PROCLAMATION

In Recognition of Earth Week
April 2007

As inhabitants of this earth, we need to celebrate our global unity and destiny.  We also must be mindful of how we use our global home, take responsibility for it, and halt humanity’s rush towards environmental disaster. 

With this in mind, Earth Day was established in 1970 for people of every creed and culture to recognize each person’s responsibility to preserve and improve the earth and the quality of life therein.  We must create a global state of mind that will foster global peace and Earth’s rejuvenation.

Montclair State University also recognizes the importance of protecting our environment and acknowledges the need for our community to be concerned about our planet and its precious treasure of living things.  We must deepen our awareness of nature, and commit ourselves to act as trustees of Earth.

NOW, THEREFORE I, SUSAN A. COLE, President of Montclair State University, hereby proclaim April 23-27, 2007 as “Earth Week” at Montclair State University.  The theme for this year’s celebration is, “MSU: Towards Sustainability and Going Green in the 21st Century.” I encourage the entire campus community to recognize the importance of this observance and join me in celebrating this occasion.

SUSAN A. COLE
March 27, 2007