The mission of the Parents Association is to create a partnership between parents and the university to better serve students by providing a formal avenue through which parents and the university can communicate and parents' concerns and suggestions can be conveyed. The Parents Association also supports and provides resources to benefit AUC students' academic and extra curricular activities. The by-laws of the Parents Association, first developed in 1990 and amended in 1996, govern and regulate PA activities.
Board members serve on a voluntary basis and are elected every two years at a general meeting.
The board holds monthly meetings on the first of every month to plan and discuss PA activities and concerns. Through funds generated from the PA dues, donations, and fund raising events, the PA offers a number of awards that promote outstanding curricular and and extra-curricular activities among AUC students. Awards include the PA cup, offered twice a year to a graduating senior demonstrating unusual capability in blending academic achievement with a major contribution to student activities, and the PA Award for Environmental Research. In recognition of excellence in undergraduate teaching, the PA also offers the Parents Association Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching to an outstanding AUC faculty member. Also, for three consecutive years, the PA has offered an annual scholarship based on both merit and need.