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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 Programsghoriz@smccd.edu

Danielle Powell, Professor of Communication StudiesCoordinator, ASTEP Learning CommunityCoordinator, Women’s Mentoring and Leadership Academypowelld@smccd.edu