Summer Institute 2025 - Details

Summer Institute 2025 is full and registration is closed. If you want to put yourself on the waitlist, click the all are welcome to reach out to us at nwili@uoregon.edu 

If you would like to sign up for TRaiLS, click the link below 

More about Summer Institute 2025

Dates

Summer Institute 2025 will be Sunday June 22 (dorm check in and opening activities beginning in the afternoon)-Saturday June 28 (ending by 4:00 pm).

Teacher Strands and Daily Schedule

There will be a beginning teacher strand and an experienced teacher strand to choose from. Stay tuned for more details on course content and instructor lineup. 

Summer Institute Costs 

Regular Adult Participation 
$1,300 per person plus room and board fees (listed below) if you choose to stay on campus 

Elders 
We will have limited partial sponsorships for elders who support community language efforts and who could otherwise not attend. Please contact us for more information.   

UO Housing Costs 

These costs are for participants staying in UO housing, for 6 nights (arrive Sunday, leave Saturday). They include three meals a day, towels, bedding, and a private bath. 
Single Occupancy for 6 nights  (Sunday June 23 – Saturday June 29) $657 per person ($109.50/night) 

Double Occupancy for 6 nights (shared room) (Sunday June 22 – Saturday June 28) $555 per person ($92.50/night) 
*must provide roommate’s name, and both must stay/pay for 6 nights   

Parking Costs 

Overnight Permit Coming soon (2024 rate was $45) Daytime Permit Coming soon (2024 rate was $40)     

Lunch Costs  (Only if not staying at UO Housing) 

If you will not be staying in UO Housing and want to eat with the group, you can pre-order a daily lunch (6 days) for $90 total. $90 ($15/day for 6 days). There are also options nearby for lunch on your own. $90 ($15/day for 6 days)   

Total Costs 

For a person attending, staying in the dorm in a single room for 6 nights, and parking on campus costs (pending final parking rates) are: $1,300+$657+$55 (estimate!) = $2012  
 

Daily Schedule

8:30-8:55am
Morning Share & Day Preview
MCK 240A

9:00-11:20am
Beginner Track
Regan Anderson & Twálatin Sutterlict
MCK 151

Experienced Track
Racquel-María Sapien
MCK 152

11:30am-12:20pm Lunch MCK 175 & Courtyard

12:30-1:45pm
TRaiLS Presentations
MCK 240A

1:45-2:00pm Break

2:00-2:45pm 
Elective Classes

Start Talking, Keep Talking
Joana Jansen
MCK 151

Testing Tech Tools for our Language Work
Robert Elliott
MCK 157

Community Planning & Project Development
Kelly LaChance & Janne Underriner
MCK 152

2:45-3:00pm Break

3:00-3:45 pm
Elective Classes

Building Language Vitality
Spike Gildea & Zalmai ʔəswəli Zahir
MCK 240A

Linguistics for Tribal Communities
Joseph Dupris
MCK 152

4:00-4:45pm
Whole Group Sharing & Reflection
Kelly LaChance and Janne Underriner
MCK 240C

Evenings Monday-Wednesday
6:30-8:00pm 
Longhouse Gathering CirclesMany Nations Longhouse

Evening Thursday
5:30-9pm
Salmon Dinner and Cultural SharingMany Nations Longhouse

Friday June 27 Adjustment
Same schedule for morning classes and TRaiLS

2:00-3:15pm
Final Wrap up and Reflection
MCK 240A

3:15-4:45pm
Part 1: 100 First Books Workshop
Unite for Literacy
MCK 240A

Saturday June 28
8:00-9:00am
Dorm check- out

9:00–11:20am
Part 2: 100 First Books Workshop
Unite for Literacy
MCK 240A

11:30am-12:20pm Lunch MCK 175 & Courtyard

12:30–1:45pm
Part 3: 100 First Books Workshop
Unite for Literacy
MCK 240A