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Enrollment is limited, and workshops can fill quickly! We recommend registering early to reserve a space.
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Retreat CentersYou are Here
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
Registration Types
Reg Types (Green)
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.)
Cost
Cost
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.
Meals
Meals
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 and a salad bar is offered. 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.
Travel DetailsPlane
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.

Attire
Attire
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.
Family or GuestsFamily or Guest (Yellow)
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.
What To BringTravel Details (Blue)
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.
PreparationsPreparations
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 a virtual 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 credit* to be applied to any On Course event (conference or workshop) within 12 months if you cancel 30 or more days before the start date.
-50% credit* to be applied to any On Course event (conference or workshop) within 12 months if you cancel 15-29 days before the start date.
-No credit* if you cancel 14 or fewer days before the start date.
 
*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.
 
If registrant cancels/no-shows after start of workshop, no credit is available. Unpaid no-show registrations will receive a credit on the outstanding invoice of 50% but will still owe the remaining 50% of the total invoice since monies will have been paid already on their behalf. The attendee may have someone attend in their place at no additional cost. The same cancellation and credit policies will apply to the substitute registration.

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Workshop Testimonials

This workshop should be required for all faculty, staff, and administrators.
Lamar McWaine
Student Life Coordinator
San Jacinto College, TX
Thank you for making me a better teacher.
Gregory Walker
Faculty, Anatomy and Physiology
El Camino College Compton Center, CA
I am going back to campus more empowered and energized.
Tyrone Davidson
Director, Undergraduate Advising
Missouri U of Science & Technology, MO
On a scale of 1-10, I rate the overall value I received from the workshop as a 15.
Deborah Rayner
Faculty, Computer Science
Harford Community College, MD
I told my Dean that if I took every workshop and conference I had ever attended and rolled them into one, it would not equal what I learned and gained from your workshop.
Jan Trollinger
Faculty, English
Paine College, GA
I have never before felt a workshop I attended helped me to teach. This one will!
Lynn Ezzell
Faculty, English
Cape Fear Community College, NC
Since first attending one of the summer retreats in 1997, I’ve held nine On Course workshops for our college, and I plan to offer more.
Philip Rodriquez
Director, Student Affairs
Cerritos College, CA
Our college needs to offer this workshop for all faculty, full and part-time.
John McGill
Associate Dean, Biology
York Technical College, SC
I arrived as a skeptic, but by the end of the first day I was converted. These strategies are practical and timely. I am looking forward to implementing them in my courses.
Rodney R. Brooks
Faculty, Accounting
Glendale Community College, AZ
This workshop transformed my professional and personal life.
Susan Pitcher
Director, TRIO
Bay College, MI

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