Mission Statement

The mission of the Academy of Senior Professionals (ASP) at Southern Nazarene University is to create a setting in which the members of the Academy may have their lifelong learning, cultural, and social needs met.

WHO WE ARE:

The Academy of Senior Professionals at Southern Nazarene University is an organized community of mature adults from various vocations and professions who meet monthly during the fall, winter, and spring months on the campus of Southern Nazarene University.

WHAT WE DO:

Provide an environment in which the members and friends of the Academy may enjoy ongoing intellectual and social stimulation in an atmosphere of acceptance and cordiality.

HOW WE DO IT:

Through regular meetings, workshops, seminars, luncheons and publications.

FOR WHOM WE DO IT:

• For maturing adults who exhibit genuine humane concern, a desire for learning, and a need to expand their social and cultural development
• For persons interested in dialogue and interaction among fellow professionals who have reached their senior years
• For those interested in developing and/or executing effective programs dealing with the later years of life.

EXPECTED RESULTS:

The realization of individual and group goals through intellectual, social, cultural, spiritual, and service-based activities

Purpose

1. To create an environment of exploration, sharing, and learning that will attract members with a history of distinguished achievement.
2. To provide a climate of continuing intellectual stimulation.