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State and System Student Associations
State and Systemwide Student Associations (SSAs)
How USSA works with Statewide Student Associations
As coalition of student governments on the state level, SSAs recognize the importance of collective power and through affiliate membership work to broaden that power nationally. USSA has secured resources to expand the SSA community by strategic trainings, outreach, and through the most recent addition of the SSA Development Project. Additional privileges of SSA Membership are:
* Priority strategy support for state campaigns impacting students- * Upon request, providing skilled trainers and organizers for board development
* Regular SSA legislative and organizing conference calls
* Access to USSA’s national SSA network
* Discounted rates for USSA’s SSA Staff Training
* USSA financial support in filing for/ developing a 501(c)3 status
* Support to make your statewide a stronger functioning and more efficient organization
* Strategies to better recruitment, retention, and greater investment of your membership in the organization
* Discounted registration at USSA’s national conferences
* Access to USSA’s national statewide student leader summit in Washington D.C.
* Monthly copies of USSA’s SSA newsletter containing regular updates of the statewide student association community
* Support with developing and running a statewide voter registration, education, and get out the vote campaign
* Comprehensive databases and organizational information about the existing statewide student association community
Click here to read more about USSA membership benefits.
SSA Membership Process
USSA is a coalition of student governments and SSAs. As such, there are two types of membership within USSA: direct campus membership and SSA membership.
- Contact USSA national office at (202) 640-6470 or ussa@usstudents.org
- Obtain support of SSA Board of Directors or other governing body through resolution or motion indicating intent to join USSA.
- Secure resources necessary and pay USSA dues of 2.5% of SSA annual operating budget. (Example: $100,000 SSA operating budget = $2,500 USSA membership dues)