Mission and Goals

The Grand Challenge

When questions about resource sustainability need to be answered, we want those answers to be found first and best, here at The University of Arizona. We strive to be the premier place society turns to for innovative solutions for our changing world.

Our Mission

Through education, research, outreach, and campus operations, the University of Arizona will become a leader in promoting sustainability by more effectively managing our energy, water, and cultural and natural resources. We seek to enhance our quality of life by fostering environmental stewardship and economic vitality without diminishing opportunities for future generations.

Our Goals

• To nurture and support the efforts of students, staff, faculty, and the broader University community to conserve, recycle, reuse, and innovate.
• To seek sustainability in ways that maintain and even enhance our own quality of life, that allow our economy to prosper and our culture to flourish.
• To endow the next generation with natural resources, technologies, infrastructure, laws and institutions that will provide them the kinds of opportunities and choices that we have enjoyed.

To see more goals, view the Comprehensive Campus Plan.