Parent & Family Calendar
2019
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WELCOME TO THE Z AG FAMILY.
Greetings From Gonzaga’s Parent And Family Relations Office! We are excited that you are part of the Gonzaga Family and we look forward to sharing in your student’s college experience at GU! We’re here to assist you and your student during this important transition in your lives. It will surely be a time of great discovery and growth. Parent and Family Relations is here, especially for you. Studies show that parent and family involvement improves and enhances the college experience for students, and our office is committed to providing the guidance and support you need to help your student be successful. We understand the integral role parents and families play in making this new phase of your student’s educational journey a positive one and we have created several resources to keep you involved and informed. The Parent and Family eNewsletter, Family Essentials and our website at gonzaga.edu/parents are all full of helpful tips and information. In addition, our Parent and Family Advisory Council serves a crucial role by keeping us in touch with what you need to know and how best to keep you informed. Our intent is to make the Gonzaga campus a “home away from home” by offering you a full range of services and resources. We are available to answer your questions, big or small. If we don’t have an answer, we will certainly find one for you! Please feel free to call or email our office any time, or stop by if you’re in Spokane. We sincerely hope that this journey, for you and your student, will be fulfilling and successful. Welcome to our Gonzaga Family!
GO ZAGS!
Amy Swank, Director Parent and Family Relations swank@gonzaga.edu (509) 313-4154
SEPTEMBER
Tuition payment in full deadline (Aug. 2) 8-month tuition payment plan application deadline (Aug. 2) Residence Halls open – first year students (Aug. 24) Residence Halls open – returning students (Aug. 25) All Pre-Orientation (August 18 - 22) Parent and Family Orientation (Aug. 23-25)
SUNDAY
8-month payment plan - first payment due
MONDAY
New Student Orientation (Aug. 23-26) Center for Global Engagement Ice Cream Social (Aug 23) President’s Reception and Welcome Mass (Aug. 25) Monday-only classes begin (Aug. 26) Academic Convocation (Aug. 26) New students meet with assigned advisor (Aug. 26)
TUESDAY
Labor Day - no classes
Classes begin (Aug. 27) Fall CCE Volunteer Applications Open-GUSR, Youth Initiatives & ZVC Semester (Aug. 28) DICE Open House & Soup for the Soul (Aug. 30) Last day to make changes to fall Residential Meal Plan Selections (Aug. 30)
WEDNESDAY
Last day to add a class
THURSDAY
† St. Teresa of Calcutta Welcome Back to our Global Campus
FRIDAY
Last day to drop a class CCE Justice in January registration closes
SATURDAY First Year Student Launch into Leadership Retreat (Sept. 7-8)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 † St. Peter Claver Study Abroad applications open for summer Fall CCE Volunteer Application Due (GUSR, Youth Initiatives & ZVC Semester)
† St. John Regis † Mass of the Holy Spirit - no classes
Ice Cream Social Welcome Back to Campus Event ZagLink First-Year Mentoring App Closes
Pilgrimage 50th Anniversary
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 † St. Robert Bellarmine
Fall CCE Volunteer Training
International Day of Peace
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† Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 29-Oct 1)
† St. Vincent de Paul Native American Day Incompletes revert to provisional grades Search Retreat (Sept. 27-29)
29 30 24 25 26 27 28 Take comfort in the foundation you have provided for your student. This foundation will accompany your student across the miles and throughout the years.
AUGUST 2019
OCTOBER 2019
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OCTOBER
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY Study Abroad spring applications close FAFSA forms available
1 Speed Mock Interviews CCE Mission: Possible Registration Opens
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Third and fourth year returning resident housing sign-ups CPD Career Lab
FRIDAY † St. Francis of Assisi CPD Spokane Trek Zag Fam Weekend (Oct. 4-6)
2 3 4 CPD All Majors Career & Internship Fair Add Bulldog Bucks for mid-term study break
SATURDAY
† St. Francis Borgia CPD Engineering and Computer Science Career and Internship Fair
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Compass Retreat (Oct. 11-13)
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sukkot Oct. 13-20)
Columbus Day
† St. Teresa of Avila
Post Grad Service Fair
CPD New York Trek (Oct. 19-23)
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Sh’mini Atzeret (Oct. 20-22)
Founder’s Day – no classes Simchat Torah (Oct. 21-22)
Men’s Retreat (Oct. 25-27)
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Diwali
† St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Halloween
27 28 29 30 31 Discuss academic goals and expectations ahead of time. Many first year students do not do as well academically in their first semester as they did in high school, and many reconsider their proposed course of study. Ask your student what they hope to accomplish during their first year and help them take ownership of their education. Remember, though, grades are not the only indication of learning.
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NOVEMBER 2019 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
NOVEMBER
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
† All Saints Day
Resident Assistant (RA) applications available
Daylight Saving Time ends
FRIDAY
† All Saints of the Society of Jesus Election Day
SATURDAY † All Souls Day Students of Color Conference at Willamette U (Oct. 2-3)
1 2 CPD Career Lab
Last day to withdraw from a class Search Retreat (Oct. 8-10)
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Veterans Day
International Day of Tolerance Montserrat Retreat (Nov. 15-17)
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17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Giving Tuesday; gonzaga.edu/parentsfund
Thanksgiving Holiday (Nov. 27-29)
Thanksgiving Day
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Send care packages! Early in the year, sharing popcorn or chocolate chip cookies is a wonderful way for a student to meet their floor mates. Photographs are personal reminders of home. Holiday decorations, baskets of treats at exam time, and even everyday necessities like shampoo and school supplies are reminders that say, “I’m thinking of you.”
OCTOBER 2019 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
DECEMBER 2019 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
DECEMBER
SUNDAY
MONDAY
† St. Edmund Campion † First Sunday of Advent
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY Add Bulldog Bucks for finals study break
† St. Francis Xavier
FRIDAY † St. Nicholas
SATURDAY Reading/Study Days (Dec. 7-9)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 † Second Sunday of Advent † Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
† St. Juan Diego
Finals Week (Dec. 10-13 )
† Our Lady of Guadalupe Global Scholars Social
Fall 2020 Study Abroad applications open
Residence Halls close for Christmas break
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 † Third Sunday of Advent
† St. Peter Canisius
Christmas break begins Textbook rentals due
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 † Christmas Eve
† Fourth Sunday of Advent Hanukkah begins
† Christmas Day
Kwanzaa begins
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Hanukkah ends
New Year’s Eve Give the Greatest Gift;
gonzaga.edu/parentsfund
29 30 31 Don’t over schedule. Tell your student ahead of time about family plans, especially over the holidays, so that they can make plans accordingly.
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JANUARY 2020 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
JANUARY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY † Mary, Mother of the Society of Jesus New Year’s Day Kwanzaa ends
Resident Assistant (RA) applications due
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY † St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Payment in full deadline
1 2 3 4 CCE Justice in January (Jan. 5-11)
† Epiphany
CPD Portland Trek
CPD Seattle Trek
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Residence Halls open for spring semester
New Student Orientation Monday-only classes begin
Classes begin
Last day to make changes to spring Residential Meal Plan Selections
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no classes
Last day to add a class
Last day to drop a class
Chinese New Year Asian American Union Night Market
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 † St. Thomas Aquinas
Spring CCE Volunteer application due (ZVC Semester)
26 27 28 29 30 31 Encourage your student to visit their professors. Every professor sets aside three or four hours per week for office hours. This time is meant for one-on-one conferences to help students with papers, test prep, and answer other questions. Encourage your student to take advantage of this opportunity as often as possible.
DECEMBER 2019
FEBRUARY 2020
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FEBRUARY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY Intercultural Student Union Dinner
Spring CCE Volunteer Training
† All Jesuit Martyrs of Mission
1 CPD Career Lab
† St. Paul Miki and Companions
Careers in Social Justice Panel Search Retreat (Feb. 7-9)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 † St. Valentine’s Day Incompletes revert to provisional grades
Black Student Union
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 President’s Day – no classes
Women’s Retreat (Feb. 21-23)
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 CPD You Can in Spokane
† Ash Wednesday CPD FUSE Career Fair
’20-’21 Returning resident housing applications due
Montserrat Retreat (Feb. 28-Mar. 1)
Filipino American Student Union Barrio Fiesta
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Coach your student to solve problems, rather than solving them yourself. Your student may call for help or reassurance when things aren’t going well. Encourage your student to utilize campus resources-visit Health & Counseling; talk to an advisor or dean; seek help from a counselor or tutor. Parent and Family Relations offers resource information so you can be an informed coach for your Zag.
JANUARY 2020 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
MARCH 2020 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
MARCH
SUNDAY ’20 -’21 Second year student living-learning community (LLC) applications due
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Career Lab
DICE Student Staff Applications Close
SATURDAY CCE Mission: Possible (Mar. 7-14)
Fall Study Abroad applications close
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Add Bulldog Bucks for mid-term study break
International Women’s Day
† Purim (Mar.9-10) Spring Vacation (Mar.9-13)
CPD Silicon Valley Trek
CPD San Francisco Trek
Daylight Saving Time begins
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 † St. Patrick’s Day
† St. Joseph
Queer Student Union Drag Show
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 † St. Oscar Romero Diversity Monologues
† Annunciation of the Lord
Search Retreat (Mar. 27-29)
La Raza Latina Annual Festival
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Second year student housing applications due
29 30 31 Acknowledge that college today is different. Although century-old buildings look untouched by time, college life today is very different from the campus scene 25 or 30 years ago. Think twice before beginning a sentence with, “When I was your age...”
FEBRUARY 2020
APRIL 2020
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APRIL
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
THURSDAY
Career Lab
Second year student housing sign-ups
† Palm Sunday
WEDNESDAY
† St. John Baptist de la Salle
FRIDAY Last day to withdraw from a class
SATURDAY Hawaii Pacific Islander Club Luau
1 2 3 4 † Passover begins
† Holy Thursday
† Good Friday – no classes
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 † Easter Sunday
† Easter Holiday – no classes
Tax Day
† Passover ends at nightfall Emancipation Day
GEL Weekend (April 18-19)
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 † Divine Mercy Sunday
Yom Hashoah (April 20-21)
Academic Honors Convocation
Ramadan begins
DICE Lavender Graduation
Add Bulldog Bucks for finals study break
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 † St. Peter Canisius
Yom Haatzmaut (April 28-29)
† St. Catherine of Siena
26 27 28 29 30 Talk to your student about how, and how often, you’ll keep in touch. Do you want a planned time to talk or are you more spontaneous? A cell phone can be a wonderful way to connect, or it can be, as one student described, an “electronic leash.” Encourage your student to use it with discretion. Email and social media are also great ways to stay connected. Just don’t count on a reply to every message!
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MAY 2020 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
MAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY DICE End of Year Celebration
SATURDAY Reading/Study Days (May 2-4)
1 2 † St. Jose Maria Rubio
Cinco de Mayo Finals Week (May 5-8)
Global Scholars Social
Spring 2021 Study Abroad applications open ’20-’21 First year student living-learning community (LLC) applications due
† Commencement Mass Graduate School Commencement Residence Halls close for those not graduating
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mother’s Day Undergraduate Commencement
Lag B’Omer (May 11-12) Textbook rentals due Residence Halls close for those graduating
Armed Forces Day
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Full Summer Session begins Summer Session I begins
Ramadan ends Eid Al-Fitr (May 23-24)
† Ascension
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Memorial Day
† Shavuot (May 28-30)
Honor Your Zag; gonzaga.edu/parentsfund
† Pentecost
31 25 26 27 28 29 30 APRIL 2020
Renegotiate expectations. When your Zag visits home, remember they’ve been making decisions on how to spend their time. You, however, may have strong feelings when they come home late at night, sleep in, or arrive late for dinner. Most students respond well if you treat them with respect. Start the conversation by being flexible and seeking common ground and solutions that will work for both of you.
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JUNE 2020 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
JUNE
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1 2 3 4 5 6 † Trinity Sunday
† The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 † Sacred Heart of Jesus Juneteenth
† St. John Francis Regis
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 † St. Aloysius Gonzaga Father’s Day
† St. Thomas More
† Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Summer Session I ends
† St. Vincent de Paul
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 † Sts. Peter and Paul Summer Session II begins
First year student housing sign-ups
28 29 30 Understand that college years are a time for exploration. Your student might come home with a new identity - someone else’s clothes; new politics, philosophies, or eating habits; or even a new major and career goals. Most of these changes are temporary. Take a step back, have a sense of humor, and pick your battles. They need you to stick with them, have patience and support them as they chart the course of their own lives.
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JULY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY Independence Day
† St. Junipero Serra Canada Day
1 2 3 4 † St. Benedict
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 † St. Kateri Tekakwitha
† St. Bonaventure
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 † Tisha B’Av (July 29-30)
† St. Ignatius of Loyola
26 27 28 29 30 31 Ask questions - but not too many. First year students can resent interference with their new-found lifestyles. Still, most desire the security of knowing that someone is interested. Parental curiosity might seem obnoxious, or it could offer relief and support depending on the attitudes of the people involved. Avoid questions tinged with ulterior motives in favor of honest inquiries and discussion.
JUNE 2020
AUGUST 2020
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AUGUST
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Be an anchor Students often want their families to accept all the changes they are making, yet want everything at home to stay the same. It’s important to keep them updated about changes at home, whether it’s moving younger siblings into their room, an illness in the family or death of a pet.
† St. Peter Faber
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† St. John Vianney
Summer Session II ends Full Summer Session ends
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 † St. John Berchmans
† Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 All Pre-Orientation Programs (Aug. 16-20)
Parent and Family Orientation (Aug. 21-23) New Student Orientation (Aug. 21-24) Residence Halls open – first year students (Aug. 21-22)
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Residence Halls open – returning students President’s Reception and Welcome Mass
Monday-only classes begin
Classes begin
Centennial Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Ratification
† St. Monica
† St. Augustine
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Parent and Family Relations 502 E. Boone Avenue - MSC 2464 Spokane, WA 99258-2464 (509) 313-4154 gonzaga.edu/parents
Photos by Zack Berlat (’11), Amanda Ford (’20), and Gavin Doremus (’18).