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UMOJA

WELCOME TO NVC UMOJA LEARNING COMMUNITY

Why a Learning Community?

Ooo-moe-juh  (a Kiswahili word meaning unity) is a learning community and critical resource program dedicated to enhancing the critical and educational experiences of African, African American, and other students. We believe that when the voices and histories of African American students are deliberately and intentionally recognized, it will help students experience themselves as valuable and worthy of an education.

Umoja at Napa Valley College

Umoja at Napa Valley College provides an environment to Survive and Thrive and specifically targets the retention, persistence, and success of African-American students. Exclusive, it is not. Students from a diverse, wide-range of varied backgrounds are participants in the program. The overall goal is to help students progress toward their success. 

 

Why Such a Program?

Research has revealed that mentoring relationships, along with intentional and deliberate focus on successful strategies, help to increase positive outcomes for historically under-represented populations. Course completion and academic success in college for African-Americans are amongst the lowest of students attending California colleges. The program objective is to promote student success and improved lifetime outcomes through a curriculum that is responsive to the legacy of the African and African American Diasporas. 


For more information please contact:

Jeannette McClendon

Coordinator, Professor, Counselor

jmcclendon@napavalley.edu

510 367- 1141 (msg)

Spring 2022

The Umoja classes (COUN, and SPCH) will be held in a hybrid format. Math and English will be taught online only. 

Check with the program for specifics. 


Events for Spring 2022


Monthly Indabas - 2nd Thursday of the Month 

(Jan 20. Feb. 10, Mar. 10, Apr. 17)

Weekly Porch Talks - selected Thursdays


Umoja Symposium: TBA

February: Black History Month                         March - Student Symposium                                    April - Cultural events

May: Rites of Passage (May 12,  time: 6 pm - 7:30 pm)

Umoja Faculty Training   (June 13-14)

Summer Learning Institute    (June 15-18)
STEM Transfer Academy (July 14-16)

Student Leadership Summit (August 4-6)


   Welcome back to campus  

   New and returning          

      Umoja Students

    Black Lives Matter!!!!

     Stop Asian Hate!!!

       Equal > Division

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What our Umoja Achievers

saying at NVC:

"The faculty and staff in Umoja are like family."

 

"In class, it was like being in a family. I have made friends who are closer than my own brothers and sisters."

 

"We are held accountable for each other."

 

"I now have allies on campus that have my back."

 

"Attending the Umoja conferences and symposiums gave me the confidence I needed to excel academically."

 

"I was scared to death about college, but Ms. J and Dr. T made me feel like I could make it."

"The Counselor made me feel like I belonged at the college - and provided intrusive counseling where I am made to feel important and worthy of an education".  

comments taken from Students

post-Self evaluations