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Mission & Core Values

Our Mission

Students are at the center of Fort Lewis ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø, where we create inclusive, experiential learning environments that foster innovation, growth, and community engagement.

Our Core Values

Core Value Domain Core Value Statements

Academic Excellence

  • Honor our liberal arts roots by promoting, supporting, and inspiring students to action through interdisciplinary studies and experiential learning
  • Respond to disparities in health, wellness, education, and economic outcomes by addressing moral, historical, and ethical aspects of these issues
  • Provide a personalized education through work with high-quality faculty and staff  
  • Foster students’ abilities to confront scientific, social, and environmental challenges through transferable skills in critical thinking, communication, and technical knowledge
Student-Centered Approach
  • Value a diversity of cultures and perspectives as a source of intellectual strength and strive to create an inclusive, equitable environment in which students flourish and become resilient
  • Challenge each other to think critically, communicate effectively, and solve complex problems  
  • Create an engaging, supportive, and inclusive environment through a culture of caring and personalization  
  • Provide accessible higher education to students from a wide variety of backgrounds

Community Engagement

  • Honor our historic commitment to Native American and Alaska Native education and work towards reconciling our complicated past
  • Connect faculty, staff, and student expertise to a range of community priorities and interests  
  • Build programs that respond to and serve regional and global needs  
  • Collaborate across settings to support economic and workforce development
  • Learn from and engage in our diverse natural and cultural environments