Gonzaga University

Gonzaga University Gonzaga University
motto	Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
founding	1887
Sponsorship	Catholic Church
place	Spokane , WA / USA
President aI	Thayne McCulloh
Students	7637
Professors	354
Website	gonzaga.edu/

Administration Building main entrance

St. Aloysius Church on campus

The Gonzaga University is a private university in Spokane in the US state of Washington . It is a Jesuit university and one of 28 member universities of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities . 6,375 students are currently enrolled.

history

Gonzaga University was founded in 1887 by Father Joseph Cataldo, a priest from Italy. The university is named after Aloisius von Gonzaga .

Sports

The Gonzaga University sports teams are called the Bulldogs . The university is a member of the West Coast Conference . The small college is well known throughout the country for its basketball team. Gonzaga University has also produced several NBA players.

Personalities

Basketball player

• Brandon Clarke
• Zach Collins
• Austin Daye
• Kyle Dranginis
• Sonja Greinacher
• Rui Hachimura
• Quentin Hall
• Elias Harris
• Przemysław Karnowski
• Mathis Mönninghoff
• Adam Morrison
• Kelly Olynyk
• Domantas Sabonis
• Douglas Spradley
• Emma Stach
• David Stockton
• John Stockton
• Ronny Turiaf
• Joe Whitney

American football player

• Marion Ashmore
• Tony Canadeo
• Ray Flaherty

Others

• Sherman Alexie - writer
• Jason Bay - baseball player
• Brian Ching - soccer player
• Bing Crosby - singer and actor
• Tom Foley - politician, including longtime chairman of the US House of Representatives
• Christine Gregoire - Governor of Washington

Web links

Commons : Gonzaga University  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (English)
• Entry in the Washington encyclopedia HistoryLink (English)

Coordinates: 47 ° 40'2 "  N , 117 ° 24'8.5"  W.