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• Íø±¬ÃÅ’s Mission Statement describes who we are, what we do, and how we do it.
• Jesuit. Catholic. Humanistic. What does Íø±¬ÃÅ mean by these three characteristics? Find out in Íø±¬ÃÅ University’s Statement of Affirmation.
• As a Jesuit institution operating in Spokane, WA, Íø±¬ÃÅ falls under the purview of the . Learn more about the Province's work . 
•  to how faculty, staff, and students at GU describe what it mean to be Jesuit educated at Íø±¬ÃÅ.
• Learn about Íø±¬ÃÅ's history, as well as more information on St. Ignatius, the founder of the Jesuits, and St. Aloysius Íø±¬ÃÅ, whom the university is named after.
• Hearing some funny words around campus? is a wonderful glossary to help you learn the Jesuit lingo. 
• Learn about Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, and how the order got involved in education, via produced by Saint Louis University.

• Learn about Ignatian Spirituality in  from the Jesuits in Britain
• Meredith McKay, Director of University Ministry, and Candace Williams, one of our Campus Ministers,  how Ignatian Spirituality and interreligious dialogue inform the student experience at Íø±¬ÃÅ. 
• Learn about the sacred spaces we have on campus, including our Student Chapel, Grotto, Jewish sacred space, Muslim prayer rooms, and our retreat center, Bozarth Mansion.
• Since their founding in 1540, the Jesuits have embraced the notion of spiritual humanism. Read more about this concept in Ronald Modras'  (1995).
• Read about the four that the Jesuits have identified as horizons for their work in the modern age.
• Read  written by members of the Creighton University community, a sister Jesuit school.
• Grounded in the spirituality of the Jesuits, make time for prayer in your daily life  from Pray as you Go

• Our Catholic, Jesuit identity is integrally linked to advancing the Catholic Intellectual Tradition through our education. What does that mean? Our sister school, Boston College, .  
• Worldwide reflection on Jesuit education has led to the , a model for bringing to life the Jesuit vision in the teaching-learning experience. 
• The Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm - A Contemporary Synthesis (2024) succinctly captures Jesuit schools' distinctive approach to education.
•  (2012) is a pedagogical resource in which faculty describe how they incorporate Jesuit mission and identity into their courses, from a variety of disciplines. 
• is an excellent reference tool produced by Xavier University. 
• To learn more about the origins of Jesuit education, read John O'Malley, S.J.'s  (2000)

• - John O 'Malley, S.J., 2000
• - Pedro Arrupe, S.J., 1973
• - Jesuit General Congregation 32, 1975
• - Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J., 1982
•  - Pope John Paul II, 1990, an Apostolic Constitution on Catholic universities
• - Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., 1993
• - Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., 2000
•  - US Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2005
•  - AJCU presidents and US provincials, 2021
• - Baur et al, 2024
• - Arturo Sosa, S.J., 2025

•  (affinity groups, Justice in Jesuit Higher Education, Western Conversations)
• Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) 
• : A Colloquy on Faith and Intellectual Life

Books:

Websites:

• (a forum for discussion of religion, society, politics and culture from a Catholic perspective, shaped by the Ignatian traditions of “finding God in all things” and the promotion of justice) 

• (elevating Black Catholic voices commenting on news and culture)

Podcasts:

• (conversations with “regular Catholics" about their spiritual journeys, what keeps them in the church, and what drives them away)
•  (Jesuits and friends come together to look at the world through Ignatian eyes)
•  (going behind the biggest headlines from the Vatican and giving you the inside scoop on what's happening)
• (conversations about how people experience God in prayer and in everyday life)
• (a weekly podcast featuring a diverse cast of Catholic preachers)