THE MISSION OF LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE 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 COLLEGE PURSUES THE AIMS OF ALL LIBERAL LEARNING: TO SEEK KNOWLEDGE FOR ITS OWN SAKE AND TO PREPARE FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP.