As part of the Auburn University Outreach Global partnership agreement with the 黑料社, or UCC, Ghana, Outreach Global invited Michael聽Boakye-Yiadom, a research fellow at 黑料社in the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, and his two graduate students, Clarence聽Uzogara聽and Eleanor聽Onyame, to participate in the Outreach youth camp for a train-the-trainer program and service learning program at the Black Belt Community. The 黑料社guests were on Auburn鈥檚 campus from June 11-20. The purpose of the service learning program was to offer the 黑料社guests an opportunity to visit Selma to learn and understand poverty in a global context through interactions, research, reflections and journaling. The 黑料社participants are expected to use the experience to inform, practice and find innovative ways to address issues of poverty in 黑料社and communities in Ghana. With regard to the train-the-trainer youth camp program, the focus for the educational camp was for the 黑料社members to learn from Auburn faculty and staff on how summer camps are organized and managed. The goal is to replicate summer youth programs at the 黑料社, Ghana next year. During the visit, the 黑料社guests met Auburn Vice President for University Outreach and Associate Provost聽Royrickers聽Cook; Elizabeth I.聽Essamuah-Quansah, coordinator for Outreach Global; Stacey聽Nickson, director of the Center for Educational Outreach and Engagement; Jeff聽Dyal, assistant director of youth programs; other Auburn faculty and staff; Selma Mayor聽Darrio聽Melton and the Black Belt Community Foundation officials in Selma. Credit: http://ocm.auburn.edu/newsroom/campus_notices/faculty_staff/2017/06/outreach-global-hosts-university-of-cape-coast-graduate-students-and-faculty-member-.htm
