HHSP Summer Study Abroad Program to Ghana, West Africa
The Summer Study Abroad Program to Ghana is a once in a lifetime opportunity, as well as a life transforming experience for all participants.
The program was founded by former Director Kevin Brown in 2002. It was institutionalized into its present form, in 2006, through the collaboration of the Hudson & Holland Scholars Program and the department of African African American & Africa Diaspora Studies (AAADS). The opportunity has now been extended to include the Indiana University Groups program, with future partnerships on the horizon.
Program Overview:
Three hour, service-learnin course (S&H general education credit)- Classroom time abroad with orientation and prep session prior to departure
- Course Work: readings, journa, and short papers
- Tour entire country of Ghana, tracing the Transatlantic Slave Trade and affects
- Interaction with various indigenous cultures, experiencing traditions, education system, government policies, and the arts
- Other unique experiences incorporated
- Return through England, continuing to trace the Trade and comparing/contrasting cultures.
Through this experience, lifetime bonds are forged, career paths changed and chosen, and social obligations/responsibilities realized. Without fail, participants have a strong desire to return to Africa, as well as continue to scratch the travel bug itch.
We hope you will join us!