Winter Coordinators Retreat

November 17, 2022 Update:

The Umoja Community Education Foundation is excited to welcome all Umoja Coordinators to the 2023 Annual Winter Retreat. The Winter Retreat is a convening of the Umoja community coordinators to set the tone for the year and collaborate and share strategies with other Umoja practitioners and partners.  

This year the Winter Retreat will be tentatively held at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, CA  from January 4-6, 2023. The room reservation link is forthcoming. (Do not contact the hotel until further notice.)

For this event, we will accommodate one Umoja Coordinator (Primary) with a complimentary single or double occupancy room (for January 4-6, 2023) based on availability and one complimentary registration. If you have multiple coordinators that serve as a Co-Coordinator for your program, one additional coordinator will be required to pay their own registration and lodging costs. The maximum of coordinators that can attend the event per campus is a total of two coordinators. 

Each Umoja Program will receive*: 

• 1 complimentary registration with two nights of hotel accommodations for 1 Coordinator with 4 meals.

*We will allow only one additional coordinator to register from your institution, for a maximum of two (2) representatives per campus, with the full lodging and registration being provided for only the primary coordinator. 

All registered attendees will receive: 

• 4 Meals including Lunch on January 4, breakfast and lunch on January 5, and breakfast on January 6. There will be a reception on January 4th with light refreshments. 

• Participants should plan for dinners on their own. (Click here for onsite restaurant options) 

• All participants should expect to cover their own dinners. 

Important Travel Information: 

• Travel expenses will be the responsibility of attendees. This includes flight, ground transportation, and parking. 

• Attendees who live 30 miles or less away from the hotel will not be provided a hotel room.  

• All participants will be responsible for making their own hotel arrangements and will need a credit card on file for incidentals. Complimentary nights will be adjusted prior to checkout. 

* Coordinators at California Community College campuses with an established MOU

**No campus or partner organization may have more than 2 representatives. Space is limited for this event. 

Tentative Schedule*