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expenses throughout the program, which are estimated at approximately approximately at estimated are which program, the throughout expenses

ng their board fee to cover meal meal cover to fee board their ng bri to plan should students included:

those enrolled in the service program. Note that no board charge is is charge board no that Note program. service the in enrolled those

and transport to service sites for for sites service to transport and flight group designated the on arriving

including airport pick-up for those those for pick-up airport including expenses, course-related all and housing

-course semester, semester, -course four a for credit cover will This fee. administrative $550

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GOING ABROAD WITH THE CGE THE WITH ABROAD GOING

Mountains and other areas of interest. interest. of areas other and Mountains

er break when they can travel together in small groups to groups small in together travel can they when break er more distant locales such as Cape Town, the Drakenburg Drakenburg the Town, Cape as such locales distant more

join Rhodes U societies such as the mountain club will also have also will club mountain the as such societies U Rhodes join the opportunity to hike and camp. All students have an East- an have students All camp. and hike to opportunity the

students interested in travelling further afield with links to ar to links with afield further travelling in interested students who Students organizations. tour group and agencies travel ea

Elizabeth is within easy reach by public transportation for th for transportation public by reach easy within is Elizabeth e occasional urban weekend experience. The university provides provides university The experience. weekend urban occasional e

cludes visits to sites in Grahamstown and in the region of the Eastern Cape. Port Port Cape. Eastern the of region the in and Grahamstown in sites to visits cludes in which semester each offered is session

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EXCURSIONS

campus at area restaurants. restaurants. area at campus

balanced meals. There is no “meal plan” per se but a pay-as a but se per plan” “meal no is There meals. balanced -you-go system. You may also choose to take meals off off meals take to choose also may You system. -you-go

clustered into groups that share a common dining hall prom hall dining common a share that groups into clustered ile offering inexpensive and and inexpensive offering ile wh fellowship and community oting

contained Rhodes University campus. Note that most halls of re of halls most that Note campus. University Rhodes contained sidence house only men or only women. The residences are are residences The women. only or men only house sidence

rvised and maintained residences located on the secure, self- secure, the on located residences maintained and rvised supe in students African South alongside live will Students

ACCOMMODATIONS

HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES GRAHAMSTOWN, Center for (CGE) SOUTH AFRICA Global Education GRAHAMSTOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA South Africa provides unique opportunities for study abroad students. It is a highly industrialized country that maintains its African identity, thus bridging the gap between Africa and the Western world. Moreover, South Africa provides perspectives on the central issues of “race” and “ethnicity” unlike those found virtually anywhere else in the world. The apartheid system was the most stringent structure of racial domination outside of the segregated American South, but its demise has led to a wide rejection of all forms of discrimination in the new South Africa; the constitution also rejects discrimination along the lines of gender and sexuality. With this, South Africa has embarked on one of the most interesting social experiments in the world.

ABOUT GRAHAMSTOWN Grahamstown is a small city located about 125 km west of Port Elizabeth, the major city and airport in the region. Situated in South Africa’s “wild” province, the Eastern Cape features expanses of untouched beach, bush and forest. This was Nelson Mandela’s home province, and is an area with some enticing attractions–among them the Addo Elephant National Park, with the densest elephant population in the world; the dramatic Wild Coast; and Mandela’s home at Qunu.

THE PROGRAM The HWS South Africa program is hosted by Rhodes University, an institution with a world-wide reputation for academic excel- lence and rigor. RU is distinctive among South African Universities for its small size (7,000 students) which enables close mentorship and collaboration between students and faculty. In addition, Rhodes’ “residential college” structure is unique and promotes a strong feeling of community. The university has a long-standing commitment to community engagement and students will have the opportunity to elect structured service-learning classes for academic credit to foster an understanding of the wider community and the challenges facing the people of the Eastern Cape.

Rhodes University

COURSES Students will select four courses from Rhodes University’s broad menu of opportunities. Most HWS disciplines are represented, but in particular there are rich opportunities for students interested in anthropology, art, biology, biochemis- try, economics, English literature, environmental studies, geoscience, history, IR, physics, political science, sociology and the performing arts (music, dance and theatre). For more specific information on courses available through Rhodes please visit this website: http://www.ru.ac.za/rhodes/academic/departments/

ACADEMIC FOCUS This program is suited to students in many fields, but will be of particular interest to those studying Africana studies, environmental studies, development studies, peace studies, non-western art, music and dance.

ELIGIBILITY This program is open to juniors and seniors in good academic and social standing with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Rising soph- omores will be considered only if they have reached a 3.5 gpa or higher at the time of application. Due to the challenging nature of study abroad and this location in particular, student academic and disciplinary records will be carefully screened. (Note that because of the timing of the South African academic calendar, seniors will not be able to return in time for commencement on the HWS campus.)