UU Leadership Team Institute registrations

are closed for this year!  

What is the Institute? Who Should Attend? Institute Staff Important Dates UULTI Cost Scholarship Assistance Where will UULTI be held? How do you get there? UULTI Registration

What is this all about?

Unitarian Universalist Leadership Team Institute (UULTI) has been designed to highlight the values and stories of our faith and our commitment to justice for all peoples. We will ask all in attendance to explore how their own faith and actions inform and deepen their individual leadership, their work in growing their congregations and communities, their justice-making and outreach efforts and their commitment to families and children and to a multi-cultural world of Beloved Community.

Individuals and teams will experience and be transformed by a 21st-century,

6 day residential program for leaders wishing to strengthen their team and leadership skills in order to make a real impact in their UU congregations and communities.

The Institute will be a holistic and experiential learning environment.  Participants will explore Unitarian Universalism on spiritual, intellectual, personal and practical levels. You will acquire skills to build and strengthen your congregation and community, as well as bring you more success in life.

Since leadership challenges and opportunities rarely present themselves in neat little packages, the staff has created an integrated experience that will allow you to:

• focus on a particular area of concentration (TRACKS)
• gain knowledge about specific leadership elements and perspectives (LENSES) that will be woven throughout the TRACKS and/or program
• learn deeply from one another by meeting in Covenant Groups, Home Teams and Roles Teams, as well as at meals, worship, vespers and social time
• work with a Home Team coach
  
• exchange ideas and insight with others in the same or similar roles as the one you currently occupy

TRACKS (Areas of Concentration)

• Congregation Development and Growth
• Family Ministries
• Governance
• Justice-Making
• Small Group Ministry

LENSES (specific leadership elements and perspectives that will be woven throughout the TRACKS and/or program)

• Congregations as Emotional Systems
• Lifespan Faith Development
• Multi-Culturalism
• Shared Leadership
• UU Values and History (UU Story)

Download pdf file for latest Program Descriptions

Who Should Attend?

Any combination of lay leaders, board chairs/presidents, clergy, directors and ministers of religious education, committee chairs, growth teams, leadership development teams, etc. and/or individuals whose congregations have designated them for leadership, now or in the future, who wish to strengthen their team and leadership skills.

Why Teams? It takes a team of leaders for change to happen.  (Note:  If you are the only leader attending from your congregation or community, we will create a Team for you to meet and work with throughout the week).

All participants should be recognized as leaders by their UU congregations and communities and be attending with their knowledge and encouragement.

ALL sizes of congregations, small, medium and large, and other UU communities and organizations will benefit from this program.

2007 Institute Staff

Your staff for the 2007 Institute is made up of a wonderful combination of experienced and knowledgeable professional and lay leaders with decades of experience, passion and commitment to Unitarian Universalism.  They come from a wide variety of backgrounds, education and geographical locations (and senses of humor).

Download pdf file for latest Staff Bios

What are the important dates I need to be aware of?

Starting Date and Time
Saturday, July 28, 2007
12:00-3:00 pm  ~ Registration
3:00 pm  ~ Opening Celebration

Ending Date and Time
Friday, August 3, 2007
The Closing Ceremony will end by 11 a.m.

(Please make sure you arrive at Juniata no later than 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 28 – it is important to have the entire community gathered for both the Opening and Closing ceremonies so that everyone has a complete community experience.)

Registration Deadlines

March 15:  5% Early Bird discount on basic fee (before single room and computer fee) with registration paid in full before March 15, 2007.

June 10:  A late fee of $50 will be charged for registrations received after June 10.

July 14:  An administrative charge of $50 is non-refundable.  The balance is refundable if Murray Grove is notified by July 14 (two weeks prior to start date of July 28.)

What will the UULTI Cost?

Registration Fee

We have worked hard to keep the registration fees as affordable as possible in order to make UULTI accessible to as many people as possible. 

The registration fee is $575 per person and includes the program, materials, lodging and meals.  (There are additional fees for single rooms and guest email accounts).  Rebates of $25/person will be given if 2-3 from the same congregation/community attend; rebates of $50/person will be given if 4 or more attend from the same congregation/community.

There are a limited number of Single Rooms for an additional $100.00.

Temporary guest accounts can be set up allowing participants computer access in order to check email accounts, etc. for an additional $10.00. There are computers available at the college for your use.

You may register online or by mail and can pay using your credit card or with a check made out to the Murray Grove Association.

Scholarship Assistance

There may be a limited amount of scholarship money available through your district; please contact your district directly for more information.  Any assistance from them will be given directly to your congregation and the full payment amount will be due at the time of registration.

Joseph Priestley District:   (302) 778-4564  

Metro NY District:   (484) 226-8226,

Ohio-Meadville District:  

St. Lawrence District:  

Where will UULTI be held?

Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA
http://www.juniata.edu

Founded in 1876 by members of the Church of the Brethren, Juniata is an independent, co-educational college of liberal arts and sciences, set in the scenic rolling hills of central Pennsylvania. The beautiful 110-acre main campus is located in historic Huntingdon, PA (pop. 9000), a safe and beautiful environment in the Allegheny Mountains.

The Accommodations

UULTI will be housed in the “East” dormitory building which includes air-conditioned suites (each contains 4 doubles, a bathroom, and a living room) and an outdoor pavilion with a grill.  There will be a limited number of single rooms available for an additional fee of $100 on a first come, first served basis. In addition, each hall has a lounge (some with ping-pong, pool or foosball tables), and kitchen and laundry facilities.

Food

Juniata has a reputation for excellent meals, with vegetarian and vegan selections, served in cafeteria style.

How do you get there?

By Car
Chosen because it is centrally located to all four districts, Juniata is approximately 3 hours from Baltimore, 4 1/2 hours from New York City, 3 1/2 hours from Philadelphia, 3 hours from Pittsburgh, 3 1/2 hours from Washington, DC, 4 1/2 hours from Buffalo, 6 hours from Albany, 4 1/2 hours from Cleveland, 5 1/2 from Roanoke, VA.

Huntingdon lies mid-way between Interstate 80 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, 30 miles south of State College, PA, on Routes PA 26
and US 22.
http://www.juniata.edu/about/visit/directions.html

If you are interested in carpooling, either as a driver with extra seats available or as a rider willing to contribute to gas costs, please check the carpooling box on the registration form.

By Plane
The University Park Airport in State College (approximately 35 miles from campus) offers commercial air travel service to the region. It is serviced by Northwest Airlink, United Airlines and US Air-Express. A shuttle may be available if enough participants are interested.

By Train
Amtrak trains serve Huntingdon once daily from the East (from New York and Philadelphia at 4:22 pm) and from the West (from Pittsburgh at 10:32 am Monday-Saturday and 4:22 pm Sunday), on the Pennsylvanian Line. Huntingdon Station is 1 mile from campus. Go to www.amtrak.com or call Amtrak at 1-800-872-7245 for more information or to make reservations.

The program will begin promptly at 3:00 pm, with registration taking place from 12:00 to 3:00, so kindly make sure that your travel plans allow you to arrive early and settle in well before that time.  The Opening and Closing Ceremonies are an integral part of the entire experience and it is important that you are there for both celebrations.

For information about places to stay before or after UULTI check out: 
http://www.juniata.edu/about/visit/accommodations.html

The world just can’t afford for you to miss this one!

Registration

To Register by MAIL download
Download Registration Form

To Register ONLINE

To save you time and frustration when you register online please make sure you have the following information available and ready:

• Two emergency contact names and phone numbers
• Name of Medical Insurance Company
• Group Policy Number
• Name of Insured
• Number and names of other individuals coming from your congregation (if possible)
• Your credit card (Visa or MasterCard) number
• Credit card expiration date
  
• Name, address and phone number of the name on the credit card you will be using if it is different than yours

Also, you will need to decide:

• Which TRACK you would like to sign up for
• If you want to reserve a single room (additional $100) or if you wish to share a room with someone specific
• If you would like a temporary guest internet account (additional $10)
• How you will travel to Juniata so that you arrive before 2:45 p.m. on July 28

Registration closed

The mission of the Unitarian Universalist Leadership Team Institute (UULTI) is to transform teams of lay leaders, clergy and religious educators from UU congregations and communities by providing them with the skills, competencies, knowledge and insights necessary to make the impact they desire on their congregations and the world.

The UU Leadership Team Institute is a collaborative initiative of the Murray Grove Assocation and the Joseph Priestley, Metro New York, Ohio-Meadville and St. Lawrence Districts, funded in part by the Fund for Unitarian Universalism, with a scholarship grant from the New York State Convention of Universalists.

Project coordination:
Murray Grove Association,
PO Box 246, Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734
609-693-5558 - murraygrove@murraygrove.org - www.murraygrove.org