Zag Volunteer Corps – A New Tradition of Service at GU
Being a Zag means more to me than attending class, camping out in Tent City, or winning intramural championships. It means more than making friends for life, studying late at night, or discovering my career. At Gonzaga, we are called to live greater, to step outside of our comfort zones and engage in what St. Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits, calls the “Magis,” literally “the more.” In light of this tradition, the Center for Community Action and Service-Learning (CCASL, pronounced “castle”) is launching the Zag Volunteer Corps – a series of one-day service projects happening throughout the academic year. The first-ever Zag Volunteer Corps event is a part of New Student Orientation and your son or daughter encouraged to join us on Saturday, September 6th. He or She will spend the day serving alongside fellow new students, meeting upperclassmen, and getting to know their new home here in Spokane.
I know from experience how easy it is to get carried away with on-campus activities and dorm life, but part of what makes Gonzaga special is our community- both on campus and off. My collegiate experience became so much richer once I started exploring the greater Spokane area through service. Spokane isn’t just a place I’m visiting for four years. It’s my home now, too. I invite your son or daughter to sign-up, to become connected, to engage in the “Magis” through Zag Volunteer Corps this fall. We are counting on the Class of 2018 to make its mark in the Jesuit tradition of service for and with others. Be sure your Zag signs up online at: https://commerce.cashnet.com/zagvolunteercorps.
Laura Regester is a Senior Journalism Major from Phoenix, AZ, and is a Small Group Leader for the Zag Volunteer Corps.
If you have questions feel free to email Zag Volunteer Corps at zagvolcorps@zagmail.gonzaga.edu or call 509.313.6937