JMU - JMU Environmental Stewardship Defined
The university will be an environmentally literate community whose members think critically and act, individually and collectively, as model stewards of the natural world. – A JMU Defining Characteristic
JMU Environmental Stewardship Defined
Characteristic: The University will be an environmentally literate community whose members think critically and act, individually and collectively, as model stewards of the natural world.
Vision: Human health and well being are dependent upon our ecosystems, which support, provision, regulate, and contribute to culture. We, as a higher education community, will advance environmental literacy via our actions, educational programs, research, scholarship, and service. We, as students, graduates, faculty, and staff, will make personal and professional choices that ensure ecological health for future generations. JMU will be nationally recognized as a leading public university in the south for individual and institutional efforts to sustain our planet for future generations.
Goal: To offer a rich array of experiences which enhance our citizens' understanding of the social, scientific, and economic issues relevant to ecological health and inspire our members and observers to think critically about environmental stewardship and act as model stewards of the natural world.
