The AUCSA Board is committed to making environmental sustainability a core value of the association. We aim to promote a community that is mindful of its environmental impact and recognises that small, consistent actions can lead to meaningful collective change. As a board, we strive to lead by example by prioritising sustainable choices in the planning and execution of AUCSA events. This includes encouraging practices such as reducing waste, choosing sustainably produced products, and making environmentally responsible decisions wherever possible. In collaboration with the Sustainability Commission (SusCom), we will also allocate part of the budget towards eco-friendly alternatives, ensuring that sustainability is actively supported within the association’s activities.

Collaboration is central to the AUCSA Board’s mission. We actively foster collaboration among our CCTs, members, and external partners to create exciting opportunities within and beyond our association. Our External Relations Officer (ERO) plays a key role in building and maintaining partnerships with local venues, institutions, and associations, strengthening ties with external organizations and expanding opportunities for the AUC community. We also collaborate with student associations from our parent universities, UvA and VU, and through our UCSRN membership, we connect with other University Colleges across the Netherlands. These relationships enhance the vibrancy of the student experience, encourage members to engage beyond the AUC bubble, and welcome new connections into our community.

As a student association with a highly diverse membership, the promotion of inclusivity is a key part of our mission. Therefore, we commit to creating an environment where everyone feels safe and welcome, irrespective of their origin, sexuality, gender identity, (dis)ability, socioeconomic status or any other factor. The visibility of our community members’ diverse voices is important to us, as is the CCTs and Boards accountability towards them. Additionally, it is important to us to reduce as many barriers as possible that prevent community members from attending our events, especially in terms of accessibility and affordability. To aid us in this process, we are supported by the Diversity commission, which organises events and gives advice on questions related to inclusivity. Diversity is what makes our community special, and we want to make sure that it thrives.

The AUCSA exists to serve its members and reflect their visions, and that starts with keeping them informed. Therefore, we are committed to ensuring that members understand how and why decisions are made, what our priorities are, the values that we hold and how the association operates, allowing all members to shape the future of the association. Regarding all imperative matters, the AUCSA board aims to communicate with members in an accessible and timely manner. Throughout the year there will also be opportunities given to all members to voice their opinions on the functioning of the association, which will be implemented by the Board to the best of our abilities. This includes General Assemblies, Office Hours, online communication platforms and CCT feedback forms. Additionally, we aim to make our finances easier to understand to members by clearly explaining how budgets work and how funds are allocated. Overall, through transparent communication we hope to strengthen trust between members, CCTS and the AUCSA board.