The Stanford Political Union is a non-partisan organization that arranges student-led debates and discussions about issues relevant to our campus, national, and international community. We seek to take advantage of the broad spectrum of ideological positions held by Stanford students to create substantive and passionate debate.
The Stanford Political Union is a non-partisan student group that organizes debates and discussions about issues that confront our campus, national, and international community. It focuses on fostering political dialogue among students.
Our events are organized by the SPU Team, students who collaborate in groups of 3-4 to organize individual debates. The Team is guided by the Executive Board, which consists of the Chair, Vice-Chair of Operations and Planning, Vice-Chair of Rules, and Vice-Chair of Speaker Relations.
SPU events are open to all Stanford students. SUIDs are required.
We use local, national, or international developments as launching points for our event topics. When the news doesn't seem to be controversial enough, we plan events that tackle longstanding issues. We invite input from all students to help us create events that are relevant, substantive, and engaging.
We look for speakers who have unique life experiences that give them an uncommon perspective on the issues and who have a demonstrated background in the subject. Although SPU's focus is on creating dialogue among students, we invite outside speakers and professors to join our events as well.
Yes! SPU hopes to serve as a nexus for political activity on campus and would love to explore the possibility of organizing an event with your group or speaker.
Stanford Political Union is a registered VSO of Stanford University © 2008-2009, All rights reserved.
