The Student Planning Organization functions under the Illinois chapter of the American Planning Association. Our goal is to facilitate educational opportunities, professional development, as well as social and community events for Urban Planning. If you would like to enroll at Illinois, check us out! Visit our website for more information:
- Social Events
- Conferences
- American Planning Association (APA)
- General Meeting Information
- Travel Support
- Bikeshare
SPO’s bicycle program encourages alternative modes of transportation on and around campus. Riding a bicycle is the perfect way to get around—it’s fast, easy, and fun! Best of all, SPO bikes are FREE to borrow.
SPO Membership – Join us today!
If you enroll in one of the department’s degree programs, you automatically join SPO. We invite you to attend our meetings or contact one of our officers.
We want to get to know you!
2020 SPO Officers
| President | Vismaya Jayakumar, vismaya2@illinois.edu |
| Vice President | Emma Walters, emmalw4@illinois.edu |
| Interim APA Representative | Elli Dastrup, efd2@illinois.edu |
| Secretary | Yasamin Khoshpour, yasamin2@illinois.edu |
| Treasurer | Shubhangi Rathor, rathor2@illinois.edu |
| Graduate Representative | Caitlin Hillyard, cah9@illinois.edu |
| Freshman/Sophomore Representative | Kennedy Causby, kcausb2@illinois.edu |
| Junior/Senior Representative | Celina Konigstein, celinak2@illinois.edu |
| Web Chair | Colton Johnson, coltonj2@illinois.edu |