(Goals taken from Article I of the Association's Procedures and Guidelines for Student Chapters)
- Serve as a means of introducing new archivists into the profession.
- Orientation activities during the first week of the academic term.
- Enhance the educational function by providing an additional focus for the students to discuss archival issues, identify with the profession, and engage in professional activities.
- Research discussion group to engage students in academic and intellectual activities.
- Speaker series with representatives from different sections of archives and records management.
- Promote communication among student members and between students.
- Form communication links between ACA Student Chapters.
- Promote communication with non-member students and other Associations within and without the University.
- Maintain a Chapter website.
- Provide a communication channel for its members with the general membership of the Association and to the Board on matters of concern to the Chapter.
- The Chapter is responsible for keeping the Board and Faculty Advisor informed of its activities.
- Regularly contribute articles to the ACA Bulletin in order to inform ACA members of Chapter activities.
- Develop the leaders of tomorrow's archival profession.
- Promotion of ACA Conference and provision of opportunities to attend.
- Promotion of mentorship program.
- Encourage students to contribute to Archivaria.
- Seminars with students presenting summer job experience and graduates sharing working experiences.
- Attract new members into the Association.
- Nominations and elections for Executive Committee positions to be held at the beginning of each academic year.
- Multiple and flexible executive positions available.
- Field trips to various Archives and Records Management locations.
- Fundraising events.