What is NAUW?
What is the National Association of University Women, Inc.? It is an organization, a union of thousands of college women graduates who are bound by a powerful mystique. It is composed of women who have consciously chosen this affiliation as a means of self-fulfillment through service. Its official headquarters are in Washington, District of Columbia.
The National Association of University Women, Inc. is an organization that sponsors, promotes and conducts educational activities designed to provide community outreach services to learners at every level of development, It extends assistance to those who are out of school but have need of those basic skills necessary to function effectively in our society, and it raises educational standards and achievements in colleges, universities, and institutions of higher learning.
The organization also sponsors conferences, seminars, symposiums and meetings on national, sectional, and local levels and cooperates with other groups, associations, public or private agencies that may be concerned with community problems, cultural interests, educational and world problems.
The NAUW also works to promote the improvement of education, and, when appropriate, to issue public statements concerning the quality of education. It also awards one or more National Fellowships for Doctoral Study and sectional and local events.
The NAUW encourages and assists in the development and establishment of research programs, and it conducts or sponsors research pertaining to the standards and quality of universities, colleges and institutions of higher learning. It also publishes and disseminates literature and materials pertaining to education; academic programs; and intellectual and academic achievement and opportunities.
OUR MISSION
The mission of the National Association Of University Women, Inc., is to serve women, youth, and the disadvantaged in our communities and in developing countries by addressing educational issues, and strategically partnering with allied organizations.
OUR PURPOSE
The purpose of the National Association of University Women is to promote and conduct educational activities designed to provide community outreach services at every level of development,
