The Student Committee on Undergraduate Education was founded in 1965 as an independent student lobby to advocate for student self-determination – the ability to shape one’s own education. Over the course of fifty years, SCUE’s suggestions and proposals have initiated and guided some of the most significant projects in Penn’s history.

Our Mission

The oldest existing branch of student government at the University of Pennsylvania, the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education was founded in 1965, a time when Penn undergraduates had little control over their own education. Since its inception, SCUE has remained an autonomous and apolitical organization whose suggestions and proposals have initiated and shaped some of the most significant projects in Penn's history. SCUE takes as its purview any issue which affects undergraduate education or the intellectual atmosphere at Penn. We work to enhance and expand curricular opportunities, advising, and the overall quality of the undergraduate academic experience. We serve our duty in various roles: as advocates for the student voice and as advisors to the faculty and administration. Our efforts are predicated on the tenet that undergraduates must have a say in the academic programs of which they are most integrally a part. Our membership consists of approximately 35 undergraduates from all four schools who are selected by a six-member Steering Committee.

Past SCUE Initiatives