HHSP Summer Study Abroad Program to Ghana, West Africa
The Summer Study Abroad Program to Ghana coordinated by the Hudson & Holland Scholars Program is a once in a lifetime opportunity, as well as a life transforming experience for all participants.
Dr. Kevin Brown, professor of law, first took a group of law students to Ghana in 2002. Two years after his 2004 appointment as Director of the Hudson & Holland Scholars Program, he launched the first HHSP Ghana experience (2006), through collaboration between the Hudson & Holland Scholars Program and the Department of African American & African Diaspora Studies (AAADS). The program has undergone significant restructuring and become institutionalized under coordination and leadership of current HHSP Director, Dr. Virginia LeBlanc.
Over the years, the program has grown and extended its partnership to the Indiana University Groups Program and COOK Medical.
Program Overview:
Three credit-hour, S/H general education credit, service-learning course - Pre-travel spring orientations and classroom time abroad
- Course Work: readings, group presentations, character piece, policy paper, journal
- Study includes travel through 8 of the 10 regions of Ghana, tracing the Transatlantic Slave Trade and far reaching affects into present day
- Interaction with various indigenous cultures and peoples, experiencing traditions; education system; healthcare; government; economy; arts; religion; etc.
- Return through Great Britain, namely Liverpool and London, continuing to trace the Transatlantic Trade
- Other unique experiences incorporated
Lifetime bonds are forged, career paths changed and chosen, social-civic obligations realized, personal inventory taken, and eyes opened to the global community through this experience. Without fail, participants have a strong desire to return to Africa, spread the word of their experiences, and continue to scratch the travel bug itch.
Come and explore Ghana and Great Britain with us!