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AN INTERCULTURAL SOJOURN TO SOUTH AFRICA: CREATING ACCESS TO STUDY ABROAD FOR UMOJASTUDENTS
OVERVIEW
• Panelist Introductions
• Host Regions of U.S. Study Abroad Students
• African Americans and Study Abroad
• Why South Africa?
• Curriculum and Program Development
• Fundraising and Scholarships
• Student Reflections
• Questions
PANELIST INTRODUCTIONS
Melissa Aliu Gabriel Garrett Angelica Goodman
Zaid Ghori Delisle WardenDanielle Powell
AFRICAN AMERICANS AND STUDY ABROAD
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• In 2015/16, 325,339 American students studied abroad
• African Americans made up 5.9% or 19,195 students
• Increasing participation but still low compared to other student demographics
Source: Institute of International Education Open Doors Report 2017
WHY SOUTH AFRICA?
CURRICULUM AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT• President’s Innovation Fund grant for Faculty Site Familiarization
Visits
• Visit to Ethiopia in 2016 and South Africa in 2017
• Partnership with Travel Service Provider
• Partnership with University of Johannesburg, Tshwane University of Technology, University of Cape Town, University of the Western Cape and NGOs
• Curriculum Development with Office of Instruction
FUNDRAISING AND SCHOLARSHIPS
• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
• Fund for Education Abroad
• President’s Innovation Fund
• Faculty Presentation to Student Government
• Go Fund Me pages
STUDENT REFLECTIONS: ANGELICA GOODMAN
STUDENT REFLECTIONS:GABRIEL GARRETT
STUDENT REFLECTIONS: MELISSA ALIU
CONTACT US
Zaid Ghori, Director of Special International [email protected]
Danielle Powell, Professor of Communication StudiesCoordinator, ASTEP Learning CommunityCoordinator, Women’s Mentoring and Leadership [email protected]
