CUMSA mission is to promote, develop, and unite educational postal employees.  To facilitate cooperation and communication between its members and to provide a means through which CUMSA members' knowledge and experience can be united for the benefit of all CUMSA members. 

CUMSA was established in 1988 as an organization to establish standards, promote ethics, and foster professionalism for campus mail personnel.  Membership is open to all educational institutions that have curriculum leading to an appropriate certificate of degree.