Turning Point USA Holds First College Event Since Charlie Kirk’s Death

The campus event, held at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, proceeded as planned just a day after Charlie Kirk’s memorial service.

Charlie Kirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025. Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP

Nonprofit organization Turning Point USA held a campus event at the University of Minnesota on Sept. 22, its first since the assassination of founder Charlie Kirk.

The event at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities had been scheduled before Kirk’s death on Sept. 10. It proceeded as planned just a day after his memorial service was held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.