 | Workshops near Baltimore/Washington, D.C. Retreat and Conference Center at Bon Secours 1525 Marriottsville Rd., Marriottsville, MD, 21104 Telephone: 410-442-1320 Website: http://rccbonsecours.com/ | Workshops near San Francisco, CA Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025 Telephone: 650-325-5614 Website: http://www.vallombrosa.org/ More Retreat Center Information HERE |
 | RESIDENT (with lodging): Includes registration for the 4-day workshop, 3 nights’ lodging and nine meals at the conference center, and all workshop supplies. Your only additional cost is travel. | COMMUTER (without lodging): Includes registration for the 4-day workshop, nine meals at the conference center, and all workshop supplies. Commuting may be a good option if: 1) you live close enough to the conference site to commute from home or 2) all of the sleeping rooms at the conference site are taken and you stay at a nearby hotel. (See “Retreat Center Information” for nearby hotels.) |
 | Engaging & Empowering Learners Workshop (On Course I): -Workshop Resident (with lodging): $1195 -Workshop Commuter (without lodging): $1060 | Designing & Facilitating Learning Experiences Workshop (On Course II): -Workshop Resident (with lodging): $1195 -Workshop Commuter (without lodging): $1060 *NOTE: Registration costs increase as the costs at conference sites increase. When the registration fee does need to be raised, we will honor the lower cost for existing registrations. |
 | Included in all registration fees are nine meals at the workshop, from dinner the first night to lunch on the last day. Food is served buffet style. You’ll also be treated to morning and afternoon snack breaks. All sites provide enough variety that vegetarians can typically find appropriate food at all meals. However, if you have special dietary needs or requests, please include this information (when prompted) on the registration site as you register for the workshop. Email us at workshop@oncourseworkshop.com if you have further questions about special dietary needs. |
 | Please plan to arrive at the conference center by 3:30pm on the first day to allow time to check in and arrive on time to the opening session, which begins promptly at 4:30pm. Recommended arrival time at the airport is by 1:30pm, which allows time for claiming luggage, connecting with transportation, and traveling to the conference center.
The workshop ends at 12:00 noon on the last day, and a celebration lunch is provided afterwards. Please plan to stay for the entire workshop by booking air travel that leaves after 2:30pm. |
 | Casual, comfortable clothing such as slacks, jeans, shorts, or sweats are fine. During the workshop, dress in layers as meeting room temperatures can be difficult to control. |
 | Registration is for one person in a single room. We do not recommend bringing non-attending family or guests to the workshop. The workshop offers an ideal opportunity to focus on our professions and ourselves. It’s also a great opportunity to network with some of the finest educators in higher education. Attending with family members (as wonderful as they are) will likely distract you from gaining full value from the workshop. As an alternative, many past attendees who wanted to combine the workshop with a vacation arrange to meet family members on the last day of the workshop (which ends at noon). That said, if you’ll be traveling with others, it may be best to stay at a nearby hotel (options here) and commute to the workshop. Visitors to the conference centers must all be 18 years or older. |
 | We’ll supply almost everything you need to create a valuable experience (including an On Course Workshop Book loaded with activities, handouts, and notepaper). Laptops welcome, if desired. WiFi capability is available in the meeting rooms as well as in other areas of the building. |
 | Knowing what you want helps you get the most from the workshop (and from life, for that matter). To help you prepare, decide what specific outcomes you’d like to take away with you (e.g. three strategies for helping students take greater responsibility for their education, proven ways to increase retention at your school, two new colleagues at other colleges with whom to network, ideas for starting or improving a student success or FYE course on your campus). Also, consider what experiences you’d like to have during the workshop (e.g., community, fun, inspiration, aha! moments).
Another great preparation for the workshop is taking the self-assessment in the On Course textbook. The self-assessment provides you with personal scores on each of the eight On Course success principles addressed in the workshop. |
CANCELLATION AND CREDIT POLICY: The expenses On Course incurs to host an event for each registrant cannot be credited if you do not cancel before the deadlines as stated below. You must follow the cancellation guidelines to avoid incurring an obligatory debt, whether your registration has been pre-paid or payment is still pending.
-Full refund or credit* if you cancel 10 or more business days (M-F) before the start date
-50% refund or credit* to be applied to any On Course event (conference or workshop) within 12 months if you cancel 4-9 business days before the start date
-No refund or credit* to be applied if you cancel 3 or fewer business days (M-F) before the start date or are a no-show
* Unpaid registrations will still owe the remaining balance on the total invoice since administrative monies will have been expended already on their behalf to set up their attendance, materials and tech support. Please plan accordingly and be certain to notify us immediately.
*The attendee may, if he/she wishes, have someone attend in his/her place at no additional cost. The same cancellation and refund policies will apply to the substitute registration.
*As we reach the workshop dates, On Course has committed significant funding to the event. We cannot credit the amounts we have already committed on your behalf if you cancel within two weeks of the event start date. We will have purchased your share of the preparation of digital materials, virtual event hosting staff, event preparation staff, Zoom conference license space, etc and these costs are not refundable. Please plan accordingly and be certain to notify us immediately.
