SPA is a self-organized association mainly formed by graduate students majored in Regional and City Planning. SPA's faculty advisor is Professor Charles Warnken.
Each semester, SPA holds several meetings to exchange ideas and fun events to promote the planning program at the University of Oklahoma. Often SPA participates in volunteer events such as the City of Norman's tree giveaway and the Big Event.
- 2009-2010 Students organized and collected funds to go to the National APA conference in New Orleans.
- 2010-2011 Students are organizing to collect funds to go to the National APA conference in Boston.