by srkirby | Aug 19, 2019 | Fay Jones School of Architecture, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Landscape Architecture, Mozambique, Service Learning, Uncategorized
This summer honors landscape architecture student Max Frank traveled to Mozambique to design better, more affordable housing plans in Nampula. In this blog, he reflects on the challenges of the trip, what he learned from the experience and a work environment very...
by klw038 | Jun 30, 2017 | Honors College Study Abroad Grant, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics, Service, Service Learning, South Africa, Study Abroad, Uncategorized
Jacob Maestri is a rising senior math major from Fort Smith, Arkansas. He recently traveled to Cape Town, South Africa and on a hard, fog-cloaked climb up Table Mountain, found new insights on the journey, the people, and the experience. After a short Uber yesterday,...
by Nathan Smith | Nov 10, 2016 | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Horticulture, Mozambique, Service Learning, Study Abroad
Honors horticulture student Olivia Caillouet traveled to Africa last summer to take part in Global Community Development in Mozambique. (Check out our video on the program.) This UA faculty-led service learning program focuses on New Horizons, a poultry farm on a...
by | Aug 18, 2016 | English, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Journalism, Service Learning
Darby Guinn, honors English and journalism major, spent the summer learning the joys and difficulties of piloting a Peacework service learning initiative in Cape Town, South Africa. Darby’s bond with her fellow travelers and her mission to make real changes made...
by cew003 | Jul 15, 2015 | Alumni Updates, History, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Service Learning
Honors College staffer (and alumna fellow) Chelsea Hodge is wrapping up two months in Cape Town, S. Africa, where she has been working with high school students in Philippi township. Only 18% of students in this impoverished area go on to study at a university or...
