Tanzania is an East African known for its vast wilderness areas. They include the Eastern and Western Rift Valleys and the central plateau between them, containing the plains of National Park, and Mt. Kilimanjaro. The is a unique spot on earth where an incipient continental rift zone is visible on land. Offshore lie the tropical islands of , with influences, and a marine park home to whale sharks and coral reefs.

Olduvai Gorge, in the , is the site of the discovery of some of the earliest known remains of ancestry, dating back 1.75 million years. Tanzania’s population includes more than 120 different indigenous African peoples, the Bantu, the Maasai, the Chaga, among others, combined along with the Portuguese, Arab, Indian, German, and British traders and colonists adding to the mosaic.

Tanzania is a country with a rich and diverse tribal culture, breathtaking natural beauty, and a host of local and national resources, talent, and entrepreneurship, yet it remains on the United Nations’ list of Least Developed , being one of the poorest 15 nations in the . This is changing however, as Tanzanians are leveraging their geographic resources, energy resources and cultural heritage to develop their country.

Key questions we will be addressing during this abroad include: How does the unique setting of the East Rift impact the geography, sustainability, tribal cultures and ultimately social and technological advancement of Tanzania? Are Tanzania’s indigenous resources being fully exploited?

Dr. Marie Farson, assistant professor of Earth Science and of Engineering, will lead the Tanzania abroad. She has led two student groups on abroads to Iceland and to Den Haag in the recent past. She traveled to and Tanzania two summer’s ago to research the abilities and needs of engineering labs in rural Africa. She participated in a semester-long study abroad to while in College herself and has lived, traveled and worked abroad, including regions of the Middle East (UAE, , Greece, Turkey, Israel, , ) for the last 25 years. Prior to traveling to Africa last summer she undertook a program of self study in Swahili. She has varying degrees of fluency in French, Dutch, Spanish, Hebrew and Arabic. Linguistics and language study has been a long time passion of hers. Dr. Billy Miller, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, will be a drop-in professor for the Principia Study Abroad Tanzania abroad, teaching SOAN 270 Indigenous Cultures. Billy has previously co-directed Principia College Elsah, IL 62028 two Principia Study Abroad programs: Appalachian/Peru Abroad and the Caribbean Abroad. 618-374-5214 or He has studied extensively in , Johannesburg, and , , 800-277-4648 x2831 researching Apartheid and Post-Apartheid Crimen Injuria (Crimes Against Dignity) of Black fax 618-374-5977 South Africans and social justice movements. www.principia.edu/abroads A Resident Counselor—to be named later—will also accompany the group.

Applications are available online at: http://www.principiacollege.edu/abroads/upcoming-abroads Students applying for this Completed applications must be submitted to the Principia Study Abroad Office no later than 5:00 program are expected to be pm on Wednesday of Week 4, February 19, 2020. current with their writing requirements according to their Late applications, which includes applications that are not complete at the time of submission, major. If accepted, students are will not be accepted. required to coordinate with the Center for Teaching and Learning and their advisor to be sure they stay on track throughout the Selection will take place during spring semester, 2020. Each applicant will be interviewed by Marie study abroad program. This and Billy. Equal consideration will be given to all applications submitted by the application due date. program is open to all majors. The fundamental criteria for final selection will include evidenced commitment to an expression of qualities that represent Principia and its spiritual, moral, and intellectual values; good scholastic average; evidenced understanding of, and well-motivated interest in, the goals and objectives of the program; evidenced emotional maturity and ability to adapt to new and unexpected circumstances, Students who will be eligible to and evidenced ability to get along with fellow students and with program leadership. receive financial for the 2020– The Principia Abroad Office will notify each applicant at the end of week seven, spring semester 2021 academic year will have 2020, regarding the decision on his or her application. Those eligible but not accepted in the initial their loans, scholarships, and selection process may be placed on a waiting list. grants automatically applied towards the cost of this program. Participation in this program may be denied to any accepted student on academic probation. Academic transcripts may be reviewed during the selection process. Students must also be in good Payments for past and current standing regarding the Principia College Community Commitment. tuition, room, and board must be up-to-date, or a satisfactory payment schedule must be arranged with the Accounting The cost of this abroad program will be the same as tuition, room, and board for spring semester Office in St. Louis, for a student 2021, plus airfare and a $500 study abroad fee. to be allowed to participate in this The following items will be INCLUDED in the cost: tuition; all accommodations, meals, and program. transportation; academic instruction and lectures; admissions to scheduled sites, museums, and If accepted, students will be cultural activities planned as part of the program; some insurance; and administrative fees. required to sign a financial Costs NOT INCLUDED: Domestic US and international airfares; fee; personal expenses; optional commitment agreement stating activities not planned as part of the program; and any other expense not specifically noted as that if they withdraw from this included in the cost of the program. program, either voluntarily or involuntarily, after Wednesday, 22, 2020, they agree to pay to Principia a penalty fee of the A total of 16 semester hours will be earned during this program. Final grades for all courses will be amount equal to the non- determined by the program faculty. recoverable expenses incurred by Fall Semester 2020: their withdrawal plus Principia Abroad administrative fees. Even SPST 280: Orientation Seminar: Tanzania (1 SH) [None] The orientation seminar is an opportunity if all prepaid expenses are for students to prepare academically, culturally, and logistically for upcoming study abroad and field recovered, a minimum $500 fee programs. may be levied. Spring Semester 2021: The program cost, less any ERTH 170 Earth Science (4 SH) [GESL] Earth Science will focus on The East African Rift system applicable financial aid, will be which plays a key role in Tanzania's current day structural geology. The rift systems results in the billed to each participant's largest volcanic crater in Africa, the impressively steep Great Rift Valley wall, Mt Kilimanjaro, the Principia account, and payment Serengeti plains, Victoria and Tanyanika as well as , site of the discovery of will be due by December 26, some of the earliest known remains of human ancestry, dating back 1.75 million years. As we visit 2020. these places, we will cover all of the basic geology topics normally taught in an introductory course: rock identification, faulting, earthquakes, volcanoes, ground water and running water with a more in- depth study of the physical geological processes occurring at divergent margins: hydrothermal circulation, hot springs, volcanism, faulting, grabens, etc. Connections will then be made to the tribal and cultural traditions, as well as sustainable food and energy sources which developed as a result of the geology of the rift system. SOAN 270 Indigenous Cultures (3 SH) [GESS] This course explores life through the perspective of the first people—the aboriginal peoples—or the Native peoples with whom we will befriend. Tanzania has more than 51 million people who coexist peacefully and positively. With more than 120 different languages spoken and approximately 125 ethnic groups, the country is a cross-cultural mixture of culture, religion, and . As social scientists, we will observe and compare cultural and social patterns, historical and social patterns, and political and economic patterns that impact the quality of life the Tanzanian people. ENGR 242 3-D Printing Technology (4 SH) [GESL] or ENGR 280 Engineering Projects (4 SH) [None] This course provides an overview of open-source hardware in theory and practice. There will be a service element to this course on the abroad. Students will build an open- source 3-D printer from scratch on campus before departing on the abroad and then bring materials to teach the build of one or more 3-D printers at tech labs in Tanzania, leaving the printers there for their use. Students will collaborate with tech labs in and Dar es Saalam, Tanzania on developing 3-D printing capabilities, based on locally sourced sustainable materials: e-waste, wind and solar power, recycled materials, and so on. Students on this abroad will spend 2 weeks on a service project to build sustainable 3-D printers in the Twende tech lab and collaborate on open-source designs. Students who have successfully completed ENGR 242 will be especially valuable as mentors to other students in the printer build and will extend their own basic knowledge of open-source hardware development to collaborate on projects at a higher level. Only students who have successfully completed ENGR 242 will be allowed to take ENGR 280 Engineering Projects. SPST 285 Country Studies (4 SH) [None] This course will include a brief introduction to the and a study of how tribal languages reflect the culture and natural history of the environment. Comparing and contrasting these linguistic elements will complement the overarching theme of the geology’s influence on society as languages are a key component in understanding the culture of a people and are a reflection of the geographical features of their environment (e.g., Inuit languages have dozens of words for differing types of snow). Additionally, the Country Studies course will further enrich students’ understanding of the ways in which the indigenous populations understand and interact with their land and its ecology. The unique geography of places like Ngorongoro Crater (largest volcanic crater in the world), Mt Tanzania, and Serengeti Plains offer rich opportunities to study resulting ecosystems once we are in country. This will give students foundational knowledge that will be helpful to them while studying sustainable lifestyles of indigenous tribesmen and the best resources to leverage in the modern day economic and social development of Tanzania.

The program will run from mid- to early May. We will spend 3–4 weeks on campus, learning about the 3-D printer build and some rudimentary Swahili language, as well as foundational knowledge of the geology and indigenous tribes of Tanzania. In mid-February, we will fly to to begin our abroad. We will visit the University of Dar, some tech labs in Dar and Zanzibar Island, visiting the ruins of the ancient ports of and Songo Mnara as well as in Zanzibar, spending about 2 weeks in the . From Dar, we will travel to Arusha, which will be our home base for the next 5 weeks. We will be staying at a hostel run by a Maasai tribesman, Godwin Ndosi. We will spend about 3 weeks working with the Twende lab in Arusha, with periodic field trips out to the Rift Valley, Ngorongoro Crater, the Serengeti, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Olduvai Gorge, and the rock-painting sites at Kondoa. We will also spend about 2 weeks exploring tribal lands and villages of the Bantu, Maasai, Chaga, traveling as far west as on Victoria where we can attend the C.S. church service. After 7 weeks in Tanzania, we will return to campus for 4 weeks of reflection, project completion, and the final presentation of our abroad.

 Tanzania has the largest animal population density in any  Tanzania experiences some of the most luminescent moons country in the world? That is, there are more animals per in the world, often so bright that flashlights are not necessary square mile of land in Tanzania than in any other country. for people to see at night?  Tanzania is home to the famed Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest  Tanzania is divided roughly into thirds between practitioners mountain in Africa, with its summit at 19,340 feet (5,895 of folk religion, Christians, and (many of whom live meters)? on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar)? Currently, the largest  A little more than two of the U.S. state of California can fit religious denomination in Tanzania is Roman Catholic within Tanzania, as it is the largest country in ? Christianity, followed by Protestant Christianity, Sunni , and .