{"id":25050,"date":"2025-08-21T05:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plato-philosophy.org\/?page_id=25050"},"modified":"2026-01-27T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:50:05","slug":"student-advisory-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/student-advisory-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Advisory Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#slider-and-text .slider-flex {\n\t\tdisplay: flex;\n\t\talign-items: flex-start;\n\t\tposition: relative;\t\n\t\tcolumn-gap: 80px;\n\t}\n\t#slider-and-text .slides {\n\t\twidth: 50%;\t\n\t}\n\t#slider-and-text .slide {\n\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\theight: 0;\n\t\tpadding-bottom: 60%;\t\n\t\tbackground-color: white;\n\t}\t\n\t#slider-and-text h4 { font-size: 28px; color: var(--deep-sea); margin-bottom: 20px; }\n\t#slider-and-text .text {\n\t\twidth: 50%;\t\n\t}\n\t#slider-and-text .text .optional-logo {\n\t\twidth: 300px;\n\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\tmix-blend-mode: multiply;\t\n\t\tmargin: -50px 0 0 -20px;\n\t}\n\t#slider-and-text .text .optional-logo img { mix-blend-mode:multiply;}\n\t#slider-and-text .owl-nav, #slider-and-text .owl-dots { display: none; }\n\t#slider-and-text {\n\t\tpadding: 50px 0 50px;\n\t\tposition: relative;\t\n\t\tmargin: 0px 0 0px;\n\t}\n\t#slider-and-text .owl-carousel .owl-stage-outer { box-shadow: 0 0 30px var(--deep-sea); }\n\t#slider-and-text .below-lede {\n\t\tmargin-top: 24px;\n\t}\n\n\t.form-popup {\n\t\tposition: fixed;\n\t\ttop: 0;\n\t\tleft: 0;\n\t\twidth: 100vw;\n\t\theight: 100vh;\n\t\tz-index: 9999;\t\n\t}\n\t.form-popup .shade {\n\t\tbackground: rgba(0,0,0,.4);\n\t\ttop: 0;\n\t\tleft: 0;\n\t\twidth: 100vw;\n\t\theight: 100vh;\n\t\tposition: absolute;\t\n\t}\n\t.form-popup .form-container {\n\t\twidth: 500px;\n\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\tposition: absolute;\n\t\ttop: 10%;\n\t\tleft: 50%;\n\t\ttransform:translate(-50%,0);\t\n\t\tpadding: 30px 30px 0;\n\t\tbackground: white;\n\t\tbox-shadow: 0 0 20px var(--deep-sea);\n\t\tborder: 4px solid var(--deep-sea);\n\t}\n\t.form-popup .form-container .close-form {\n\t\tposition: absolute;\n\t\ttop: 5px;\n\t\tright: 15px;\t\n\t}\n\t.form-popup .form-container .close-form:hover {\n\t\tcolor: var(--deep-sea);\n\t\tcursor: pointer;\t\n\t}\n\t.form-popup .form-container input, .form-popup .form-container textarea {\n\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\tpadding: 10px 20px;\n\t\tborder: 1px solid var(--deep-sea);\n\t\tborder-radius: 8px;\n\t\tmargin: 5px 0;\t\n\t}\n\t.form-popup .form-container label {\n\t\tfont-size: 14px;\n\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\tcolor:var(--deep-sea);\t\n\t}\n\n\t@media screen and (max-width: 1200px) {\n\t\t.slider-flex {\n\t\t\tdisplay: block !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#slider-and-text .slides {\n\t\t\twidth: 800px;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\t\tmargin: 0 auto 50px;\t\t\n\t\t}\n\t\t#slider-and-text .text {\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\t\t\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\t@media screen and (max-width: 900px) {\n\n\t\t.form-popup .form-container {\n\t\t\tmax-height: 80vh;\n\t\t\toverflow-y: auto;\t\t\n\t\t}\n\t\n\t}\n\n\t@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {\n\t\n\t}\n<\/style>\n<section id=\"slider-and-text\">\n\t<div class=\"slider-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slides owl-carousel\"><div class=\"slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/javier-trueba-iQPr1XkF5F0-unsplash-1.jpg); background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat:no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-monstera-6238170-2.jpg); background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat:no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/alexis-brown-omeaHbEFlN4-unsplash.jpg); background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat:no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mimi-thian-vdXMSiX-n6M-unsplash.jpg); background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat:no-repeat;\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"twf-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PLATO&rsquo;s Student Advisory Council is made up of high school students interested in assuming leadership roles at PLATO and helping the organization to improve access to philosophy education. 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