Participants in STRiVE 2020 will hone leadership and social change skills, build community, and have a lot of fun. STRiVE's many activities will keep you engaged, and you'll emerge feeling confident, inspired, and connected. Well over 99% of past STRiVE participants have said they'd recommend it to a friend.
STRiVE 2020 will take place from January 13-17, 2020 at the Skycroft Conference Center in Middletown, MD. You'll just need to get to UMBC, where you'll board a bus to take you to the retreat site. The bus will return you to UMBC at the conclusion of the retreat.
A team of 11 UMBC staff members and students will serve as facilitators for the retreat. STRiVE is especially helpful for first- and second-year students (who will have the greatest opportunity to apply its lessons on campus), but the retreat is open to all UMBC undergraduates on the Catonsville campus.
To participate, you must be available to attend the entire retreat. Each participant pays a $100, non-refundable contribution toward the retreat's cost (but if you cannot afford to make this contribution, you can apply for financial assistance. We do not want the $100 contribution to prevent anyone from attending).
This application is due at 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 10th. You can save your answers and return later. We have heard that some applicants have had their applications time out after leaving them open for a while, so do save your work.
By submitting this application, you are authorizing the Center for Democracy and Civic Life to check your UMBC records to confirm there are no disciplinary or other issues that would preclude you from participating in this program.
Any questions about STRiVE? Contact UMBC's Center for Democracy and Civic Life by sending an email to David Hoffman (dhoffman@umbc.edu) or Romy Hübler (romy.huebler@umbc.edu).