Current & Upcoming
Secular Students National Meeting – September
Sep 04, 2025 4:00PM—5:00PM
RegisterKick off the semester right with our monthly National Secular Leadership Meeting is a great opportunity to build community with other secular students from across the country. At these meetings, you will develop your leadership skills, connect and coordinate with other secular students, engage with leaders from the secular community and members of our speakers’…
View MoreInside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy
Sep 09, 2025 4:00PM—5:00PM
RegisterWhy have so many Americans turned against democracy? Katherine Stewart explores the interlocking roles of religious nationalism, big-money donors, and the proliferation of conspiracism and propaganda in this compelling analysis of the authoritarian reaction in the United States. Her comprehensive political analysis reframes the conversation about the moral collapse of conservatism in America and points…
View MoreCrafting Your Story & Delivering Your Pitch
Sep 11, 2025 4:00PM—5:00PM
RegisterIn this one-hour training, student leaders will learn how to craft a compelling narrative and deliver a concise, powerful elevator pitch to attract new members and build momentum for their SSA chapter. Through real examples, short writing exercises, and peer feedback, students will explore how to tell their personal story of secular identity and connect…
View MoreRecruit & Retain: Growing Your Secular Community
Sep 16, 2025 4:00PM—5:00PM
RegisterWant to build a thriving SSA chapter that doesn’t just exist, but grows, connects, and lasts? This one-hour training is all about mastering the twin pillars of chapter success: recruitment and retention. With over a third of U.S. college students identifying as nonreligious, there’s a huge audience out there, but many students still don’t know…
View MoreFunding Your Mission: Grants, Fundraising, & Budgeting
Sep 30, 2025 4:00PM—5:00PM
RegisterYour chapter has big ideas—but how will you pay for them? This one-hour training will give you the tools and confidence to fund your group’s mission through smart budgeting, campus resources, and creative fundraising. We’ll start with the basics: how to build a realistic budget each semester, covering everything from snacks and flyers to travel,…
View MoreSecular Students National Meeting – October
Oct 02, 2025 4:00PM—5:00PM
RegisterJoin our monthly National Secular Leadership Meeting! This meeting is a great opportunity to build community with other secular students from across the country. At these meetings, you will develop your leadership skills, connect and coordinate with other secular students, engage with leaders from the secular community and members of our speakers’ bureau, and discuss…
View MoreLasting Impact: Delegation & Succession Planning
Oct 14, 2025
RegisterWhat’s the biggest threat to the survival of a student group? It’s not lack of interest—it’s lack of leadership. This one-hour training helps you build the kind of leadership structure that sustains your SSA chapter through the school year and beyond. We’ll explore what effective leadership really looks like, including how to define clear officer…
View MoreThe New Secular Boom? Religion, Politics, and the Backfire Effect
Oct 15, 2025 4:00PM—5:00PM
RegisterThe IRS recently confirmed it will not investigate preachers who endorse political candidates from the pulpit—a major development in the Christian Right’s push to dismantle the wall between church and state. While intended to strengthen Christianity’s influence, this move may accelerate the very trend they hope to reverse: the steady growth of secularism in America.…
View MoreScience in a Secular Humanist Society
Nov 05, 2025 4:00PM—5:00PM
RegisterThe development of the modern sciences often went together with a secular spirit of inquiry, reflecting growing relationships between humanist thought and empirical approaches to investigating the world. In the present, though, there are still challenges to face in pursuit of humanist aspirations to use science to serve the good of people and the planet.…
View MoreSecular Students National Meeting – November
Nov 06, 2025 4:00PM—5:00PM
RegisterKick off November right with our monthly National Secular Leadership Meeting is a great opportunity to build community with other secular students from across the country. At these meetings, you will develop your leadership skills, connect and coordinate with other secular students, engage with leaders from the secular community and members of our speakers’ bureau,…
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