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Programs and Events

Nearly everything we do comes from grassroots suggestions and program plans from our membership. The Board might charter a committee to create a space for volunteering that the Board wants to see happen, but the best way to ensure that the programs and events held for the membership is when they're invented by the membership. That said, our programs and events don't need to be invented here at all—we also have programs that originated in our Alliances and Virtual Chapters.

Programs and events are approved based on several criteria. Do they embrace the Pugwash Approach? Do they promote the Pugwash mission of educating or empowering our members (especially students and young professionals)? Are the outcomes reasonably matched with the resources necessary to run the program, and are those resources likely to be found within the organization (both money and volunteer time)? If the answers to these questions are all yes, it's highly likely the program or event will be approved. Note: chapters of Student Pugwash and the Rotblat Society can generally organize their own events, using chapter resources (or requesting some aid), as they wish—the sole requirement being that these events should be added to the Events calendar. (The Program committee might review these events just to make sure they're valid Pugwash topics or using the Pugwash approach, but unlike regular programs they can be announced without any formal permission.)

Typically the person proposing the program goes on to be the original chair of the committee, but that's not always the case. This structure allows us to remain decentralized and agile, with many people doing many different things, but with each member and volunteer focusing on only those programs and events that interest them most. For details how this works, check out the Committee page of the Pugwash Handbook.

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News and Updates

  • November 2020 newslettter
    1 month 4 weeks ago
  • Rotblat lecture excerpts for the Think We Must exhibit at Central Michigan University
    2 months 1 day ago
  • British Student Pugwash Ethical Science Festival
    3 months 3 days ago
  • Members-only blog posts and updates on our discussion site
    4 months 3 days ago
  • Where to find older posts
    4 months 2 weeks ago

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700 12th Street Northwest, Suite 700-93149
Washington, DC 20005 USA

+1 (202) 794-6928

contact@studentpugwash.org

Student Pugwash USA is a 501(c)3 organization registered in Washington, DC, USA.

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Beta Notice

The Student Pugwash and Rotblat Society membership programs, and this website, were launched in Summer 2020, and both are still in beta while we figure out what works best for our membership, and how to leverage this site for those programs.

Like everyone else, we're determining how to respond to COVID-19 and how it is impacting campus life, extracurriculars, and the best ways we can bring programs to our members and have them come to us with their ideas.

We welcome questions and constructive criticism, as well as requests for help and support from our membership. 

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If you have questions about our organization, policies, or programs, drop a line to contact@studentpugwash.org.

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