2011 students post their reflections online

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Donald Rallis

Members of the 2011 UMW South Africa Study Abroad Program have just posted their reflections on the Program and on South Africa. If you’re thinking of joining out 2012 group, please take a look at what they have written. It will give you some idea of the kind of issues we will examine, and the places we will visit, in 2012.

We are now finalizing arrangements for our 2012 Program, which will take place from May 14 – June 4, 2012. Details will be posted here as and when they become available.

Donald N. Rallis
Associate Professor and Program Director

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In Johannesburg

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Donald Rallis

Our group at the Workers' Museum in downtown Johannesburg. Our walking tour today was led by Eric Itzkin, Deputy Director, Immovable Heritage in Johannesburg's Directorate of Arts, Culture & Heritage

Our group is now in Johannesburg, where our busy schedule has included visits to informal settlements, upmarket shopping malls, the city’s downtown area, and several museums. Members of the group will post their impressions and observations here soon, but in the mean time please take a look at our Facebook photo album to get an idea of what we have been up to.

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2011 Program now happening!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Donald Rallis

Members of our 2011 group in Pretoria, Monday August 1.

The 2011 UMW South Africa Study Abroad began last Friday morning, July 29, when members of the group arrived in Johannesburg.  We immediately set off for Pilanesberg Game Reserve in Northwest Province, where we spent the weekend. We are now in Johannesburg, and will be here for about a week.

During our travels in South Africa, members of the group will post some of their thoughts, impressions, and observations of South Africa on this site. So please come back here often, and join us on our travels!

 

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Welcome to the UMW South Africa Study Abroad Program website

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Donald Rallis

UPDATE: The signup period for the South Africa Study Abroad Program has been extended, and is now February 18, 2011. So if you want to join us, you need to submit your application soon! Spaces are limited.

For three weeks in August 2011, a small group of students and faculty members from the University of Mary Washington will visit South Africa. This purpose of this website is to provide information for participants in the program, and well as for those who are thinking of signing up.

On this site you will find a description of the Program and its objectives, information about how to sign up, answers to frequently asked questions, and more.

If you have questions at all about the South Africa Study Abroad Program, please contact Dr. Donald N. Rallis at dnrallis@umw.edu.

Donald N. Rallis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Program Director
Southern Africa Field Program
Department of Geography
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia.

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