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 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 in order to improve our environmental and economic security.
• The College strives to be a campus leader in safety, continuous assessment, diversity and inclusivity, 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 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.