Hello Cohort 49 - and Welcome to the SJTI Community!

We are excited about our time in community for SJTI and for the learning we will create there together. Below are preparation details for the institute, so please take a few moments to review the content, as it includes several action items with deadlines to be completed well before the session begins:

Paying your registration fee by May 2, online link below. If you need additional time for your institutional processes or need to pay by check, please contact sjtiadmin@sjti.org
Completing our preparation survey (dietary needs, name for your certificate, etc.) by May 2
Booking a room by the May 15, 5pm PST deadline, online link below
Pre-work the faculty would like you to complete by May 23
Session Logistics, including arrival and departure times for your travel arrangements and opening session information for Monday, June 9

Scroll down for details. Consider bookmarking this page for easy access.

Questions? Email sjtiadmin@sjti.org

PaY YOUR REGISTRATION FEE BY May 2

Pay your $850 registration fee via credit card at the link below

Pay Registration Fee

Pay your $700 registration fee via credit card at the link below. Your invitation email indicates if you received a $150 scholarship

Pay Registration Fee with Scholarship

Complete the final Info Survey by Friday, May 2

We'll use this info to make arrangements for your arrival including material preparation, dietary needs, and emergency communication. We'll also ask for contact information to add you to the alum community group following your session.

Complete the survey

BOOK YOUR ROOM BY May 15

The Plaza Hotel Columbus

75 E State Street

Columbus, OH 43215

(614) 365-4500

If you are not local to Columbus you must stay onsite at the Plaza Hotel. Book your room online to get the SJTI block rate of $149 per night plus taxes and fees. The hotel deadline is May 15, 5pm PST.

Please note the dates of the institute are June 9-13. SJTI has secured days prior to and after the program at the SJTI rate should you require an additional stay due to travel or care to explore Columbus. These additional days are limited and will be booked based on availability.

BOOK YOUR ROOM ONLINE

complete Session Pre-work by May 23

USING THE COHORT 49 GOOGLE GROUP

We created a private Google group for your institute to provide a way for participants to connect prior to the session to discuss sharing travel or lodging and also to post articles as a part of the pre-work faculty ask you to complete before attending the institute.

We will only be using the email function of the group, not any of the online options. Simply type the email address listed at the left into the To: line of your email to send a message to the entire group.

With your first post, please help us begin to build the learning community by introducing yourself.

If you run into any issues with the group, please contact sjtiadmin@sjti.org.

INSTITUTE PRE-WORK

Because we believe in the whole community participating in educating one another, there is work for you to do and share prior to attending.

ARTICLE SHARING: By Friday, May 23, please SHARE TWO great articles with our learning community by emailing links or documents to the whole group. Follow the directions for accessing the cohort 49 Google group above. And be sure to introduce yourself to the cohort! NOTE: Choose articles that discuss/analyze current issues and dynamics of race and racism in the U.S. and/or around the world. Please share at least one article that goes beyond the US race “binary” of Black and White, and explores issues related to Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander/Desi Americans, Indigenous/Native Americans, Southwest Asians/North Africans, and/or People who identify as Mixed Race, Biracial or Multiracial.
READ ALL of the READINGS linked at the bottom of this Participant Page before the start of your session.
READ A FEW MORE articles/chapters on racism. We need everyone to take the time to read 6-10 articles or chapters on racism. Expand your knowledge on the topic. Please read the articles your colleagues share along with additional content you find. Some books we recommend as primers, especially for whites: …But I’m NOT Racist! Tools for Well-Meaning Whites by Kathy Obear. Download a free copy: https://drkathyobear.com/but-im-not-racist/ and Uprooting Racism by Paul Kivel. There are additional recommendations at the bottom of this page.

Session Logistics

FACULTY

The faculty for this session are Jamie Washington, Kathy Obear, becky martinez, Tanya Williams, Alejandro Covarrubias, Beth Douthirt Cohen, Domonic Rollins, and Bill Huff.

ARRIVAL

Plan on being in Columbus by 12:00 pm on Monday, June 9 so you can get settled, have lunch, and be ready to start at 2:00 pm. NOTE: Participants gather at 12:00 pm in the lobby to go to lunch together (OPTIONAL).

OPENING SESSION

SJTI will begin at 2:00 pm on Monday, December 9 in
Legislative A of the Plaza Hotel

NOTE: If you run into travel delays that will impact your ability to make the opening session, please text Alejandro at 805.216.2079, and he will notify the faculty.

TRAVEL HOME

The institute will end by 11:30 am on Friday. Those traveling to the West Coast may need to arrange flights earlier in the day. During the institute please let faculty know if you must leave for the airport prior to 11:30 am on Friday morning and they will make sure you get your completion materials.

COVID

Cases of COVID are on the rise. We ask that as a part of being in community together with members of unknown immunocompromised statuses you come to the institute up-to-date on vaccines and boosters. If you are unable to receive vaccinations, please come prepared to mask and test if you are feeling unwell.

ATTIRE

Dress casually and comfortably! Light layers are recommended as the meeting room could be cold and you may choose to leave the hotel for meals. The average June temperature in Columbus is 83 degrees.

MEALS

There is a wide selection of restaurants within 5-10 minutes of the hotel (no car needed), with a variety of price points.