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Mission Statement

Approved by the WMU Faculty Senate and the Western Student Association (12/15/03)

We, the Western Michigan University community, are dedicated to creating a safe, healthy, aesthetically pleasing, and sustainable campus. Consistent with the University's mission to "advance responsible environmental stewardship," we affirm our commitment to foster:

• environmental awareness
• understanding of and responsibility for the physical environment
• just and ecologically sustainable resource use
• sensitivity to the needs and aspirations of future generations
• and global thinking with local action.

As a learning institution, we appreciate that planning for sustainability will be an ongoing, intellectually engaging process.

We establish this "Environmental Mission Statement" to identify general goals and strategies for implementing our commitment to environmental responsibility. By enacting and implementing this mission statement, Western Michigan University will be a positive example and confirm its role as a leader in promoting environmental stewardship on campus and beyond.