{"id":64,"date":"2011-09-08T16:39:11","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T16:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/staging-outdoor\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:53:34","slug":"mission-and-goals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/outdoor\/mission-and-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Outdoor Adventure Program is a student fee funded program committed to the process of creating and facilitating exceptional recreation and educational experiences to foster students\u2019 physical, mental and emotional development. <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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