Gonzaga University electrical engineering Associate Professor Steve Schennum’s latest work with “smart antennas” captivated approximately 150 of the world’s top experts in wireless communications earlier this month. The scientists, in town for an international engineering conference, toured Gonzaga’s new Smart Antenna and Radio Lab (SARL).

Before entering College Hall recently for a meeting, I stopped in front of the statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and prayed: “St Ignatius, please be with me, intercede for me. I can not stay here without you holding me and opening doors for me.”

Gonzaga University graduated its largest class ever in ceremonies earlier this month, for the ninth consecutive year, and job prospects for this year’s graduates are brighter than they have been in years.

Gonzaga alumnus Nate Higgins (’09) remains unstoppable. A tragic accident in the summer after his senior year at Richland (Wash.) High School left him paralyzed from the waist-down. While his spine was shattered, Higgins’ habits of heart and mind have transformed him into a person for others.

From her earliest childhood memory, Gonzaga alumna Inés Pearce (’91) always envisioned herself helping people. Initially, she thought of becoming a physician and majored in biology. Then, she took a civil liberties course from political science Professor (Emeritus) Mike Leiserson that sparked a strong interest in how the law can help others.