PARENT & FAMILY CALENDAR
2018 -2019
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, the Parent and Family Guide 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
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Residence Halls open – first year students (Aug. 24) Residence Halls open – first year students – Kennedy 2nd and 4th floors (Aug. 25) New Student Orientation (Aug. 24-27) Residence Halls open – returning students – Kennedy 3rd and 5th floors and all other returning students (Aug. 26) President’s Reception and Welcome Mass (Aug. 26) Monday-only Classes begin (Aug. 27)
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Academic Convocation (Aug. 27) New Students meet with assigned advisor (Aug. 27) Intergroup Dialogue application opens (Aug. 27) Classes begin (Aug. 28) Fall CCE Volunteer Applications Open-GUSR, Youth Initiatives & ZVC Semester (Aug. 28) Last day to make changes to fall Residential Meal Plan Selections (Aug. 31)
Labor Day - no classes
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Last day to add a class Résuménia Fall Service Fair
Welcome Back to our Global Campus
Last day to drop a class First Year Student Launch DICE Open House/Soup for into Leadership Retreat (Sept. 8-9) the Soul Justice in January registration closes CLC Leader Retreat (Sept. 7-8)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 † St. Peter Claver † Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 9-11)
Intergroup Dialogue Application Closes Fall CCE Volunteer Application Due (GUSR, Youth Initiatives & ZVC Semester)
† Mass of the Holy Spirit - no classes
Ice Cream Social Welcome Back to Campus Event
Pilgrimage
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Fall CCE Volunteer Training El Grito
† St. Robert Bellarmine Intergroup Dialogue How to Zag
Yom Kippur (Sept. 18-19)
LGBTQ+ Brunch for Dinner
International Day of Peace
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Sukkot (Sept. 23-30)
Intergroup Dialogue Out to Lunch with Allies How to Zag
Sh’mini Atzeret (Sept. 30- Oct. 2)
† St. Vincent de Paul
Men’s Retreat (Sept. 28-30) Native American Day Incompletes revert to provisional grades
30 24 25 26 27 28 29 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 2018
OCTOBER 2018
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OCTOBER
SUNDAY Third and fourth year returning resident housing sign-ups
MONDAY Résuménia FAFSA forms available Intergroup Dialogue How to Zag Simchat Torah (Oct. 1-2)
TUESDAY Speed Mock Interviews Mission Possible registration opens
1 2 Columbus Day Intergroup Dialogue Out to Lunch with Allies How to Zag
Safe Space Training Level 1
WEDNESDAY All Majors Career & Internship Fair
THURSDAY † St. Francis of Assisi Engineering and Computer Science Career and Internship Fair
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
ZagFam Weekend (Oct. 5-7) Soup for the Soul Spokane Trek
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Add Bulldog Bucks for mid- term study break † St. Francis Borgia
Students of Color Conference (Oct. 13-14)
First Year Retreat (Oct. 12-14)
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 † St. Teresa of Avila Intergroup Dialogue How to Zag
Fall Service Fair
New York Trek (Oct. 20-24)
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Founder’s Day – no classes Intergroup Dialogue How to Zag
GUide Core application opens
Search Retreat (Oct. 26-28)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Intergroup Dialogue How to Zag
Halloween † St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
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.
SEPTEMBER 2018
NOVEMBER 2018
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NOVEMBER
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
† All Saints Day
Resident Assistant (RA) applications available
Daylight Saving Time ends
THURSDAY
† All Saints of the Society of Jesus Intergroup Dialogue Out to Lunch with Allies Safe Space Training Level 2 How to Zag
Election Day
Intergroup Dialogue GUide Core Individual Interviews (Nov. 12-13)
How to Zag
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
† All Souls Day Soup for the Soul Catholic Student Union Retreat (Nov. 2-4)
1 2 3 Diwali Résuménia GUide Core application closes
Last day to withdraw from a class
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Veterans Day
International Day of Tolerance Montserrat Retreat (Nov. 16-18)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Intergroup Dialogue
GUide Core hiring notifications
Thanksgiving Holiday (Nov. 21-23)
Thanksgiving Day
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 † St. John Berchmans
Search Retreat (Nov. 30 - Dec. 2)
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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.“
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DECEMBER
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY Tell family and friends about the perfect Christmas gift: Bulldog Bucks World AIDS Day
† First Sunday of Advent Hanukkah begins
† St. Francis Xavier
1 Résuménia
Add Bulldog Bucks for finals study break † St. Nicholas
Soup for the Soul
† Immaculate Conception Reading/Study Days (Dec. 8-10)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 † St. Juan Diego † Second Sunday of Advent
Hanukkah ends
Finals Week (Dec. 11-14)
† Our Lady of Guadalupe
Fall 2019 Study Abroad applications open
Residence Halls close for Christmas break
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 † Third Sunday of Advent
Christmas break begins Textbook rentals due
† St. Peter Canisius
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 † Fourth Sunday of Advent
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Christmas Eve
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Christmas Day
Kwanzaa begins
New Year’s Eve
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Don’t over schedule. Tell your student ahead of time about family plans, especially over the holidays, so that he or she can make plans accordingly.
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JANUARY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
Resident Assistant (RA) applications due
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
† St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
New Year’s Day † Mary, Mother of the Society of Jesus Kwanzaa ends
1 2 3 4 5 Justice in January (Jan. 6-12) † Epiphany
Portland Trek
Seattle Trek
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no classes
Last day to add a class
Last day to drop a class
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 † St. Thomas Aquinas
Spark
Spring CCE Volunteer application due (ZVC Semester)
27 28 29 30 31 Encourage your student to visit his or her 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 2018
FEBRUARY 2019
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FEBRUARY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Priority funding deadline for FAFSA filing Soup for the Soul
Spring CCE Volunteer Training
† All Jesuit Martyrs of Mission
Chinese New Year Spark
1 2 † St. Paul Miki and Companions Résuménia
Search Retreat (Feb. 8-10) Careers in Social Justice Panel
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Spark
† St. Valentine’s Day
Incompletes revert to provisional grades
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 President’s Day – no classes
First Year Retreat (Feb. 22-24)
Spark
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Spark
’19-’20 Returning resident housing applications due
24 25 26 27 28 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 informarion so you can be an informed coach for your Zag.
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MARCH
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Spark
SATURDAY
‘19 -’20 Second year student living-learning community (LLC) applications due Soup for the Soul Add Bulldog Bucks for mid- term study break Montserrat Retreat (Mar. 1-3)
First and second year student housing sign-ups
FRIDAY
1 2 † Ash Wednesday Résuménia
International Women’s Day
Mission: Possible (Mar. 9-16)
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Daylight Saving Time begins
Spring Vacation (Mar. 11-15)
Silicon Valley Trek
San Francisco Trek
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 † St. Patrick’s Day
† St. Joseph
† Purim (Mar. 20-21)
Women’s Retreat (Mar. 22-24)
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† Annunciation of the Lord
Search Retreat (Mar. 29-31)
31 25 26 27 28 29 30 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 2019
APRIL 2019
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APRIL
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Résuménia
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FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Last day to withdraw from a class Soup for the Soul
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† St. John Baptist de la Salle
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 † Palm Sunday
Tax Day
Emancipation Day
† Holy Thursday
† Good Friday – no classes † Passover begins
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 † Easter Sunday
† Easter Holiday – no classes
Academic Honors Convocation
† Passover ends at nightfall † St. Peter Canisius Add Bulldog Bucks for finals study break
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 † Divine Mercy Sunday
† St. Catherine of Siena
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 spotaneous? 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!
MARCH 2019
MAY 2019
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MAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Résuménia Yom Hashoah (May 1-2)
FRIDAY Soup for the Soul
SATURDAY † St. Jose Maria Rubio † St. Monica Reading/Study Days (May 4-6)
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Cinco de Mayo Ramadan begins
’19-’20 First year student living-learning community (LLC) applications due Yom Haatzmaut (May 8-9)
Finals Week (May 7-10)
Spring 2020 Study Abroad applications open
† Commencement Mass Graduate School Commencement Residence Halls close for those not graduating
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Undergraduate Commencement Mother’s Day
Residence Halls close for those graduating Textbook rentals due
Armed Forces Day
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Full Summer Session begins Summer Session I begins
Lag B’Omer (May 22-23)
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† Ascension
26 27 28 29 30 31 Renegociate 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.
APRIL 2019
JUNE 2019
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JUNE
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
† The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Eid Al-Fitr (Jun. 3-4)
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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Ramadan ends
Shavuot (Jun. 8-10)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 † Pentecost
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 † St. John Francis Regis † Trinity Sunday Father’s Day
Juneteenth
† Corpus Christi
† St. Aloysius Gonzaga
† St. Thomas More
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† St. Vincent de Paul
† Sacred Heart of Jesus Summer Session I ends
† Sts. Peter and Paul
30 24 25 26 27 28 29 Understand that college years are a time for exploration. Your student might come home with a new identity-somone 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.
MAY 2019
JULY 2019
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JULY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Canada Day Bl. Junipero Serra Summer Session II begins
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Independence Day
3 4 5 6 † St. Benedict
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 † St. Kateri Tekakwitha
† St. Bonaventure
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Parents’ Day
† St. Ignatius of Loyola
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 2019
AUGUST 2019
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AUGUST
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
† St. Peter Faber
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† St. John Vianney
Summer Session II ends Full Summer Session ends
Tisha B’Av (Aug. 10-11) Eid al-Adha (Aug. 10-11)
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 † Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 New Student Orientation (Aug. 23-26) Residence Halls open – first year students (Aug. 23-24)
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Residence Halls open – returning students President’s Reception and Welcome Mass
Monday-only classes begin
Classes begin
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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 chnages at home, whether it’s moving younger siblings into their room, an illness in the family or death of a pet. This will help your student feel secure and maintain a piece or trust.
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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 Rajah Bose, Zack Berlat, Austin Ilg (’16), and Ryan Sullivan (’16).