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We pride ourselves on having a close-knit community built around intentionality and purpose. Learn more about The Retreat and apply to join us - Invite Only.
Join Us for the retreatBlack Education Professionals Rest and Restore in Historical Oak Bluffs.
Black education professionals are gathering in Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, for four unforgettable days of connection, restoration, and collective growth. The Ink 2 Impact Retreat brings together visionary leaders from across college admissions, counseling, student success, and education to exchange ideas and strengthen community. In a setting rich with Black history and culture, we will recharge, celebrate our impact, and imagine what is possible for the future of education.
Day 1: Arrive
I2I Retreaters arrive to a purposeful space and place. To immediately show up as their authentic selves, network, and connect. Day 1 Networking, Happy Hour, and Dinner.
Day 2 & Day 3: Focus Days
Along with curated spaces in the morning, afternoon lunch, networking happy hour, and dinners - retreaters will immerse in and explore identity self worth restoration and the ways each shapes professional presence in their roles. Focus sessions ranging from mental health, mindfulness, leading in your role, and curated topics will bring retreaters a new sense of how to be impactful leaders at school and within the community.
Day 4: Depart
Retreaters leave with a refreshed sense of belonging, support, and a stalwart network to be the best in their respective roles in counseling, higher education, and beyond.
Immediate Community at StartThe inaugural 2026 retreat brought experienced professionals together across institutions roles and career stages.
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Participants: range in experience and networks
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States covering all US quadrants
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Sixty percent of the cohort brought senior experience
50%
Held director dean vice president senior enrollment or independent consultant roles
What makes The Retreat Different?
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An intimate cohort built for trust candor and meaningful relationship building
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Discussion based sessions shaped by challenges participants are actively navigating
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Professional growth that includes spaces for identity recognition, self healing in tough spaces, seeing ourselves in leadership, and upward mobility
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Time to experience Oak Bluffs and connect outside formal sessions with a truly supportive community
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A community designed to continue after participants leave the island and 4-days of curated experiences and breakthrough development
Interested in Attending The Retreat?
We’d love to hear from you. If you are interested in attending a future Ink2Impact retreat, please complete our Interest Form to let us know.
INVITE-ONLY: Our retreats are intentionally curated to make sure the environment is purposeful and intentional.
Ink 2 Impact is open to admissions and secondary education professionals at every stage of their careers. We are not exclusive, but we are selective.
To keep our gatherings intimate, restorative, and meaningful, we limit each cohort to a small group. Every interest form is read and considered by our founding team as we build a community with a range of experiences, perspectives, and professional backgrounds.
Submitting an interest form does not guarantee a spot. If you are not selected this year, your interest remains valued, and we encourage you to apply again in the future
Because we are intentional about the size and space of each retreat, participation is limited and by invitation only. This allows us to create the level of connection, community, and meaningful engagement that is central to the Ink2Impact experience.