WHAT
Umoja students being interconnected to African people around the globe
Awareness of connectedness to African Diaspora
Everything and everyone is important in this place.
MATTERING
This practice positions Umoja as a model of Black student achievement and encourage students to actively engage in decision making process on campus
UMOJA AS A POWERBASE
How many colleges have Umoja in the state of Washington
3
Having the willingness to share ourselves, our experiences to humanize and make real classroom
ETHIC OF LOVE- THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN
Sharing as we learn honors and extend learning.
GIFTING
The major basic skill courses in college.
ACELERATION -ENGLISH,MATH,ESL
What Umoja practice implies that the learning is generative and performative.
LIVE PERFORMING
Recognizing the language our students bring to the classroom.
LANGUAGE AS POWER
What states that I am as we stand in a place we feel embraced.
ENCIRCLING DIVERSITY
Counseling is intent and deliberate
UMOJA COUNSELLING: AFFIRMING, INTEGTRATED, INTENTIONAL
We are a village, acting in accord, and unafraid to be seen and heard as we do our work.
EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS
We deeply value intentional and deliberate purposefulness.
Raising intentional and deliberate
A practice that allows students to make a more personal connection with someone who can offer support.
MENTORING
This counseling practice goes beyond traditional boundaries, actively reaching out to students to help them make life changing decisions
AFFIRMING, INTERGRETED AND INTENTIONAL COUNSELING
What cohort are we in Umoja
11th COHORT
A safe space to say "what is really going on"
The Porch
Umoja village is a sacred place that offers opportunities to increase exposure to the historical experiences.
Occupy study spaces on campus
African Americans created a unique African Diaspora expressed through myriad intellectuals and spiritual leaders.
TAPPING AFRICAN AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL SPIRITUAL AND ARTISTIC VOICES
When was Umoja started in Highline college
2016