Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university in Spokane, Washington, United States.

Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.

It is named for the young Jesuit saint Aloysius Gonzaga.

The campus houses 105 buildings on 152 acres (62 ha) of grassland along the Spokane River, in a residential setting one-half-mile (0.8 km) from downtown Spokane.

Spokane is a city in the state of Washington, in the northwestern United States.

It is the seat of Spokane County, as well as the economic and cultural center of the Spokane Metropolitan Area, the Greater Spokane Area, and the Inland Northwest.

It is located along the Spokane River west of the Rocky Mountain foothills in eastern Washington, south of the Canada–US border, approximately from the Washington–Idaho border, and east of Seattle along Interstate 90.

The city, along with the whole Inland Northwest, is served by Spokane International Airport, west of downtown Spokane.

According to the 2010 Census, Spokane had a population of 208,916, making it the second largest city in Washington and the 102nd largest city in the United States.

Cura Personalis is a Latin phrase that translates as "care for the entire person".

Cura Personalis suggests individualized attention to the needs of the other, distinct respect for his or her unique circumstances and concerns, and an appropriate appreciation for his or her particular gifts and insights.

Philosophy of education can refer either to the application of philosophy to the problem of education, examining the definition, goals and meaning of education, or to any particular vision of or approach to education.

Holism (from Greek holos "all, whole, entire") is the idea that systems (physical, biological, chemical, social, economic, mental, linguistic, etc) and their properties should be viewed as wholes, not just as a collection of parts.

This often includes the view that systems function as wholes and that their functioning cannot be fully understood solely in terms of their component parts.