Hello,
As my prose here has been quite brief and intermittent I am going to discuss briefly what I am doing here in Senegal West Africa. This is a seminar for faculty of community colleges and Historic Black Colleges and Universities. We are studying Diversity, Religion, and Migration in West Africa. I am with 20 or so other professors from Howard, Spelman, Morehouse, Xavier, University of Puerto Rico---and I am representing NOVA. The intent is to increase the study of Africa in all disciplines---for example, my colleague from Puerto Rico is a Cornell PHD in Mathematics who is interested in the merging of African and Latin Music. I am here to continue to try to improve my ability to incorporate culture and cultural literacy in my business courses. Essentially you cannot establish a business relationship with anyone unless you know who they are. Thus I am in Africa again. For those of you interested, you can read my first impressions of Senegal in June/July 2016 when I studied here on a Fulbright-Hays grant. Why am I back? Culture is infinitely deep and one can always learn more---especially the second time. It is why I continue to visit Russia and will continue to do so here.
Anyway, let me show you our itinerary for the 2-3 weeks I am away. There is hardly enough time to breathe---let alone blog. Incidentally, what looks like free time on here is generally eaten up by lectures going over time and travel times are extraordinarily optimistic. We are sometimes traveling for 10-12 hours.
As my prose here has been quite brief and intermittent I am going to discuss briefly what I am doing here in Senegal West Africa. This is a seminar for faculty of community colleges and Historic Black Colleges and Universities. We are studying Diversity, Religion, and Migration in West Africa. I am with 20 or so other professors from Howard, Spelman, Morehouse, Xavier, University of Puerto Rico---and I am representing NOVA. The intent is to increase the study of Africa in all disciplines---for example, my colleague from Puerto Rico is a Cornell PHD in Mathematics who is interested in the merging of African and Latin Music. I am here to continue to try to improve my ability to incorporate culture and cultural literacy in my business courses. Essentially you cannot establish a business relationship with anyone unless you know who they are. Thus I am in Africa again. For those of you interested, you can read my first impressions of Senegal in June/July 2016 when I studied here on a Fulbright-Hays grant. Why am I back? Culture is infinitely deep and one can always learn more---especially the second time. It is why I continue to visit Russia and will continue to do so here.
Anyway, let me show you our itinerary for the 2-3 weeks I am away. There is hardly enough time to breathe---let alone blog. Incidentally, what looks like free time on here is generally eaten up by lectures going over time and travel times are extraordinarily optimistic. We are sometimes traveling for 10-12 hours.
Community College
Faculty
Professional
development seminar
January 6 – 23, 2019
January 6 – 23, 2019
Tentative Daily Itinerary
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Jan 6, US
DEPARTURES
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Dakar
to US
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Jan 7, DAY 1-
Travel Day
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US to Dakar
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6:00am Arrivals
Check-in,
breakfast, rest and recuperation
1pm Lunch
8:20pm Arrivals
9:00pm Dinner at
hotel
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Jan 8, DAY 2 at Hotel
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Dakar
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7:00am Breakfast
9:30-10:30am Overview
of Seminar: Discussion on the overall plan , expectations & possible outcomes for the seminar
10:30am Orientation (health
& safety) at hotel
11:00am Break
(exchange $ at hotel)
11:15-12:45pm Lecture
1: Senegal and West Africa: A Brief
History
1:00pm-2:30pm: Lunch
3:00-6:00pm: Guided tour
of Dakar by bus including the Millennium Statue, the Renaissance Monument, the
presidential palace, the East Corniche, the train station, the Independence Square,
etc.
7:00pm Dinner at hotel
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Jan 9, DAY 3 at WARC
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Dakar
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7:00 am Breakfast
8:15 am Depart
Hotel for WARC
9:00am-10:30am Lecture
2: Contemporary Senegal: Politics, Culture and other issues/ An overview
10:30am-10:45am Break
10:45-12:15pm Lecture
3: Tradidtional, Religious and Modern
Education Systems and Practices in West Africa and Senegal (including
university system)
1:00pm-2:30pm: Lunch
3:00pm-5:00pm Panel
Discussion with faculty from University Cheikh Anta Diop
7:00pm Dinner
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Jan 10, DAY 4 on Goree Island
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Gorée Island
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7:30am Breakfast at hotel
9:15am: Depart
from hotel to pier
10:00am-6:00pm: Travel
by ferryboat to Gorée Island (a 20-minute crossing from Dakar; www.mariedegoree.org) to visit erstwhile Maison des Esclaves (House of Slaves),
Goree Institute, tours of the island and shopping.
Evening: On
your own. Will look out for cylutral events
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Jan 11, DAY 5 at WARC
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Dakar
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7:30am Breakfast
8:15 am Depart
Hotel for WARC
9:00am-10:30am: Lecture
4: Gender issues in Senegal and West Africa
10:30-10:45am: Break
10:45-12:15 pm: Lecture
5: Migration: Historical and Contemporary
Perspectives and Issues
12:15-1:45 pm: Lunch
2:00-4:30pm Film Screening and Discussion: La Piroque (Moussa Toure, Senegal)
5:00-5:30 General
group discussion/feedback/adjustments
Evening Free on your own
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Jan 12, DAY 6 at WARC
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Dakar
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7:30am Breakfast
8:15 am Depart
Hotel for WARC
9:00-10:30am: Lecture 6: Youth, Popular Culture and Politics
10:30-10:45am: Break
10:45-12:15 pm: Panel
Discussion: With Hip Hop Artists
and Musicians
12:30-2:00 pm: Lunch
2:00-3:30pm Lecture 7: Role & place of St-Louis in the colonial history and in the dissemination
of Islam in Senegal
Afternoon/Evening Free on your own: Work
on individual projects
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Jan 13, DAY 7 TRAVEL DAY
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Touba and Saint Louis
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6:30am Breakfast at Hotel
7:30am Depart for St-Louis via Touba
12:00pm Arrival in Touba – Visit mosque
& library
1:00pm Lunch in Touba & drive to
St-Louis
5:00pm Arrival & settle at hotel
8:00pm Dinner
and Cultural Performance at Hotel
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Jan 14, DAY 8 SAINT LOUIS
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Saint Louis
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8:30am Breakfast at Hotel
9:30am Poolside
Chat
with Madame Ariane Reaux on the Signares and other cultural particulars
of Saint Louis
11:00-1:00pm Guided Tour of Saint Louis on caleche (horse drawn carriage)
Afternoon Free on your own
8:00pm Dinner at the Hotel
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Jan 15, DAY 9 TRAVEL DAY
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Toubacouta
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6:30am: Breakfast
7:30am Departure for and travel to
Toubacouta via Sokone
1:00pm: Lunch and Cultural Performance in
Sokone
5:00pm: Visit Women NGO “Nos Soeurs Lisent”
7:30pm: Dinner at hotel
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Jan 16, DAY 10
at Toubacouta
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Toubacouta
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7:30am: Breakfast at hotel
9:30-11:00am: Lecture 8: Senegalese
literature
(onsite)
11:00am-1:30pm: Tour of mangroves via pirogues (small fishing boats)
Visit Sippo Island and
its primary school
2:00-3:00pm Lunch at Hotel
3:30-5:00pm Leisurely drive to the border with The
Gambia
7:00pm: Dinner at hotel
9:00pm onwards: Attend traditional wrestling match
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Jan 17, DAY 11
TRAVEL DAY
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Dakar
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7:00am Breakfast
8:00am Depart for Dakar
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Jan 18, DAY 12 at WARC
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Dakar
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7:00am: Breakfast at hotel
9:00am Depart Hotel for WARC
9:30-10:45am: Lecture
9: Islam in Senegal Senegalese Literature and
Film
10:45-11:00am: Break
11:15-12:15pm: Film Screening and Discussion: La Peteite Vendeuse du Soleil (Djibril
Diop Mambety, Senegal)
12:30 Lunch
Afternoon/Evening Free on your own to work on your project
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Jan 19, DAY 13 at Hotel
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Dakar
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7:00am Breakfast
10am-12:00pm Presentation
and group discussion on curriculum projects and wrap-up
Rest of the day Free
7:00pm: Farewell Dinner
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Jan 20, DAY 14
Free Day
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Jan 21, DAY 15
Free Day
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Jan 22, DAY 16
Free Day/evening travel to airport
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Jan 23, early morning DEPARTURES
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Dakar
to US
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