ACCENT Speakers Bureau
| Formation | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Type | Student government Speakers' bureau |
| Headquarters | 306 J. Wayne Reitz Union, Gainesville, Florida, USA |
Chair | Garrett Schreiber |
Parent organization | Student Government |
| Affiliations | University of Florida |
| Website | sg |
ACCENT Speakers Bureau is the student government-run speakers' bureau of the University of Florida. It claims to be the largest student-run speakers' bureau in the United States. The organization is a student government agency.
ACCENT was created in 1967 and its speakers' series was created originally as a symposium, with the first featuring author Ralph Nader and then Vice President Richard Nixon as the headline speakers. The next year, the symposium featured a "liberal versus conservative" debate featuring Harry Goldin and James J. Kilpatrick. The symposium was accompanied by a politically charged magazine which featured writing from political science students and professors at the University of Florida. Over time, ACCENT broke away from the symposium format and turned into a year-long speaker series.