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What we do...

The Society and Politics Committee organizes programs
around topics and issues facing the world today. Our goal
is to bring these issues to the UW campus community through
debates, dinners, discussions, forums, and more. We hope to
foster a campus-wide dialogue through our programs to better
inform students about the world in which they live.

Whether it be a fierce debate between two congressional candidates or a dinner discussion on the current relationship between India and Pakistan, the committee fosters awareness in a variety of ways, covering topics from terrorism to tuition, and everything in between.

Part of something larger...

The Society and Politics Committee is one of the eleven committees of the Wisconsin Union Directorate. "WUD" is one of the largest student-run organizations on campus. For a complete listing of the WUD committees, visit the Directorate website at www.union.wisc.edu/wud.

For the students, by the students

Student members complete every aspect of the programming process. From creating publicity and writing press releases to introducing famous speakers in the Union Theater, students are encouraged to use their creative specialties, whatever they may be. Students have the opportunity to choose what issues they want to focus on, and get to brainstorm ways to perform them. The committee is truly for the students, by the students.

What's in it for me?

Each student is free to use this committee to talk and act on social/political issues that s/he is passionate about. Every opinion is welcome, challenged, debated, and in the end, better founded than before. It is a space for creativity, leadership, student activism, and dialogue that is also fun and a great chance to meet other involved, interesting students and political or social figures.