"Saving Africa": A 3-part Reflection. Service and Other Experiential Learning: Who is Saving Whom?

January 21, 2015

4:00PM - 6:00PM

Pomerene Hall 208

Add to Calendar 2015-01-21 16:00:00 2015-01-21 18:00:00 "Saving Africa": A 3-part Reflection. Service and Other Experiential Learning: Who is Saving Whom? OSU, like many US colleges and universities, has seen a dramatic upsurge in travel to Africa.  Whether billed as academic study tours, or as Service Learning, many students are motivated by the desire to ‘give back’ or to ‘do something’ during the course of their largely short-term travel. How do programs address this desire and who ultimately benefits most - students themselves or host communities?  How do they fall short of expectations?  How do host communities, particularly those who have established ties with OSU programs, perceive impacts of these programs? How are they evaluated and who holds them accountable?Discussants:  Joe Campbell, ENR and leader of Ghana Sustainable Change program;  Marvin “Nana” Owusu, Brong Ahafo Association; Dr. Katey Borland, Comparative Studies.  For more information contact CAS at cas@osu.edu or (614) 292 8169 Pomerene Hall 208 Center for African Studies cas@osu.edu America/New_York public

OSU, like many US colleges and universities, has seen a dramatic upsurge in travel to Africa. Whether billed as academic study tours, or as Service Learning, many students are motivated by the desire to ‘give back’ or to ‘do something’ during the course of their largely short-term travel. How do programs address this desire and who ultimately benefits most - students themselves or host communities? How do they fall short of expectations? How do host communities, particularly those who have established ties with OSU programs, perceive impacts of these programs? How are they evaluated and who holds them accountable?

Discussants: Joe Campbell, ENR and leader of Ghana Sustainable Change program; Marvin “Nana” Owusu, Brong Ahafo Association; Dr. Katey Borland, Comparative Studies.

For more information contact CAS at cas@osu.edu or (614) 292 8169