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SPOKANE, Wash. — ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ University and Shorelight today announced the launch of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Global, a new partnership that will operate international undergraduate direct and graduate direct admission for the University. ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Global will further enhance ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡’s mission as an exemplary learning community educating students worldwide for lives of leadership and service for the common good.

“We are excited to partner with a student-focused industry leader like Shorelight because we believe in the power of international education at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ as a core part of our Catholic, Jesuit and humanistic mission. This mission states that ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ ‘fosters a mature commitment to the dignity of the human person, social justice, diversity, intercultural competence, global engagement, solidarity with the poor and vulnerable, and care for the planet,’” said ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Provost and Senior Vice President Deena J. González, Ph.D.

“Our campus, the classroom experience for students, and the Spokane community are enriched by multicultural perspectives and, in particular, the presence of international students. ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ wishes to prepare students to solve problems all over the world — and that is made possible by learning from the life experiences of people from a variety of cultures and perspectives,” Provost González added.

Shorelight’s personalized, service-oriented approach will help ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ recruit and retain international students from across the world and ensure a comfortable, welcoming transition to college life. As a result, this partnership will allow more international students to access ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡’s robust undergraduate and graduate programs.

“We are thrilled to partner with ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ University, ranked by U.S. News and World Report as a top 100 National University, to bring their student-centered approach, dedication to teaching, and commitment to service learning to international students across the globe. We know that world-class international students seeking a transformative U.S. higher education experience will find it at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and contribute in so many ways to the extraordinary ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ community,” said Shorelight CEO Tom Dretler. “Student success is at the heart of everything we do, and ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡’s combination of high demand degree programs and a distinct student experience will enable international students to thrive.”

An important part of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Global is the University’s English Language Center. For more than four decades, the Center has been instrumental in helping students transition to life at college and in the United States. The Center has supported essential English language development for students like Rui Hachimura, now an NBA star with the Washington Wizards, who came to ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ from Toyama, Japan. The English Language Center has served more than 8,500 students from 105 countries, including more than two dozen student-athletes in recent years.

The first international students welcomed as a part of this partnership will arrive on campus at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ for the fall 2021 semester. Students also have the option to begin their studies spring 2021 through Shorelight’s digital platform, American Collegiate Live.

̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Shorelight Education

is reinventing the international education experience for students worldwide. Based in Boston, the company partners with top-ranked, nonprofit North American universities to build innovative programs and high-touch, technology-driven services that help talented students thrive and become global citizens. 

̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ University

̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ University, established in Spokane, Wash., in 1887, is situated along the Spokane River less than a mile from the city’s downtown core. ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is a Catholic, Jesuit and humanistic University ranked by U.S. News and World Report as a top-100 National University. ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ develops every student’s intellectual skills, imaginative capacities and ability to innovate so its graduates become leaders who shape and serve their professions and communities for the common good. At the undergraduate level, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ offers 16 degrees through 49 majors, 58 minors and 49 concentrations. At the graduate level, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ offers 24 degrees with 21 concentrations — including four doctoral degrees and one juris doctorate. ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡’s six schools and one college are the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, the School of Education, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of Nursing and Human Physiology, the School of Leadership Studies, and the School of Law.

MEDIA: For more information please contact Peter Tormey, Ph.D., associate director public relations, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ University, at tormey@gonzaga.edu or (509) 313-6132. For more information about Shorelight, please contact Alex Goldstein, at agoldstein@ninetywest.com or (617) 429-4027.