Mission and Values of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences

Mission Statement

• To educate and prepare professional earth scientists, geological engineers, earth science educators, meteorologists, atmospheric scientists, physical & extractive metallurgists, mineral separation experts, and mining engineers.
• To engage in scholarly research activities in geology, geophysics, geological engineering, meteorology, physical & extractive metallurgy, mineral separation, and mining engineering.
• To disseminate newly acquired knowledge through the timely publication of original research by faculty and students in all of the above fields.
• To educate the University community and the public about the composition and structure of the Earth, processes that shape it and its history and future.
• To provide professional services by providing knowledge about natural resources, methods of natural resource extraction, safety in industrial activities, metals extraction and modification, geologic hazards, the environment, and a sustainable Earth.

We value:

• Excellence in teaching, student engagement, and citizenship.
• Impactful scholarly research that informs policy and advances our understanding of the Earth and its resources to improve our environmental and economic security.
• The College strives to be a campus leader in safety, continuous assessment, collaboration, and collegiality. 

• The College of Mines and Earth Sciences educates and prepares professional earth scientists, geological engineers, earth science educators, meteorologists, atmospheric scientists, physical & extractive metallurgists, mineral separation experts, and mining engineers.
• We engage in scholarly research activities in geology, geophysics, geological engineering, meteorology, physical & extractive metallurgy, mineral separation, and mining engineering.
• We disseminate newly acquired knowledge through the timely publication of original research by faculty and students in all of the above fields.
• We educate the University community and the public about the composition and structure of the Earth, processes that shape it and its history and future.
• We provide professional services by providing knowledge about natural resources, methods of natural resource extraction, safety in industrial activities, metals extraction and modification, geologic hazards, the environment, and a sustainable Earth.

The University of Utah has both historical and contemporary relationships with Indigenous peoples. Given that the Salt Lake Valley has always been a gathering place for Indigenous peoples, we acknowledge that this land, which is named for the Ute Tribe, is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Shoshone, Paiute, Goshute, and Ute Tribes and is a crossroad for Indigenous peoples. The University of Utah recognizes the enduring relationships between many Indigenous peoples and their traditional homelands. We are grateful for the territory upon which we gather today; we respect Utah’s Indigenous peoples, the original stewards of this land; and we value the sovereign relationships that exist between tribal governments, state governments, and the federal government. Today, approximately 60,000 American Indian and Alaska Native peoples live in Utah. As a state institution, the University of Utah is committed to serving Native communities throughout Utah in partnership with Native Nations and our Urban Indian communities through research, education, and community outreach activities.