Harry Wodehouse, B.A. ’10, is researching the effectiveness of English in Mauritius as the language of instruction and assessment in Mauritian primary education.
Q. 5 Rwanda
2012 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Undergraduate Sunny Park was awarded a Gilman Scholarship to study in Rwanda.
Q. 5 Senegal
2011-12 Fulbright Scholarship
Caitlin Loehr, B.A. ’10, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to examine how community radio could be used to promote sustainable development in rural and poverty-stricken communities in Senegal.
Q. 6 South Africa
2010-11 Fulbright Scholarship
Kathy Reilly, M.Ed.’10, was awarded a Fulbright in 2010 to help train teachers at the University of KwaZulu Natal in Durban, South Africa.
Q. 7 Sudan
Principal contact at GW:
Kelsey Lax
Intern | Banaa: The Sudan Student Educational Empowerment Network
E-mail: klax@gwu.edu
Brief description of program: In 2008, GW welcomed a Sudanese refugee on a full undergraduate scholarship as an experiment to test the viability of the Banaa Scholarship Program, which was designed and operated by GW students (for more information see: www.banaa.org). The scholarship covers travel, tuition, housing (including three summers), health and dental insurance, room, board, and a living stipend. The Banaa program’s initial success secured its place at GW and encouraged other colleges and universities to duplicate it on their campuses. In 2010, GW recognized the Banaa scholarship as a full, four-year undergraduate scholarship for a “full-need” student from Sudan and established a goal of awarding at least one Banaa scholarship every four years and up to one every year. The intent was for half of the funding for the scholarship to come from the Power and Promise Fund and the other half to be raised by the Office of Development. The program has been administered by GW Financial Aid, with additional support from student organizers and several university administrative offices. Banaa Scholars commit to returning to Sudan upon graduation to work in public service for a minimum of seven years. To date, GW has hosted one Banaa scholar; he graduated in spring 2012. Discussion is underway regarding future scholars and funding to support them.
*Endowment/other gift
*Global education
Q. 8 Tanzania
2011-12 Fulbright Scholarship
Emma Morse, B.A. ’11, was awarded a Fulbright to research breast cancer awareness and prevention strategies in Tanzania among women in urban and rural communities.
R. GW ATHLETICS
Sports Visitor Program
In May 2011 GW women’s soccer staff hosted twelve coaches from Swaziland who participated in a soccer clinic at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex led by GW women’s soccer head coach Tanya Vogel, B.S. ’96, M.S. ’99, M.B.A. ’06.
The clinic was part of a 10-day Sports Visitor Program organized through the U.S. Department of State’s SportsUnited, an international sports initiative that brings athletes, managers and coaches from overseas to the U.S. for training in technical sports, youth development, sports management and conflict resolution as well as exposure to U.S. sports contacts. http://exchanges.state.gov/sports/visitors.html
The coaches, who were selected by the U.S. Embassy in Swaziland, visited local schools, participated in coaching clinics and took in a D.C. United game. At GW, the coaches participated in soccer drills, including a warmup, shooting session and a “mini” soccer game, led by Ms. Vogel and women’s soccer assistant coach Lane Davis. The coaches then toured GW’s athletic facilities and learned about different workouts with strength and conditioning coach Alex Parr and about Title IX during a lecture with Ms. Vogel.
Since 2009, Ms. Vogel and SportsUnited Program Manager Kelli Davis have partnered every few months to hold youth and adult clinics with athletes from a number of countries, including Nigeria, Uganda, Panama, Pakistan and Venezuela.
http://www.gwsports.com/sports/w-soccer/gewa-w-soccer-body.html
[Source: GW Today]
S. STUDENT AND ALUMNI NUMBERS
S. 1 Number of Students from Sub-Saharan Africa enrolled at GW, by country and level –Fall 2011
[source: Institutional Research]
Country
|
Undergraduate
|
Graduate
|
Non Degree
|
Total
|
Cameroon
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
Ethiopia
|
1
|
11
|
1
|
13
|
Gabon
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Ghana
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
7
|
Kenya
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
7
|
Liberia
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Madagascar
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Malawi
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
Mali
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Mauritius
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Nigeria
|
11
|
24
|
0
|
35
|
Senegal
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
South Africa
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
9
|
Sudan
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
Uganda
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
Zimbabwe
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Total
|
25
|
64
|
1
|
90
|
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