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The Housatonic Community College Foundation was founded in 1990 by a group of Greater Bridgeport residents and business and arts leaders. The Foundation provides financial assistance to the College and its students beyond the fundamentals provided by the State of Connecticut and assists the College in becoming a unique educational resource for its students and the community. The Foundation also serves as a vehicle generating funding for Housatonic student scholarships, student emergency assistance, child care assistance for parents enrolled at Housatonic, program enhancements and support of the Housatonic Museum of Art.

ST. JOHN'S DISTINCTIVE LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES HAVE LONG GIVEN IT A HIGHLY RESPECTED PLACE AMONG AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. ITS STRONG COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY AND TO THE STUDY OF ORIGINAL TEXTS MAKES ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A PARTICULARLY VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF LEARNING. THROUGH CLOSE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WORKS OF SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITERS AND THINKERS, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AT ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GRAPPLE WITH FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS THAT CONFRONT US AS HUMAN BEINGS.

Mission: Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, the University of St. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely and work skillfully to advance the common good. Vision: The University of St. Thomas, a Catholic comprehensive urban university, is known nationally for academic excellence that prepares students for the complexities of the contemporary world. Through disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiry and deep intercultural understanding, we inspire students to lead, work and serve with the skill and empathy vital to creating a better world.

Foundation Mission StatementThe Citrus College Foundation develops and nurtures relationships which provide resources to further the district's mission of advancing students' educational goals.Foundation Vision StatementOur vision is resourceful relationships that empower lives through: strong partnerships, ambitious fundraising goals; an engaged, productive board; improved visibility and awareness; ongoing college success stories; and modeling and recognizing philanthropic involvement.Foundation Values StatementWe value integrity, dedication, collaboration, ambition, innovation, generosity, empowerment, excellence, and success.

Loma Linda University, a Seventh-day Adventist Christian health sciences institution, seeks to further the healing and teaching ministry of Jesus Christ "to make man whole" by: Educating ethical and proficient Christian health professionals and scholars through instruction, example, and the pursuit of truth; Expanding knowledge through research in the biological, behavioral, physical, and environmental sciences and applying this knowledge to health and disease; Providing comprehensive, competent, and compassionate health care for the whole person through faculty, students, and alumni.

The Naval War College Foundation, powered by its generous members and donors, provides critical funds needed to support the U.S. Naval War College's unique ability to develop military and civilian leaders who are: Skilled in the strategic and operational challenges of today and tomorrow; dedicated to preserving national security and a global position of leadership; and adept at navigating the challenges of war and its prevention. The Naval War College Foundation’s purposes are educational and charitable. It solicits and receives charitable gifts for the encouragement and support of the work of the U.S. Naval War College.

Blackburn College, founded in 1837 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), provides a coeducational student body with a rigorous, distinctive, and affordable liberal arts education that prepares graduates to be responsible, productive citizens. The Blackburn community values critical and independent thinking, leadership development, respect for all individuals, and lifelong learning. The College fosters a sense of service, community, and moral responsibility through its unique student-managed work program, its collegial concept of shared governance, and its faculty/staff mentor relationship with students.

Washington State University is a public research university committed to its land-grant heritage and tradition of service to society. Our mission is threefold: To advance knowledge through creative research and scholarship across a wide range of academic disciplines. To extend knowledge through innovative educational programs in which emerging scholars are mentored to realize their highest potential and assume roles of leadership, responsibility, and service to society. To apply knowledge through local and global engagement that will improve quality of life and enhance the economy of the state, nation, and world.

The Mission of the UWM Foundation is to support the educational, literary and scientific endeavors of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee by receiving, managing and distributing gifts to benefit the University’s students, faculty, programs and community.In addition, the UWM Foundation provides leadership, oversight and direction to its affiliated corporations, the UWM Real Estate Foundation and the UWM Research Foundation. These corporations create new University facilities to support student life, research, academics and regional economic development, and provide new sources of revenue from research commercialization and entrepreneurial activities.

Students Rising Above invests in low-income, first generation college students who have demonstrated a deep commitment to education and strength of character in overcoming tremendous odds of poverty, homelessness, and neglect. We help each student to realize his or her potential by guiding and supporting them through college graduation, and into the workforce. Our graduates are breaking the cycle of poverty within their own families, serving their communities, providing a new generation of employees and leaders from diverse backgrounds, and accelerating positive change.

THE MISSION OF MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO OUTSTANDING STUDENTS. WE GUIDE OUR STUDENTS IN THE PURSUIT OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WHICH WILL PREPARE THEM FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES IN OUR SOCIETY. TO ACHIEVE THIS END WE ENCOURAGE BROADER VISION ENRICHED PURPOSE, ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY, COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP, OPENNESS TO NEW IDEAS AND DEDICATION TO LIFELONG LEARNING. IN KEEPING WITH OUR HISTORY AND TRADITIONS, WE PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH A RIGOROUS, BROADLY BASED LIBERL ARTS CURRICULA JOINED WITH SPECIALIZATION IN A SPECIFIC DISCIPLINE.

World University & School's mission (http://worlduniversityandschool.org - like Wikipedia with MIT Open Course Ware), in reaching out to the entire world, is to provide a free, wiki-based education platform for knowledge generation, and, through facilitating the development of broadband worldwide, to make our service accessible to under served parts of the world. The WUaS mission is thus to facilitate all levels of teaching and learning opportunities (and future degrees) through an open, editable wiki in all languages, nation-states and subjects with great universities, and for One Laptop per Child countries and everyone.