Black Collegians

Umoja Orientation

 

How to Join

Our enrollment period for the fall 2025 semester will begin June 25, 2025!

Students may join the Black Collegians Program Umoja Community by doing the following:

  1. Attend a Black Collegians Orientation (See below) during the summer 2025 or fall 2025  sessions. Please find the orientation schedule for the current session below.

  2. Complete and submit the Black Collegians program application and sign the program contract. 
  3. Meet with a Black Collegians counselor. At the end of your orientation session, you will be scheduled an appointment to meet with a Black Collegian Counselor for your intake session. During the intake appointment, the counselor will speak with you about the program, the requirements to remain an active member and the benefits of the program. Be prepared to answer a list routine questions during your intake session, which will assist the counselor in determining program acceptance decisions . After the counseling session, you will then receive an email to inform you of your program admission status.

We look forward to meeting you!

Fall 2025  Black Collegians Orientation Schedule*

 Additional orientation sessions will be added to this schedule from July to September 2025. This schedule is subject to updates and changes*

Day Date Time Registration link or Location
Monday June 23, 2025 2:00 PM IN PERSON- Main Campus Student Services Building 2nd Floor Room 291 - Please follow this link to RSVP: https://forms.gle/jw882BE48kYnSyoGA  
Tuesday July 1, 2025 3:00 PM Live virtual session on Zoom. Register here: https://smc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/z2TpPXZnSkOhKI9DFg4Z3A 
Wednesday  July 2, 2025 1:00 PM IN PERSON- Main Campus Student Services Building 2nd Floor Room 291  - Please follow this link to RSVP:  https://forms.gle/p5kxkii9L9sNXNwZA 
Monday July 7, 2025 11:00 AM IN PERSON- Main Campus Student Services Building 2nd Floor Room 291  - Please follow this link to RSVP:  https://forms.gle/p5kxkii9L9sNXNwZA 
Wednesday  July 9, 2025 10:00 AM Live virtual session on Zoom. Register here: https://smc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/1r2s6_3dTqqedDJWtwC7Jg
Monday July 28, 2025 3:00 PM IN PERSON- Main Campus Student Services Building 2nd Floor Room 291  - Please follow this link to RSVP:  https://forms.gle/p5kxkii9L9sNXNwZA 
Thursday July 31, 2025 1:00 PM Live virtual session on Zoom. Register here: https://smc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/2SDEA4KKSBSjhv1gSe1XQA 
Monday August 4, 2025 11:00 AM Live virtual session on Zoom. Register here: https://smc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/JXTR1Bo3Si6RJwZhlTACzQ 
Wednesday August 6, 2025 2:00 PM Live virtual session on Zoom. Register here: https://smc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/d5NZ2efnRH-uM9kTSXrrOw
Monday August 11, 2025 1:00 PM Live virtual session on Zoom. Register here:
Wednesday  August 13, 2025 2:00 PM IN PERSON- Main Campus Student Services Building 2nd Floor Room 291  - Please follow this link to RSVP:  https://forms.gle/p5kxkii9L9sNXNwZA 
Monday August 25, 2025 11:00 AM Live virtual session on Zoom. Register here: https://smc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/SLC-eJAoQD-CnHwVW6Mg-A