On a recent October evening at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, a historic first unfolded: a student-led mayoral forum that brought together civic leaders, public policy students, and community members under one roof—and one mission.
The Minneapolis mayoral forum was organized entirely by the Public Affairs Student Association (PASA), marking the first time in the School’s history that students had taken the reins to design and execute a political candidate event of this magnitude.
The goal was simple, but ambitious.
Said PASA President Natalia Uro-De León (MURP ‘26) to the near-capacity audience.
Author's summary: Students host historic mayoral forum.