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Worlding.us

a collage of photos of students on study abroad trips

worlding.us

Situating Harper faculty and students in a globalized world.

Group of gorillas in the jungle

Saturday, May 31, 2014: Conservation and Community Service: First Hand Experiences

July 10, 2014

This day took most of us into the Virunga Mountains, a chain of Western Rift Valley volcanoes that straddle the borders of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for a first-hand experience with the critically endangered mountain gorillas. Considered a biodiversity hotspot, portions of the Virungas are protected by contiguous trans-frontier parks in Rwanda (Volcanoes National Park), DRC (Virunga National Park), and Uganda (Mgahinga Gorilla National Park). Read More

Sign that reads "“Genocide Never Again. Remember – Unite – Renew.”

Monday, May 26 & Wednesday, May 28, 2014: Remembrance and Recovery in Rwanda

July 10, 2014

The early morning mist shrouded our vehicles as we rolled past the town of Kabale headed for the Rwanda border about 20 miles away. We completed the border formalities without a hitch just as the fog banks were beginning to rise around us. Read More

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Sunday, May 18 & Satuday, May 24, 2014: Uganda Is Rich in Biodiversity… May 18 and 24

June 12, 2014

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May 23-25, 2014: Great Rifts and Little Birds: Our Trek through the Wonders of Southwestern Uganda

June 12, 2014

After spending nearly a week in and around urban areas in central Uganda, we headed to the southwestern part of the country. Several faculty visited Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), which we had learned about through the paper “Developing Astronomy in Uganda” in the proceedings of a 2011 International Astronomical Union Symposium. Read More

a view of the city of Kampala in Africa

Thursday, May 22, 2014: Kampala’s Contrasts

May 29, 2014

Cities are highly complex places, growing over time as a result of forces ranging from topography and the location of natural resources to economic activity both formal and informal. Nowhere does the challenge of understanding and coordinating these forces–and addressing their consequences–become more apparent than in city planning. Read More

Musicians play the drums at Ndere Cultural Center

May 20 & 21, 2014: Kampala and Makerere University

May 24, 2014

Tuesday brought us to Kampala, to the Uganda Museum, and to one of our most anticipated destinations – Uganda’s center of higher education and East Africa’s oldest, Makerere University. Our plan was to form working relationships with members of Uganda’s academic community whose roles in the university, areas of expertise, and research interests could give us the chance to form partnerships with African colleagues, to the benefit of both institutions’ students and faculty. Read More

a group photo of visiting professors with local professors in Uganda

Monday, May 19, 2014: The Road to Jinja

May 19, 2014

The road to Jinja is alive with commerce. All along the sidewalks hugging the winding road, people chat and barter, display and inspect, cook and eat. Read More

A group of professors smile for the camera

Harper's East Africa Field Seminar

April 14, 2014

We are a group of faculty from Harper College, representing a variety of departments and disciplines from Anthropology, English, Astronomy, and Humanities to Human Services, Sociology, and Geography. Through a unique professional development program, we are embarking on a two-week journey to Uganda and Rwanda. Read More

Last Updated: 7/23/26