Chapter Statement of Purpose
The mission of the Iowa State University Chapter of the AAUP is to Defend and promote Academic Freedom and faculty rights as the voice of the profession, establish and maintain standards for academic due process and faculty participation in academic decision making.

Organization Statement of Purpose
The purpose of the American Association of University Professors is to advance academic freedom and shared governance. We seek to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. (courtesy of the AAUP parent organization).