National Association of University Women : NAUW

NAUW Mission Statement

The mission of the National Association of University Women is to serve women, youth and the disadvantaged in our communities and in developing countries by addressing educational issues, advancing the status of women's issues, and strategically partnering with allied organizations.

NAUW Purposes

To sponsor, promote and conduct educational activities designed to provide community outreach services to learners at every level of development, to extend assistance to those who are out of school but have need of those basic skills necessary to function effectively in our society, and to raise educational standards and achievements in colleges, universities, and institutions of higher learning;
to sponsor, promote and conduct conferences, seminars, symposiums and meetings on a national, sectional, or local level for the purpose of achieving and advancing the purposes aforesaid;
to cooperate with other groups, associations, public or private agencies which may be concerned with community problems, cultural interests, educational and world problems;
to promote the improvement of education, and, when appropriate, to issue public statements concerning the quality of education;
to cooperate with and assist other organizations, institutions, agencies and bodies both public and private, on a national, sectional and local level in promoting academic and intellectual attainment and to improve the quality and standards in universities, colleges, and institutions of higher learning;
to encourage and assist in the development and establishment of research programs and to conduct or sponsor research pertaining to the standards and quality of universities, colleges and institutions of higher learning;
to sponsor, award, promote and fund one or more National Fellowships for Doctoral Study and to sponsor, award, promote and fund scholarships and grants for undergraduate and graduate study on a national, sectional and/or local level;
to publish, sponsor and disseminate literature and materials pertaining to education, academic programs and intellectual and academic achievement and opportunities;
to formulate and disseminate opinions and information pertaining to public issues concerning the subject of education on a national, sectional, or local level and to formulate, express and disseminate opinions and information concerning legislation, proposed legislation, or rules, regulations or policies which affect or may affect the quality of standards or higher education or of intellectual or academic achievement on a national, sectional or local level.