Mission and Purpose

Mission

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.

Purpose

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.