April 15, 2022
Applications Open
July 29, 2022
Application Deadline Extended
August 12, 2022
Ujima selection decisions
September 30, 2022
Regular registration ends
November 3, 2022
Ujima institute begins
Ujima Institute
Division/Group Events Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice African American Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Division Mid-Level
November 3 - November 5, 2022 Morgan State University
The 2022 NASPA Ujima Institute is designed for African American and Black higher education professionals who aspire to senior student affairs officer roles and faculty positions, including the cabinet-level vice president for student affairs positions at colleges and universities. The Institute is appropriate for emerging leaders in associate director, director, assistant/associate dean, dean, and AVP roles. This three-day, cohort-based institute offers an intensive, challenging, and collegial learning environment for student affairs professionals as they develop culturally relevant leadership skills that leverage their unique ethnic heritages and histories and prepare to lead increasingly diverse institutions.
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About
Ujima is the third principle of Kwanzaa and embodies an active commitment to the collective and to shared liberation. Inherent to the principle of Ujima is sharing in one another's achievements and hardships. Ujima, as a practice, assumes that the reconstruction of the history and humanity of the African diaspora is a fundamental part of the struggle for human liberation.
The principle of Ujima serves as the foundation for this institute, which has been envisioned and developed by senior level leaders committed to investing in building successive generations of student affairs leaders with the knowledge, skills, and competencies to build vibrant, diverse, global, and socially just higher education environments.
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE MODEL
In this cohort-based institute, participants will learn from senior student affairs leaders, who will share their journeys, lessons, and advice. To facilitate learning and enrichment, participants will be grouped for some parts of the institute into functional level tracks and for other parts of the institute into small group cohorts.
This professional development pathways program is designed for self-identified Black and African American student affairs professionals with three or more years of higher education administrative experience. The application process will include an online form and submission of a current CV/resume.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Chart a plan for professional growth that address key competencies, career discernment, and personal values
- Experience safe space to share and strategize about navigating institutional challenges and politics with integrity and cultural alignment
- Develop mentoring relationships with senior student affairs leaders invested in your success
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Faculty
Institute Directors
Sponsors
If you would like to exhibit or sponsor at the 2022 NASPA Ujima Institute or have any questions, contact Fred Comparato by phone at 202-719-1179 or via email using the button below.
Thank you to our institute sponsors
Nominations
Know someone else who fits this description? You can nominate them to apply!
COVID-19 Event Safety
All participants at NASPA in-person conferences, whether a faculty member/presenter, attendee, sponsor/exhibitor, staff, guest, or vendor will be required to be fully vaccinated. Individuals who require a vaccination exemption must provide documentation of a negative PCR test no more than 72 hours prior to arrival to any event. All participants at NASPA events will be required to wear masks. Please see the NASPA COVID Event Safety and Responsibility webpage for complete information about NASPA's policy.
Registration
Once applicants are admitted into the program, registration will begin. Registration will begin mid August and end on September 30th. Details for registration will be updated here this summer.
2022 Ujima Institute Registration Costs:
| Members | $495 |
| Non Members | $695 |
Venue
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD.
Conference activities will take place on campus at Morgan State University's Baltimore campus. Institute participants will receive information about hotel rooms and room rates when accepted to the program.