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  American College Personnel Association

Registration Information

June 11 – 14, 2009

Pacific Lutheran University

Deadline: April 6, 2009

Notification: April 16, 2009

Confirmations Due: April 24, 2009

Payment Due: May 8, 2009

With the extension of the application deadline,
please note that payment for the institute is not due until May 1, 2008.

If you have questions, please contact:
Jodie Castanza,
University of Illinois,
(217) 333-0770,
s-sjti-08@housing.uiuc.edu

Time and Place
SJTI will begin at 3pm on Thursday, June 11, 2009 and end at noon on Sunday, June 14, 2009. It will be held at Pacific Lutheran University located in Tacoma, Washington. For more information about Pacific Lutheran University, log onto: http://www.plu.edu/ .

Lodging and Meals
Participants will be staying in Harstad Hall; a fairly typical double occupancy residence hall. Linens will be provided.

All participants will have meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) in PLU's University Center Commons.

Sleeping and Eating
Participants will be staying at the Florida Avenue Residence Halls in fairly typical double occupancy rooms: http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/options/under/far.htm

Linens will be provided. Community bathrooms are on each wing of the floors. Students identifying as transgender will be able to select which floor they would like to sleep on based upon how you identify. We will identify "All Gender Access" bathrooms for the duration of the conference.

Getting to Tacoma, Washington

Greetings 2009 S-SJTI participants! Here's your travel information…

Flights
All flights should be booked to the Seattle/Tacoma (SEA) Airport, which is about 45 minutes – one hour from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU).

Shuttle Options
PLU will be offering TWO shuttles from SEATAC on Thursday, June 11 and TWO on Sunday, June 14 from PLU. Space will be limited to 9 passengers per shuttle. The *tentative* times are below:

Thursday, June 11
Depart SEATAC at 11:30am
Depart SEATAC at 4:00pm

Sunday, June 14
Depart PLU at 9:00am (10:00 SEATAC arrival)
Depart PLU at 12:30pm (1:30 SEATAC arrival)

Capital Aeroporter Airport Shuttle is a private shuttle service with "door-to-door" service. Roundtrip fare is about $51.50 roundtrip. http://www.capair.com/index.htm

You also have the option of planning your transportation to PLU on *Pierce County Transit*. Riding the bus is safe, easy, sustainable, and CHEAP!

Depending on the time of day, buses run every 15min – 1 hour from SEATAC to PLU. Below is a *sample* of times and routes. There is a short walk (about 3 blocks) from your final stop to the campus. Maps will be made available to you. Note: route times are subject to change; updated information will be posted as it becomes available. The cost of riding the bus will be $2.50 one way.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

A member of the PLU Host Committee will work with you to figure out the best transportation options for you. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to email Angie Hambrick at hambriaz@plu.edu.

Registration
First and foremost, there is no cost to apply to SJTI. We trust that you will be timely in letting us know if you are unable to attend if you are chosen. Payment is due after you are notified that you have been accepted as a participant. Cost of registration is $450.00 per person. This includes your housing, food and institute expenses. This does not cover your travel/transportation costs. If you are interested in participating, the deadline for applications is April 6, 2009. Our hope is to notify applicants of our decisions by April 16, 2009. Since there is a limit of 50 participants, we will be intentional in selecting participants to create a balance in social group identities as much as possible. The Employee Identification Number for SJTI is: 20-8019329. Your institution might need this number for tax purposes. PayPal payments are accepted but please note that there is a 5% surcharge bringing your registration total to: $475.00. Registration questions should be directed to: Jessica Pettitt (our Administrative Coordinator) sjtiadmin@jessicapettitt.com.

Confirmation that you will be attending the institute is due by April 24, 2009. Please know that we have a waiting list and we hope that you will let us know as soon as possible if you cannot attend. The dates of SJTI are Thursday, June 11, 2009 to Sunday, June 14, 2009.

Please note: All payments are non-refundable.

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