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Jim Simon began his work Aug. 1.
Jim Simon began his work Aug. 1.

Gonzaga University recently announced that it has hired Jim Simon to serve as its first director of sustainability.

Simon brings more than seven years of higher education sustainability experience to Gonzaga.

“Through the dedicated work of the Advisory Council on Stewardship and Sustainability (ACSS), Gonzaga is well on its way toward becoming a sustainable campus and I look forward to supporting the ACSS as we strive toward this goal together,” he said in a press release.

Gonzaga has long been committed to responsible environmental stewardship through a host of sustainability initiatives including faculty and student research projects, operations and student organizations. The actions respond to calls by Pope Francis, the Society of Jesus, and the U.S. Catholic Bishops for mission-based sustainability consistent with Gonzaga’s Catholic and Jesuit identity. Gonzaga will expand its sustainability commitment in the John J. Hemmingson Center under construction, according to a news release.

In April, Gonzaga became the first U.S. Jesuit university to commit to the “Real Food Challenge,” a pledge that 25 percent of food served on campus will be sourced from ecologically sound, fair and humane, and local- and community-based providers by 2020. In 2013, Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh and Gonzaga Preparatory School President Al Falkner together signed the St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor, joining the national movement for faithful action on climate change. Also in 2013, Gonzaga joined the Environmental Protection Agency’s Food Recovery Challenge, which cuts food waste to save money, help communities, and protect the environment.

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Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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