The Women's Research Institute:

• conducts basic and applied research to help fill the pressing need for quality information on women, their unique experiences, and their contributions.
• stimulates and supports faculty research related to women in all disciplines, thereby increasing faculty productivity.
• sponsors and coordinates academic colloquia, conferences, and courses on women, thus developing a network of interdisciplinary faculty and student scholars.
• offers a unique academic minor in Women's Studies aligned not only with published scholarship on women, but also with revealed understanding of their worth.
• contributes to theoretical frameworks emerging in Women's Studies through professional publications and presentations that expand the understanding of women's potential.
• represents women’s perspectives within the academy and the university's commitment to scholarship on women in academic circles.