THE MAGAZINE OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY FALL 2018 GONZAGA HEART OF A HERTZ LESSONS FROM THE ’HOOD WELCOMING THE STRANGER Bulldog Extraordinaire Love and Leadership Faculty Members “Home” In HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES, THE PRIDE AND JOY OF FATHER GREG BOYLE (’77), CONTINUES TO INSPIRE. contents PERSPECTIVE 3 HEART OF WELCOMING THE 2 Letters A HERTZ 18 STRANGER 26 3 Editor’s Letter Half a century of reflections with Coach Spokane is home to 10,000 refugees 6 Facts and Stats Steve Hertz, plus celebration of the field — families seeking safety and security 10 President McCulloh bearing his name. following years displaced from their 12 Guest Experts BY DALE GOODWIN (’86) homelands. 48 To Be Continued See the unique ways in which three ZAG TIMES faculty members show their support for 4 LESSONS FROM those being resettled in a new land. 4 The Wall BY KATE VANSKIKE-BUNCH 16 Fall Calendar of Events THE ’HOOD 22 32 Faculty Focus Father Greg Boyle’s leadership style and 34 Athletics legacy at Homeboy Industries continues 38 Alumni News to inform and inspire. 44 Mystery Zag BY JEFF BUNCH (’92) ON THE COVER: SCOTT STARBUCK, RELIGIOUS STUDIES, BIKES FOR GOOD. PHOTO BY ZACK BERLAT ONLINE gonzaga.edu/magazine Without that cannonball, I would “Leadership is hard and I rely on the lessons I not have experienced moments of learned in this program every day. Every. Single. Day. I am a CEO because this program gave me ‘ ‘‘ shattering heartbreak, speechless‘ the tools to create my own opportunity.” joy, awe and wonder of God’s – Stephanie Curran, ’89, responding to a video on Facebook celebrating the School of Leadership Studies divine presence, and complete Watch this moving story at YouTube.com/ and utter warmth and love. GonzagaUniversity. – Molly Bosch (’18), in her senior address Read about Stephanie and other Zag to the Class of 2018 48 leaders serving the City of Spokane. 40 THE MAGAZINE OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY OF GONZAGA THE MAGAZINE PAWS FOR THOUGHT 8 I’m Lucy, one Zag’s service dog, here to let you in on some secrets about service animals, and where a dog can always find FOLLOW YOUR ZAGS treats at Gonzaga. BE IN TOUCH Send your alumni news, change of address and updated contact information to us at gonzaga.edu/alumninews or email [email protected]. 1 LETTERS | COMMENTS THE MAGAZINE OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY SPRING 2018 I wait in anticipation for each issue to arrive to my Western New York home, expecting great GONZAGA quality and a high caliber of writing. This issue (Spring 2018) did not disappoint. Thank you for taking on such an important issue as race. Chris Chapman (’12) Olean, New York I looked at this issue and thought, “Yes, this is who I am. This is my Gonzaga. This is how I was raised there.” Bravo. Jonna Jorgensen (’05) West Richland, Wash. Over the years I have become saddened by your magazine’s focus, which only seems to promote leftwing progressive ideology. You may wish to research the origins of “political correctness,” which was used by Stalin to enforce his ideology. I also note many articles concerning the limited RAISING OUR VOICES term “social justice,” the origins of which stem I find myself becoming more proud of Gonzaga as from the socialist concept of redistribution of the years roll on, primarily based on the quality wealth. I wish you luck with your magazine but of your magazine in recent years. The issue on would prefer not to receive it any longer. racism is outstanding and makes me hopeful that Mark Desmarais (’70, ’80) Gonzaga students and graduates can contribute Honolulu meaningfully, knowledgeably and humbly to addressing this systemic issue. Congratulations … well done! The “Raising Our Voices” section mentioned a Dianne Shiner (’64) student attending a white privilege conference. The idea of white privilege is intended to make Freeland, Wash. Caucasians feel sympathy for something he or she has never done. It’s also a racist theory. I The Gonzaga Magazine feature (on racism) was also found (Idaho) Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb’s touching, disturbing, inspirational, full of sadness opening sentence false. This is not a painful time and hope all mixed together, providing me another in the life of America; America is thriving right opportunity for needed reflection, processing, now. If college students continue to seek “safe thinking. Kudos to Gonzaga for its continuing spaces” and become offended by everything, efforts and leadership. then there is no moving forward. Sheila Masteller Nick Hardin (’13) Spokane Sacramento Gonzaga Magazine is a gift to alumni, parents and FALL 2018 friends. Issues are mailed three times a year: VOLUME 9, NO. 1 Fall, Winter and Spring, by Gonzaga University’s ASSOCIATE VP, WRITERS CONTRIBUTORS Marketing & Communications Department. MARKETING & Jeff Bunch (’92) Maddie Hueske (’19) The opinions expressed on these pages do not COMMUNICATIONS Beatrice O’Campo (’22) always represent the views of the administration G DESIGNERS David M. Sonntag (’96) or Gonzaga’s official policy. Reanne Hoblin PROOFREADERS EDITOR Tracy Martin Rol Herriges (’57) POSTMASTER Kate Vanskike-Bunch Yashuel Campos Tom Miller (’72) Send address changes to Gonzaga Magazine, Sarah Schwering (’04, ’07) 502 E. Boone Ave., Spokane, SENIOR WRITER PHOTOGRAPHER WA 99258-0098. Dale Goodwin (’86) Zack Berlat (’11) WEBSITE THE MAGAZINE OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY OF GONZAGA THE MAGAZINE gonzaga.edu/magazine 2 HIGH COMPETITION EDITOR’S LETTER I just finished reading the spring issue of Gonzaga Magazine and have high praise for the content. All of the articles are well- chosen and very well-written. I like the diversity of articles, which touch the full range of things going on in the world and at GU. I look forward to reading it more than my own alma mater (University of Washington) and others our family is affiliated with. Steven Beaird (parent) Yorba Linda, Calif. Koinonia There’s a term in Greek that’s fun create? How could they organize to to say: koinonia. “Koi-no-NEE-uh.” make a real difference? These were Its loose translation is “fellowship,” questions they pondered. which, in my Baptist upbringing meant “let’s have a potluck.” “I want MORE,” one alum told me. (Actually, in Missouri, we didn’t “Socializing is good, but we want to even call it a potluck – we called it DO something. We want to be part of a “carry in.”) I can practically smell that Jesuit tradition that looks for a the homemade dinner rolls … but I way to do something meaningful.” digress. A TOTAL MASHUP When another member of our team traveled to the L.A. Chapter, he heard Thank you so much for publishing the I was thinking of koinonia because of the same thing. When our alumni article titled “A Perfect Mash.” My brother the way it relates to some Gonzaga chaplain visited the D.C. Chapter, he and I, both alumni, have been trying to experiences I’ve had this year. remember the name of this professor for Of note was a trip to the Bay heard it there, too. years. We just refer to him as “The potato Area Alumni Chapter’s gathering, masher collecting professor.” Now we can where about 40 grads from three That collective yearning for “more” – put a name to the collector! generations visited over finger foods the Magis! – it’s the koinonia for Zags. Maria Haxton (‘15) in a high-rise building that provided a spectacular view of the Bay. The Bay Have a story about that? Let’s hear Tekoa, Wash. Area chapter is one of our largest, it. We need partners to keep this with a couple of thousand grads koinonia alive, so if you’d like to write about your own chapter’s vision Be sure to check out the video living in the area. They gather for Zag or collective action, or a member’s on YouTube and subscribe to game watches and Giants baseball, UNIVERSITY OF GONZAGA THE MAGAZINE and sometimes they get together to personal story of challenge and Gonzaga’s channel so you don’t talk about careers and networking. victory, send me a note. miss another hit! But they have more than that. They have koinonia. Until then … I’ll be checking out the dessert table. It’s the kind of fellowship where YOUR WORDS people push past the small talk and get down to stuff that matters. Like Tell us what you thought of a recent envisioning what it would be like if article, photo or idea from Gonzaga those 2,000 Zags put their energy Magazine. Or, send a story suggestion. together to adopt a needy part of the Email [email protected]. city: What kind of change could they Kate Vanskike-Bunch Editor 3 THE WALL | NEWS LO LOGRAMOS, MAMA These four 2018 graduates were among the Gonzaga Chavez-Godinez, a recipient of multiple honors at Student students honored by the Hispanic Business Partners Development’s Magis Awards ceremony, says of the foursome: Association, which celebrates all the Latinx students “We decided to decorate our graduation caps with messages in from the Spokane community who are graduating from Spanish to honor our Latinx identities. For me personally, I decided high school or college. Shown here are (left to right): to decorate my cap with a message dedicated to my mom and the Abbie Altamirano, Rafael Castellanos-Welsh, Amayrani countless other people who put their time and energy to help me Chavez-Godinez and Marta Tonoc; all but one are first- get to where I am today.” generation college grads. HALL OF FAMERS In virtually every sector of the community, Gonzaga alumni, students, faculty and staff members, and supporters take the spotlight.