Mission Statement

The SUU Earth Club works to raise awareness within our campus and surrounding community about environmental issues. We strive to model and promote an eco-friendly lifestyle. We aim to educate students and citizens, and provide them with viable opportunities to become active participants in earth management. We promote a diversity of members by encouraging students of varying backgrounds, majors, and ideologies to participate. Together, we are working to elevate the local consciousness toward more earth-friendly practices and policies.

Some of our goals and focal issues include:

— Raising campus awareness of environmental issues affecting the local and statewide community.
— Wilderness preservation.
— Educating the community about, and utilizing measures to reduce global warming.
— Working in cooperation with the Southern Utah Recycling Coalition to further recycling in Cedar City.
— Clean up of the local environment through various service projects.
— Working with Park Administrators on conservation projects within the National Parks' of Southern Utah.
— Providing recreational activities.

SUU Earth Club Bylaws

— No fees will be charged to any person to join the Earth Club at anytime. However, donations are welcome.

— Occasional fees may be necessary to participate in specific activities. This is dependent upon funding from SUUSA grants and private donations, and on the amount of members participating in the activity.

— No person will be denied membership on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual preference, background, etc. Any person having interest in the environment is encouraged to join.

— Each new member will be provided with an updated copy of the Earth Club Mission Statement and Bylaws.

— No minimum standard of environmentally-friendly lifestyle is expected. The Earth Club supports all degrees of natural living.

— All members have equal say, and are welcome to participate in the Planning Council meetings.

— Only activities approved at Planning Council meetings will be recognized and supported by the club. If you feel Earth Club should be involved with a particular issue, please submit a proposal at the next Planning Council meeting.

— If Earth Club becomes involved in protest of any relevant societal issues, the entire membership must reach a consensus before any action may be taken. We support only passive resistance and non-violent forms of protest.

— Illegal activities will not be permitted at Earth Club functions.

— Flagrant refusal to abide by the Earth Club bylaws may result in you being asked to relinquish your membership