{"id":1229,"date":"2023-07-15T00:09:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T00:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site5.meridian.soar.qvine.com\/?page_id=1229"},"modified":"2024-01-24T15:59:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:59:02","slug":"vision-and-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ni-u.edu\/vision-and-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision and Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1229\" class=\"elementor elementor-1229\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fc3a43 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fc3a43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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