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Southern Nazarene University educates students within the contexts of the liberal arts, as well as selected professional and graduate studies. Founded in 1899, Southern Nazarene University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university - a service of the Church of the Nazarene. Located on a 40-acre campus just west of Oklahoma City. SNU grew out of several small colleges committed to training people for service to God and their fellow man. More than 32,000 alumni work and serve throughout the United States and the world.Our mission is to make Christlike disciples through higher education in Christ-centered community.

The mission of the Williams-Franklin Foundation (WFF) is to provide academic scholarships, business/career networking, and mentoring opportunities to HBCU students with extreme financial need. The WFF was born out of true love and personal affiliation with Historically, Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Co-founders, Dwight, and LaShelle (Williams) Franklin were both raised to know the importance of “being of service to others”. However, this concept was crystallized in the educational and service-driven community at Howard University (HU), their alma mater. Since HU, the Franklins have integrated what they’ve learned through volunteer work and supporting many charitable organizations.

The American Indian Association of Illinois provides a model for Indian community development.It is governed by people rooted in their tribal cultures, living in off-reservation communities, working to improve the lives of all Indian people. It provides the opportunity for every Native person to pursue education in a way that respects tribal culture and individual interests and needs. AIAI’s participants help build the Indian communities of the future. The mission of the American Indian Association of Illinois is to develop and implement educational opportunities for American Indian people and others who may benefit from such programs to help them build strong Native families and communities, which respect and acknowledge all tribal histories and cultures.

Bryn Mawr College's mission is to provide a rigorous education and to encourage the pursuit of knowledge as preparation for life and work. Bryn Mawr teaches and values critical, creative and independent habits of thought and expression in an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum for women and in coeducational graduate programs in Arts and Sciences and Social Work and Social Research. Bryn Mawr seeks to sustain a community diverse in nature and democratic in practice, maintain its character as a small residential community which fosters close working relationships between faculty and students, emphasize learning through conversation and collaboration, primary reading, original research and experimentation. The academic and co-curricular experiences fostered by Bryn Mawr, both on campus and in the College's wider setting, encourage students to be responsible citizens who provide service to and leadership for an increasingly interdependent world.

THE MISSION OF JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATION FOR A DIVERSE GROUP OF TALENTED AND HIGHLY MOTIVATED STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS ETHNIC, SOCIOECONOMIC, AND GEOGRAPHICAL BACKGROUNDS. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONCENTRATED STUDY IN SPECIALIZED FIELDS, IN PREPARATION FOR ADVANCED STUDY AND SPECIFIC CAREERS. THE UNIVERSITY ENDEAVORS TO PRODUCE GRADUATES WHO ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, THINK CRITICALLY, LEARN INDEPENDENTLY AS WELL AS COLLABORATIVELY, AND DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCE IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELDS. FURTHER, IT PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN FULFILL THEIR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL, AND OTHER PERSONAL NEEDS THROUGH WHICH THEY CAN DEVELOP A COMPELLING SENSE OF SOCIAL AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE IN A DYNAMIC, MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY. LIKEWISE, THE UNIVERSITY EMBRACES ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, AND LIFELONG LEARNING TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY. REGA

Penn State is a multicampus public research university that educates students from Pennsylvania, the nation and the world, and improves the well being and health of individuals and communities through integrated programs of teaching, research, and service. Their instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional, and continuing education offered through both resident instruction and online delivery. Their educational programs are enriched by the cutting edge knowledge, diversity, and creativity of our faculty, students, and staff. Their research, scholarship, and creative activity promote human and economic development, global understanding, and progress in professional practice through the expansion of knowledge and its applications in the natural and applied sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and the professions. As Pennsylvania's land-grant university, they provide unparalleled access and public service to support the citizens of the Commonwealth. They engage in collaborative activities with industrial, educational, and agricultural partners here and abroad to generate, disseminate, integrate, and apply knowledge that is valuable to society.

Manhattan College is a Lasallian Catholic educational institution founded in 1853 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, a religious teaching order started by Saint John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers. Our lush, 22-acre campus in Riverdale offers a safe and secure home base that's within arm's reach of the greatest city in the world - New York. Education at Manhattan College has a strong focus on practical, experiential learning. Opportunities abound when it comes to internships, summer placements and the chance to gain real-world skills in their future workplace. Our connections to the upper echelons of New York City offer invaluable career connections, as well as a backstage pass to this vibrant, magnificent metropolis. The mission of the College is to provide a contemporary, person-centered educational experience that prepares graduates for lives of personal development, professional success, civic engagement, and service to their fellow human beings.