Students, alumni, parents, friends, employees, devoted supporters and casual fans – Gonzaga University is coming to you to celebrate the inaugural National Gonzaga Day Jan. 24, 2013.

Joseph Prabhu, philosophy professor at California State University, Los Angeles, and trustee of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religion, will discuss “The Encounter of Religions in a Global Age” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3 in the Barbieri Courtroom at Gonzaga University Law School. The event is free and open to the public.

Rev. Pat Conroy, S.J., chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, will visit his alma mater Gonzaga University on Wednesday, Oct. 10 to discuss his work in a public lecture starting at 7 p.m. in the Cataldo Hall Globe Room. The free event will be streamed live via www.gonzaga.edu/streaming.

SPOKANE, Wash. – U.S. News & World Report released its annual college rankings today (Sept. 11), rating Gonzaga University as the 4th best Regional University in the West and the 3rd best value in the West. Gonzaga ranks No. 2 in the West for both its average freshmen retention rate and average graduation rate. Gonzaga’s School of Engineering and Applied Science rose 10 spots to become the No. 17 (tie) best undergraduate engineering program nationwide (among engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s).

SPOKANE, Wash. – On Sept. 17, 1887, Gonzaga College officially opened its doors to seven boys for the first day of classes. Now, 125 years later, Gonzaga has transformed to become a highly rated university with nearly 8,000 students. Excitement abounds as Gonzaga marks both its “tradition and transformation” during the 125th Anniversary Celebration Week Sept. 12-20.