The graphic captures both the diversity and unity of the College of Arts and Sciences and its place in the University. It symbolizes the joining together of diverse disciplines within a single college to provide a physical, intellectual and spiritual locus for the preservation, enrichment and propagation of the great traditions of liberal education. It is the mission of the college to imbue our students with a working knowledge of these traditions and an appreciation of the central role of a liberal education, both in their lives and in the advancement of human civilization.