What I’ve Learned

In this episode of “What I’ve Learned,” Suzanne Ostersmith reflects on her experiences with Gonzaga University’s dance programs, tying dance and the arts to Gonzaga’s mission of developing the whole person. Suzanne seizes every opportunity to incorporate her experiences into her classroom and mentoring opportunities, and after an unlikely teaching collaboration of a section of First-Year Seminar with Biology’s Brook Swanson last year, the two teamed up to integrate science and dance into a performance that toured the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Suzanne has taught and worked professionally in theater and dance throughout the west coast, in Europe, and in Central and South America. Most recently, Suzanne has continued developing Gonzaga’s Dance for Parkinson’s program, completed a guest residency focusing on civility at the Libby School, and presented at a conference in the Netherlands.