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In an environment that fosters the free exchange of ideas, Lafayette College seeks to nurture the inquiring mind and to integrate intellectual, social, and personal growth. The College strives to develop students’ skills of critical thinking, verbal communication, and quantitative reasoning and their capacity for creative endeavor; it encourages students to examine the traditions of their own culture and those of others; to develop systems of values that include an understanding of personal, social, and professional responsibility; and to regard education as an indispensable, lifelong process.

The mission of Lewis & Clark is to know the traditions of the liberal arts, to test their boundaries through ongoing exploration, and to hand on to successive generations the tools and discoveries of this quest. By these means the institution pursues the aims of all liberal learning: to seek knowledge for its own sake and to prepare for civic leadership. Lewis & Clark carries out this mission through undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences and postgraduate programs in the closely related professions of education, counseling, and law. Lewis & Clark mounts these programs as both separately valid and mutually supportive enterprises. In all its endeavors it seeks to be a community of scholars who are alive to inquiry, open to diversity, and disciplined to work in an interdependent world.

We believe strongly in the values of Furman University and of higher education. We are committed to furthering the mission of the university through sound principles of marketing and communication and by providing strategic advice to our various constituents. We are prepared for change and strive to stay current in the field of marketing and communications. We recognize that our success as a department is dependent upon our working together as a team, and we believe in providing a nurturing environment where people are allowed to be creative.

Hillsdale is an independent, nonsectarian institution of higher learning founded in 1844 by men and women "grateful to God for the inestimable blessings resulting from civil and religious liberty" and "believing that the diffusion of learning is essential to the perpetuity of these blessings " It pursues the founders' stated object "to furnish all persons who wish, irrespective of nation, color or sex, a literary and scientific education and to combine with this such moral and social instruction.

To teach, to learn, to create, to discover, to inspire, to empower and to serve.

The mission of Morehouse College is to develop men with disciplined minds who will lead lives of leadership and service. A private historically black liberal arts college for men, Morehouse realizes this mission by emphasizing the intellectual and character development of its students. In addition, the College assumes special responsibility for teaching the history and culture of black people.

We are an organization devoted to the welfare of California Highway Patrol employees and their families.

UAB is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state and beyond

We are a community of learners with a long and honored tradition of caring deeply about students and their education Students are challenged to experiment with ideas, raise questions, critically examine alternatives, and make informed decisions We encourage students to accept responsibility for their own learning, to discover and pursue their passions, and to act with responsibility 0 ur purposes are to prepare students to lead lives of learning, accomplishment, and service, and to help the

AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society. AVID can transform schools and districts so that students, particularly those students who are first generation college-goers, will be successful in college and a career. AVID believes that the most effective way to help schools is to improve the quality of their teachers’ instruction and school leadership. This builds sustainability, accountability, hope, and positive morale directly into the fabric of a school and ultimately an entire school district. And a marked improvement in a community’s schools creates ripples of benefit for the community. In these trying economic times, it is vital to involve the community in the success of its schools, and AVID is structured and delivered in such a way that the family created in the AVID classroom can be extended to a school, a district and a community of hope for the success of students.

Year Up’s mission is to close the opportunity divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experiences and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education.

Acceptance, investment, and distribution of gifts for the benefit of the Texas Tech University sytem.