NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN

Description

NAUW Purposes

• To sponsor, promote and enthusiastically conduct educational activities that are designed to provide community outreach services to learners at every level of development;
• To provide assistance to those who have not completed their education and need basic skills necessary to function effectively in society;
• To work with educational institutions and other organizations to improve educational standards and foster academic and intellectual attainment;
• To sponsor and conduct conferences and seminars that will allow us to achieve and advance organizational goals;
• To collaborate with other organizations and agencies that are concerned with community and world problems which include chronic health conditions like HIV/Aids, heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer;
• To promote improvement in education, and when appropriate, issue public statements concerning the quality of education;
• To develop and sponsor research programs pertaining to the standards and quality of higher learning;
• To provide fellowships, grants and/or scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and doctoral studies;
• To publish, sponsor and disseminate literature and materials pertaining to educational initiatives, trends and development.