PreOrientation Programs
Welcome New Zags Gonzaga University offers you five optional, fee-based PreOrientation Programs that take place before New Student Orientation. Each Pre-Orientation Program focuses on a different aspect of the Zag student experience: holistic education, social justice, promoting diversity, spiritual growth and opening yourself to new adventures. This is a great opportunity to explore your Gonzaga community, make friends, and develop your mind, body, and spirit. Registration is open Saturday, May 18 until Friday, June 7. Students may only participate in one program. Check out what each program has to offer. See you in August!
Save the Date New Student Orientation Weekend Friday, August 23 - Monday, August 26, 2019
Contact Us Gonzaga University, First Year Experience Programs 502 East Boone Ave, Spokane, WA 99258
(509) 313-4346 firstyearexperience@gonzaga.edu
Gonzaga Out-of-Bounds (GOOB) GOOB MONTANA DATES: August COST:
$425
18 – 22, 2019
PHONE:
509-313-4189
EMAIL: outdoors@gonzaga.edu WEB: gonzagaoutdoors.gonzaga.edu
GOOB Montana is a program that takes Zags into the beautiful Inland Northwest outdoors from August 18 - 22. You’ll meet at Gonzaga and travel by bus to spend four nights camping on the Clark Fork River in beautiful Western Montana. Each day students break into three groups to embark on a full day excursion with upper division student leaders. You’ll raft through the class II-III Alberton Gorge, mountain bike the Trail of the Hiawatha and hike to one of several scenic lakes on the Idaho-Montana Divide. Each afternoon we will regroup at our base-camp above the Clark Fork River to enjoy a dinner prepared by the student leaders. Students will return to campus just in time for New Student Orientation.
GOOB BACKCOUNTRY DATES: August COST:
$300
18 – 22, 2019
PHONE:
509-313-4189
EMAIL: outdoors@gonzaga.edu WEB: gonzagaoutdoors.gonzaga.edu
GOOB Backcountry is a program that takes Zags into the beautiful Inland Northwest outdoors from August 18 - 22. Groups of ten incoming first year students, each with two student trip leaders, will meet at Gonzaga and travel by van to spend four days and three nights backpacking through our beautiful region. Each day students will break camp and head on to their next site. Evenings will be spent getting to know each other, hanging around the camp, swimming in the alpine lakes, and learning a little bit about what it means to be a Zag. Students will return to campus just in time for New Student Orientation.
RISE (Rooted in Solidarity & Engagement) DATES: August COST:
18 – 22, 2019
$125
PHONE:
509-313-5543
EMAIL: phillipsd@gonzaga.edu WEB: gonzaga.edu/rise
RISE (Rooted In Solidarity & Engagement) is a five-day service immersion pre-orientation program centered on our Spokane community. RISE invites incoming students to serve alongside local non-profits, learn about social justice and solidarity, reflect on their experiences, and form lasting relationships with fellow students and community partners in a supportive, and fun-loving environment. Through local engagement, RISE provides students the opportunity to learn about Spokane and the community that Gonzaga calls home.
ENGAGE with community members and local nonprofits REFLECT on your experiences and role in the community LEARN about social justice CONNECT with incoming Zags and student leaders alike. Challenge yourself to think and interact in a setting which is supportive, inspirational, and fun!
“This experience exposed me to meaningful service and social justice work that allowed me to create a sense of home at Gonzaga and in Spokane” – Cameron Marsh, ‘20
Embark DATES: August COST:
$60
18 – 22, 2019
PHONE:
509-313-6396
EMAIL: missionandministry@gonzaga.edu WEB: gonzaga.edu/embark
Embark is a five day spiritual retreat program based at the historic Bozarth mansion that gives time for incoming first-year students to get to know each other and the Office of Mission and Ministry in a Jesuit, Catholic, Christian setting. Embark allows first-year students to begin their time at Gonzaga in prayer, community, and authenticity while exploring the Ignatian spiritual tradition that informs and animates every aspect of our university. It orients first-year students to this tradition in hopes that they will in turn become Ignatian leaders in their communities, classrooms, and beyond.
Building Relationships In Diverse Gonzaga Environments (BRIDGE) DATES: August COST:
$70
18 – 22, 2019
PHONE:
509-313-5835
EMAIL: umec@gonzaga.edu WEB: gonzaga.edu/umec
BRIDGE (NASPA Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community 2019 Outstanding New Program Award Winner) is a Social Justice and Leadership Institute designed for students who identify as first generation, low income, students of color, and/or LGBTQ+. This Pre-Orientation Program introduces underrepresented students early on to specific faculty, staff, student leaders, and other campus resources that can help facilitate a smoother transition to campus and community life. In alignment with Gonzaga’s Jesuit mission, BRIDGE activities and workshops focus on identity development, cultural competence, resilience theory, and the social change model of leadership. BRIDGE also covers such relevant topics as imposter syndrome, stereotype threat, and allyship in an effort to proactively address the “culture shock” that many underrepresented students experience during their first semester at a Predominantly White institution (PWI). All participants will have two BRIDGE Counselors, fellow students who then become their peer mentors throughout their first year in college. BRIDGE is the start of a robust network of year-long support for underrepresented students, who will be trained and nurtured to create a better tomorrow through social justice leadership.
Registration & Payment Info. Online registration for all optional, fee based Pre-Orientation programs will be Saturday, May 18 - Friday, June 7 on a first-come, first served basis at: www.gonzaga.edu/preorientation Students will register for their Pre-Orientation program online. Then, they will receive a confirmation email from the program to let them know they are registered for the program with a link to place a payment for registration. If you are unable to make a credit card payment, please contact the individual PreOrientation program immediately to make alternate arrangements. Fee waivers, based on financial need, are available for students on a first-come, first served basis. If you are in need of financial assistance, please contact the Pre-Orientation program you are interested in prior to registration opening. OPENS: Saturday, May 18 at 9 a.m. PST / CLOSES: Friday, June 7, 2019 Gonzaga Out of Bounds Montana: $450
BRIDGE: $70
Gonzaga Out of Bounds Backcountry: $300
Embark: $60
RISE: $125 For general questions and information, you may contact First Year Experience Programs at firstyearexperience@gonzaga.edu or call (509) 313-4346, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST. For program-specific questions, please contact each Pre-Orientation program directly.
Parent & Family Relations In addition to New Student Orientation, Gonzaga offers a unique opportunity for family members to learn about their role in the Zag Family. Parent & Family Orientation runs concurrently to New Student Orientation, August 23 - 25, 2019 For family members planning to stay in the Spokane area during Pre-Orientation, there are plenty of sites and activities to stay busy! You can find almost everything the Spokane community has to offer at www.visitspokane.com. This is just the beginning of what we hope will be a wonderful journey for your entire family. At Gonzaga University we recognize the important role of parents and families in a student’s college experience. We hope to work with parents and families to promote student academic and personal success. For more information about Parent and Family Relations, contact the Parent & Family Office: (509) 313-5399
families@gonzaga.edu
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www.gonzaga.edu/parents
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Gonzaga University is an exemplary learning community that educates students for lives of leadership and service for the common good. In keeping with its Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic heritage and identity, Gonzaga models and expects excellence in academic and professional pursuits and intentionally develops the whole person —intellectually, spiritually, physically, and emotionally. Through engagement with knowledge, wisdom, and questions informed by classical and contemporary perspectives, Gonzaga cultivates in its students the capacities and dispositions for reflective and critical thought, lifelong learning, spiritual growth, ethical discernment, creativity, and innovation. The Gonzaga experience fosters a mature commitment to dignity of the human person, social justice, diversity, intercultural competence, global engagement, solidarity with the poor and vulnerable, and care for the planet. Grateful to God, the Gonzaga community carries out this mission with responsible stewardship of our physical, financial, and human resources.