Approved by the Board of Trustees:
February 23, 2013
Mission Statement
Willamette University provides rigorous education in the liberal arts and selected professional fields. Teaching and learning, strengthened by scholarship and service, flourish in a vibrant campus community. A Willamette education prepares graduates to transform knowledge into action and lead lives of achievement, contribution and meaning.
University motto
Non nobis solum nati sumus — Not unto ourselves alone are we born
Download the Strategic Plan (PDF document).
*Online version and PDF updated August 2015.