Mission Statement

NAWCHE: An Organization Dedicated to Change

The National Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education was founded in 1992. NAWCHE is an organization made up of faculty, administrators, staff and students from Catholic colleges and universities around the country. The spirit of the association is one of sisterhood and solidarity. Its objectives are:

• To facilitate support of one another.
• To create, organize, and disseminate work for justice in the academy.
• To provide a forum for members to speak out on matters relevant to women's issues in the academy especially those concerns unique to Catholic institutions.

These objectives are fostered in part by sharing research on lives of women, by encouraging the development of the quality of the professional life for all groups of women in Catholic collages and universities.

With our past struggles and accomplishments alongside out future goals, we continue to grow as an organization dedicated to the advancement of all women at all levels of Catholic higher education. A significant goal of this organization is to provide faculty, students and administrators with a national and international network to empower women and to afirm our leadership at all Catholic institutions of higher education.