching, Scholarship
The following faculty members were recognized at the annual Academic Convocation honoring their academic excellence in 2022-23.
Susan Poindexter, Special Education Community Engaged Learning Faculty of the YearKay Slater, Nursing Collaborative Work & Innovation
Susan Edwards, Nursing Teaching Excellence (Non-Tenure Track)
Jamie Rock, Nursing Collaborative Work & Innovation
Nancy Staub, Biology Diversity Leadership
Gary Chang, Biology Teaching Excellence (Tenured)
Meirong “Mary” Zhang, Engineering Professional Contributions
Juliane Mora, Communications Studies Collaborative Work & Innovation AND Compass Award
Jamella Gow, Sociology & Criminology Teaching Excellence (Tenure-Track)
Leslie Stamoolis, Theatre/Dance Compass Award
Todd Finkle, Business Administration Professional Contributions
Monica Bartlett, Psychology Academic Citizenship
Laurie Arnold, History Open (Tenured)
Spirit's Two Versions/What Say You?
Give Spirit Your Input
Today Spirit offers you two versions of your monthly newsletter: Both containing the same stories, pictures and information. One is the pdf version you have received since the onset of COVID, which is laid out in a print format, and the new version is in a web page format.
Please take one minute to respond, giving us your feedback on these two versions. Which one do you like best and why? Or why don’t prefer one over the other. Email us at spirit@gonzaga.edu today. Thanks so much.- Your Spirit Team
Professors Granted Emeritus
Bottom row from left to right: Jerri Shephard, Diane Tunnell and Mary Jeannot
Seven longtime Gonzaga faculty members with distinguished careers were honored with the title Emeritus (first year at GU in parenthesis). Professors Emeritus are Akbar Ansari (1986), Mechanical Engineering; and Dan Mahoney (1992), Educational Leadership and Administration. Associate Professors Emeritus are Henry Batterman (1984), Modern Languages and Literature; Susan English (2002), Integrated Media; Jerri Shephard (1990), Educational Leadership and Administration; Diane Tunnell (1987), Kinesiology and Sport Management; and Mary Jeannot (1992), Teacher Education.
Staff Honored for Service
Six staff members were honored on May 31 for their exemplary service to Gonzaga and their peers.
Spark of Spirit Award
Holly Jones, University Advancement (left), Amy Barton, Arts & Sciences (middle), and Pam Alvarado, Payne Leadership Development (right)
Outstanding Service in Support of Mission Award
Vipul Saxena, ITS (left) and Jennifer Gill, Graduate Student Services (right)
Innovation Award
Joshua Somrah, Housing & Residence Life
$5 Million Gift Launches Institute for Informatics and Applied Technology
GU Welcomes Two New Deans
Spirit asked GU’s new deans a little about themselves to better acquaint you with them.
Fields of Dreams: Jenn & Tim Klein
Addressing Artificial Intelligence
In pondering the stunning growth of artificial intelligence tools at the beginning of the Center for Teaching and Advising’s “Enhancing our AI Literacy” retreat, some faculty members expressed excitement at incorporating the powerful tech tool into their classes. Others, though, like Associate Professor Karen Petruska (Communication Studies) went “straight to existential threat” when considering AI’s possible ramifications for teaching and learning.
It’s safe to say that when the couple dozen faculty members, administrators and staffers left the day-long discussion Aug. 15 – part of CTA’s Teaching and Learning Symposium 2023 – most attitudes landed somewhere between excitement and fear. But everyone walked away knowing that AI is here and it’s not going anywhere.
What happens next as the Gonzaga community adapts to this dynamic new tool is a story that will unfold differently in different areas of campus. The overall message for faculty at the symposium, though, was that there are incredible opportunities for teaching students to use AI that enhance students’ creativity and academic rigor. And the same goes for teachers.
“In teaching, there’s always another thing to learn about,” said CTA Director Nichole Barta (Kinesiology & Sport Management) in an opening session she co-hosted with Justin Marquis, Instructional Design and Delivery director, delving into AI as a new science of learning. “And the students show up to class every day thinking the same thing.”
Chase Bollig (English) is an early adapter and embracer of AI, and used it in a first-year writing course last year, learning a lot about how students use AI now, and what the potential is for using ChatGPT or Google’s Bard AI tool as an automated researcher, assistant and writer. He led a session on “AI as Part of a Writing-Enriched Tool Kit” and noted that his students found it frustrating at times, and some had their own ethical questions about how much AI used in an assignment is too much.
Other sessions at the symposium included Marquis guiding faculty through how to design assignments that incorporate AI, and research librarians Anthony Tardiff and Candise Branum exploring “AI-Powered Research: Helpful or Hallucination?”
Around Campus
Business Professor Todd Finkle’s book, “Warren Buffett: Investor and Entrepreneur,” earned him a Bronze Medal from the Axiom Business Book Awards.
Mass of the Holy Spirit is Sept. 12, 10 a.m., St. Aloysius Church, with lunch to follow at Cataldo Hall Globe Room.
History Professor Ray Rast accepted an invitation to serve on the Experts Advisory Committee for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, with goals to assess how historic preservation policy intersects with things like the nation’s housing crisis, climate change and tribal relations.
Gonzaga initiated three new master’s programs: The Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) and Online Master of Business Administration are housed in the School of Business Administration and will launch this fall while the third, an online Master of Education in Educational Leadership with Principal Certification, will start in spring 2024.
Money magazine’s latest Best Colleges "Rankings and Recognition" rated Gonzaga among the best colleges in the West, noting 76% acceptance rate, $69,900 estimated full price, $38,100 estimated cost with grants, and an 84% grad rate. Rankings are based on quality, affordability and student outcomes.
Gonzaga's Center for Lifelong Learning is partnering with Green Flower, the industry leader in cannabis education, to offer a Certificate in Cannabis Health Care and Medicine and a Certificate in Cannabis Compliance & Risk Management. Learn more: https://bit.ly/46Uzs9Y
Ensuring campus security and safety, appropriate emergency response, effective support of environmental health and safety, and management of institutional risk are four reasons University leaders have consolidated those departments under Human Resources Vice President Ray Kliewer, President Thayne McCulloh announced this summer. “Given the thousands of people who ordinarily live on, work at, and visit our campus on a daily basis, the work of crime reduction and crisis management is perennial, requiring the constant attention of highly skilled professionals,” McCulloh said.
Gonzaga basketball Coach Mark Few was assistant coach for the USA National Team this summer. Few was named to the coaching staff for the 2023 FIBA World Cup and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He joins USA and Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr.
Thirty faculty and staff members competed for Gonzaga’s Corporate Cup team in Bloomsday 2023. Law’s Lisa Bradley scored the maximum points as an individual. Her Zippity Zags team including Arturo Garcia Osorio, Borre Ulrichsen, Jackie Van Allen and Bailley Wootton placed best ever for a GU team, 1st in their division and 2nd overall out of 208 teams. Garcia Osorio was GU’s fastest finisher at 52:25.
Jud Regis Endowed Chair of Accounting Andrew Brajcich is newly elected president of the Washington Society of CPAs Board of Directors.
The Logan Block Party is Sept. 15, 4-7 p.m., at Mission Park.
Noteworthy
New Hires
Brian Seguin, head public service librarian, law; Catherine Niblock, program asst III, Engineering; Colleen Hagan, executive asst & office manager, President; Eric Davis, custodian, Plant; Erin de Silva, social media specialist, Marketing & Communications; Ethan Lewan, application specialist, Grad Enrollment Management; Francisca Lara, specialist academic budget & personnel, Provost; Hannah Matchell, student affairs program coordinator, Law; Katie Green, mail services clerk, Auxiliary Enterprises; Meghan Ridgely, manager dean’s suite & faculty support, Law; Michele Maxwell, asst volleyball coach, Athletics; Pearlrae Thomas, custodian, Plant; Roy Barsh, asst men’s basketball coach, Athletics; Stephen Cummins, director, Woldson Performing Arts Center; Tiffany Sarratt, custodian, Plant; Andrea Lofgren, assessment and accreditation officer, Education; Jamie Jamison Tancrell, asst vice president, HR; Jerad Serdar, custodian, Plant; Lauren Sfeir, web & marketing specialist, Education; Ryan Chun, admission specialist, Grad Enrollment Management; Sue Edwards, groundskeeper, Plant; Tennille Brown, senior director, Grad Enrollment Management; Jeff Borden, dean, Leadership Studies; Julie Wolter, dean, Nursing; Michael Heupel, custodian, Plant; Mishayla Blair, registrar operations specialist II, Institutional Research & Registrar; Peter Chastain, groundskeeper, Plant; Sydney Rains, program coordinator, Student Affairs; Addie Kemp, residence director, Housing & Residence Life; Andrea LaPlant, relations director, HR; Aneshia Jerralds, asst dean for residential experience, Housing & Residence Life; Brenna Anderson, academics coordinator, Athletics; Bryce Gill, residence director, Housing & Residence Life; Chris McGaughey, men’s soccer asst coach, Athletics; Christopher Stiles, senior director of gift planning, Development; Daniele Bean, asst women’s basketball coach, Athletics; Dante Jester, program coordinator, Institute for Research & Interdisciplinary Initiatives; Elizabeth Larson, compensation manager, HR; Ethan Smith, custodian, Plant; Grace McElligott, social media specialist, Marketing & Communications; Jacquelyn Orchard, advancement communications specialist, Alumni Relations; Jennifer Fountain, dean of Student Wellbeing; Jessica Ocampo, program asst, New Students Programs; Jesus Cardenas, youth program manager for elementary programs, Community Engagement; Josephine Orlando, residence director, Housing & Residence Life; Kristin Finch, assoc chief diversity officer, Inclusive Excellence; Madison Omdal, asst athletic trainer, Athletics; Madison Cooley, asst women’s soccer coach, Athletics; Noah Matthews, asst athletic trainer, Athletics; Robin Petersen Lewis, community engaged learning coordinator, Community Engagement; Sara Whelchel, admission counselor, Admission; Sophie Cieslicki, residence director, Housing & Residence Life; Whitney Pitalo, asst coach women’s soccer, Athletics; William Shoup, admission counselor, Admission
Position Changes/ Promotions
Kim Brus, assoc director, Donor Relations; Marit Jacobs, director of development, University Advancement; Morgan Anderson, academic curriculum specialist, Institutional Research & Registrar; Sarah Marr, asst director community-engaged learning, CCE; Anthony Brown, director of risk & emergency management, Risk Management; Danielle Teague, assoc director of student experience, Research & Assessment, Provost; Grace Davis Nicholson, manager external relations & special events, Law; Natalie Chapin, groundskeeper, Plant; Sarah Guzman, executive director, Law; Todd Mosebar, asst. budget & personnel officer, Arts; Catherine Santangelo, assignments coordinator, Housing & Residence Life; Rachel Porter, custodian lead, Plant; Stashia Kaiel, asst director, Global Engagement; Alexandra Giffin, academic advisor, Nursing; Alysha Terrell, administrative asst & office manager, HR; Carol Osenga, program specialist, Development, Debra Fischetti, budget specialist, University Advancement; Kayla Lantgios, benefits manager, HR; Marcy Candland, asst director youth programs, CCE; Natalie Borek, sr curriculum specialist, Institutional Research & Registrar; Todd Coleman, lead groundskeeper, Plant; Maria Viveros, asst athletic trainer, Athletics
Goodbyes
Amanda Hardt, social media specialist, Marketing & Communications; Maureen McGuire, general counsel; Roger Powell Jr, asst men’s basketball coach, Athletics; Alexander Bies, asst professor psychology, Arts; Alexandria Young, director women’s basketball operations, Athletics; Andrei Kochegarov, Arts; Aubree Argyle, lecturer, Nursing; Bonni Dichone, assoc professor, Arts; Brian Best, facility manager, Bozarth; Brianna Brinkman, asst professor, Engineering; Carol Smith; Catherine Follette, program coordinator, Business; Dan Mai, specialist, Mission & Ministry; Daniel Mahoney, professor, Education; David Gracon, asst professor, Integrated Media; Debbie Lindgren, lecturer, Education; Deborah Smith, lecturer, Nursing; Dennis Conners, assoc professor, Leadership; Dennis Colestock, sr director, Housing & Residence Life; Diana Justice, program asst II, University Advancement; Diane Tunnell, assoc professor, Education; Elena Shaw, student services onboarding specialist; Grad Enrollment Management; Eric Davis, custodian, Plant; Esther Matthews, asst professor, Sociology & Criminology; Faye Phillips, lecturer, Nursing; Fazlija Muftic, custodian, Plant; Forest Rodgers, assoc professor, Sociology & Criminology; Gary Thorne, asst professor, Psychology; Giselle Cunanan, lecturer, Critical Race & Ethnic Studies; Heidi Doolittle, lecturer, Modern Languages & Literature; Henry Batterman, assoc professor, Florence; Hussein El Ebiary, lecturer, Biology; Jacqueline Van Allen, grant & contract officer III, Sponsored Research; James Williamson, men’s soccer asst coach, Athletics; Jennifer Akins, lecturer, Modern Languages & Literature; Jennifer Sevedge, lecturer, Modern Languages & Literature; Jerri Shepard, assoc professor, Education; Jessica Halliday, lecturer, English; Jill Culley, academic adviser, Nursing; Joshua Anthony, lecturer, English; Kathleen Leamy, asst professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry; Kelsey Solberg, director professional and community engagement, Leadership; Kevin Shelley, assoc professor, Law; Akbar Ansari, professor, Engineering; Kirk Reinkens, freshman engineering course coordinator, Engineering; Lenora Lopez Schindler, lecturer, Art; Mary Jeannot, assoc professor, Education; Mary Lyle, lecturer, Nursing; Melina Palomba, program asst III, Leadership; Michael Connolly, assoc professor, Political Science; Molly Martin, asst debate coach; Ryan McCulloch, assoc professor,Human Physiology; Samantha Galluzzo, admission counselor, Admission; Samuel Matthews, asst professor, Business, Sean Devine, lecturer, Chemistry & Biochemistry; Susan English, assoc professor, Integrated Media; Tao Zhang, lecturer, Communication Studies; Theresa Giordanellia, program asst III, Arts & Sciences; Ulil Amri, lecturer, Environmental Studies; Vincent Alfonso, professor, Education; Wayne Unger, visiting asst professor, Law; Weili Yuan, lecturer, Education; Zaida Rivera, staff attorney, Law; Alexis Brown, assoc head coach, Women’s Soccer; Alfonso Amanecer, program manager, UMEC, Anna Belov, data & system coordinator, HR; Barbara Boyer, professor, Arts & Sciences; Catherine Dieter, director field experience, Education; Ciarra McCormick, case manager, Center for Cura Personalis; Erica Ramos- Thompson, case manager, Center for Cura Personalis; Jacqueline Heeman, asst trainer, Athletics; Kaitlan Ducken, program coordinator, Research & Interdis; Kayla Johnson, program asst III & budget asst, President; Kelly Needs, asst athletic trainer, Athletics; Kylee Gehring, asst athletic trainer, Athletics; Makenzie Moody, residence director, Housing & Residence Life; Megan Hewins, assoc project manager, ITS; Megan Self, purchasing manager, Controller’s Office; Nicholas Crane, custodian, Plant; Rachel Beal, program asst II, Leadership Studies; Russell Huffman, lecturer, Nursing; Shirley Watson, program coordinator, Nursing; Tyler VonDracek, asst director operations, Rudolf Fitness Center; Veronica Puente Arroyo, asst director youth programs, CCE; Wade Sase, infrastructure administrator II-windows, ITS; Carol Huston, grad program specialist, Institutional Research & Registrar, Chad Little, case manager, Center for Cura Personalis; Clay Ridgley, electrician, Plant; DaShane Fugate, program coordinator, SJLCE; Deborah Stevenson, director, Center for Student Academic Success; Jared Payton, asst director, Housing & Residence Life; Jonathon Arnott, custodian, Plant; Madeline Gotta, asst women’s soccer coach, Athletics; Mario Puccinelli, budget & personnel officer, Engineering; Michael McPhee, program coordinator, Students Affairs; Nancy Moss, faculty assistant, Law; Ryan Culver, security officer, Campus Public Safety & Security; Sophia Alvord, program asst III, Disability Access; Teresa Atkins, budget & personnel officer, Leadership Studies
Anniversaries
50 Bud Barnes, professor, Economics
45 Chuck Murphy, chief strategy officer, President
40 Jane Hession, academic adviser/assessment evaluator, Business
35 Randy Bennett, professor, Economics; Dean Larson, asst professor, Math; Angela Ruff, project & event manager, Provost
30 Julie McCulloh, vice provost for enrollment management, Provost; David Cleary, professor, Chemistry; Carolyn Hood, library tech III, Law; Paul Nowak, professor, Civil Engineering; Mia Bertagnolli, vice provost for faculty affairs, Provost
25 Jeff Amann, working maintenance supervisor, Plant; Shannon Zaranski, budget & personnel officer, Nursing; Dori Sonntag, assoc VP, University Advancement; Rick Rasmussen, TES assoc director, ITS; Kimberly Weber, professor, Special Education; Elisabeth Bennett, professor, Counselor Education; Ben Semple, professor, Modern Languages; David Boose, professor, Biology; Glen Frappier, sr lecturer/debate coach, Communications Studies; Jennifer Shepherd, professor, Chemistry
20 Senad Avdic, equipment repair technician, Plant; Mike Rorholm, business manager, Jesuit Community; Molly Pepper, professor, Management; Kirk Besmer, professor, Philosophy; Kim Brus, assoc director, Donor Relations; Linda Tredennick, professor, English; Eric Cunningham, professor, History; Erik Schmidt, professor, Philosophy; Anna Marie Medina, professor, Psychology; Kevin McCruden, professor, Religious Studies; Sheri Allenwykes, staff accountant, Athletics, Kirk Anders, professor, Biology
15 Sarah Everitt, assoc dean & director, Financial Aid; Pat Tyson, director cross country & track, Athletics; Drew Rieder, senior director regional chapters & affinity communities, Alumni; Christopher Johnson, sr. assoc athletic director, Athletics; Teresa Beratto, asst director, Student Accounts; Stephanie Rockwell, AVP operations & fundraising strategy, Organization Effectiveness; Bryce Thomas, assoc director, Learning Strategy; Jennifer Gill, student services specialist, Recruitment & Retention – GEM; Mark Voorhees, assoc head coach, Men’s Rowing; Erica Johnson, professor, Economics; Jessica Maucione, professor, English; Mark Young, assoc professor, Counselor Education; Matt Cremeens, professor, chemistry; John Eliason, professor, English; Ann Ciasullo, professor, English; Vesta Coufal, professor, Math; Brian Henning, professor, philosophy/Environmental Studies; Dan Bradley, professor, Philosophy; Mike Nelson, assoc professor, Psychology; Mike Rindge, professor, Religious Studies; Chris Stevens, assoc professor, Entrepreneurship; Terry Randles, office coordinator, Mission & Ministry; Marianne Poxleitner, professor, Biology; Melinda Howard, lecturer, Biology
10 David Peck, lecturer, Nursing; Lindsay Bailey, sr. LMS admin & data analyst, Instructional Design & Delivery; Paul Manoguerra, curator, Jundt Museum; Christopher Johnson, officer, Security; Jeffery Gilbert, technician, Electrical Engineering; Rebecca Chesterman, IT technician, Support Center; Rachelle Strawther, director, Center for Lifelong Learning; Justin Marquis, director, Instructional Design & Delivery; Lyle Spencer, data architect, ITS; Rachelle Hose, slate system administrator operations, Admission Operations; Colleen McLean, program asst III, Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office; Justin Morscheck, assoc professor, Finance; Jennifer Garrity, Lecturer, Nursing; James McKenzie, sr lecturer, Human Physiology; Charlie Lassiter, assoc professor, Philosophy; Laurie Arnold, professor, Native American Studies; Dan St. George, endpoint engineer, ITS; Chandra Reiber, Saturday Literature Program co-coordinator, Education; Addy Wissel, assoc professor, Counselor Education; Matt Porter, custodial lead, Plant
5 Jenna Larson, admission specialist II international/military, Grad Enrollment Management; Jacob Rooksby, dean, Law; Dana McCullough, treasury manager, Chief Financial Officer; Kristi Duenas, enterprise content management developer, ITS; Jim Fawcett, asst director for marketing & education, Parent Program; Byron Futrell, custodian, Plant; Caleb Strine, operations manager, GUEST; Michaela Johnson, program coordinator, Student Involvement & Leadership; Stephanie Morgan, medical asst, Health & Counseling Services; Emily Banick, Campus Kitchen program manager, CCE; Amie Le, marketing & events coordinator, Nursing; Abe Ritter, assoc director, Law Career Services; Cesar Vargas Rodriguez, asst coach, Men’s Tennis; Jacob Stewart, head coach, Men’s Cross Country; Carmen Dela Cruz, academic program coordinator, Leadership Studies; William Tuinenga, infrastructure admin II SCCM, ITS; Meredith McKay, coordinator II, Mission & Ministry; Monica Banyi, asst professor, Accounting; Yelin Zhang, asst professor, Finance; Boe Burrus, assoc professor, Kinesiology/Sport Mgt; Catherine Zeisner, asst professor, Educational Leadership and Administration; Robert McKinney, assoc professor, Counselor Education; Henry Ortega, sr graphic designer, Marketing & Communications; Kristine Miller, director, Annual Giving; Shannen Khare, asst professor, Chemistry; Yasaman Naraghi, lecturer, English; Julie Weiskopf, assoc professor, History; Caoimhin De Barra; assoc professor, History; Joseph Stover, assoc professor, Math; Eric Hogle, assoc professor, Math; Alejandro Arango Vargas, lecturer, Philosophy; Timothy Fink, assoc professor, Physics; Richard Callahan, assoc professor, Religious Studies; Harman Khare, asst professor, Mech Engineering; Dale McDonald, lecturer, Mech Engineering; Joe Engler, assoc dean, Education; Matt McCormick, assoc professor, Integrated Media & Art; Jared Wiltshire, desktop & instructional support specialist; Business; Jiana Stover, Science in Action coordinator; Jaishikha Nautiyal, lecturer, Communication Studies