ACPA Cultural Study Tour to Ghana
June 6 - 22, 2008
Part of our role as college student educators is to help prepare students for a global society. ACPA's 2008 Cultural Study Tour to Ghana will help you learn about student services and the higher education system and Ghanaian culture. Participants will visit six regions of the country and end the tour at old world Accra. The tour will be led by faculty coordinators Gregory Roberts, ACPA Executive Director, and Dr. Melissa Exum of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Join ACPA and colleagues from across the country on this culturally stimulating 14-day journey to learn and share with college student educators on the other side of the world!
The cultural study tour will offer lectures from university professors and administrators at the University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Additional campuses may be added. A special service-learning project has been added to the tour. The tour group will visit the cities of Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Mole, Bolgatanga, and Cape Coast. Participants will also tour the Dr. W.E.B. DuBois Center, Aburi Botanical Gardens, Kakum National Park, Mole National Game Park, Cape Coast Castle, and the West African Historical Museum. Experience the historic remnants of the slave holdings - a painful and sad reminder of the tragedies of the transatlantic slave trade.
Download the 2008 Study Tour Itinerary [Doc: 102KB].
Graduate students in higher education or related programs can gain 3 hours of academic credit through Northeastern University. To enroll for the academic credits, the student must complete an application for Special Student Status [Doc: 194KB] at Northeastern University. Students are expected to pay tuition fees for the three credit hours separately from the study tour participation fees. Tuition will be paid directly to Northeastern University. The application form and fee should be mailed to:
 Dr. Vanessa Johnson
College Student Development and Counseling Program
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue / 203 Lake Hall
Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
View the 2008 course syllabus [Doc: 45KB]
Graduate students also have the option to seek academic credit through their home institution. Students should check with their academic advisor about the possibility or internship of independent study credit.
ACPA is a certified provider of CEU credits awarded by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). This conference and other ACPA professional development programs are eligible for NBCC credit. Download the NBCC form. Questions? Please contact Vernon A. Wall, Director of Educational Programs, at vwall@acpa.nche.edu or 202.835.2272.
The culture study tour is open to the higher education community including graduate students, student affairs professionals, faculty, staff, and academic administrators.
Space is limited to 35 participants. Once the capacity is reached, a waiting list will be created in anticipation of any cancellations.
| ACPA Student Member |
$ 4995 |
| ACPA General Member |
$ 5195 |
| Non-member |
$ 5750 |
Two Payment Options:
- You can pay the full registration fee online with a credit card.
- If you are interested in being placed on a payment plan, please download the registration form: Word [Doc: 85KB] | PDF [PDF: 67KB]. Return the completed form along with a $ 600 non-refundable deposit. The deposit will be deducted from the fee amount. A monthly invoice will be sent until the fee is paid in full. If you have questions about the payment plan, please contact Jenny Garcia by email at jgarcia@acpa.nche.edu or by calling 1 202.835.2272. Payments will be due the first of each month. Registration fees must be paid in full by May 15, 2008.
 The registration fee for the tour includes:
- Roundtrip airfare between New York City and Accra, Ghana
- All accommodations (double occupancy)
- All meals
- Admission fees to all venues/attractions
- Motor coach transportation and ground transfers in Ghana
- All educational lectures and experiences
- World renowned Ghanaian hospitality
Due to the nature of international travel, participants must adhere to the timeliness and policies for payment and registration.
Participants are responsible for their domestic airfare to the city of departure (New York), travel insurance, laundry, packing fees, and all other expenses not covered by the registration fee.
ACPA reserves the right to cancel the study tour. If ACPA cancels the study tour, the registration fee (including the deposit) will be refunded minus a $25 processing fee. Non-refundable airline tickets for domestic travel should not be purchased prior to receiving confirmation about the program. Confirmation will be formally sent to all registered participants when program attendance reaches the predetermined number. This notification will be sent no later than February 1, 2008. Also starting in February 2008, all registered participants will begin receiving regular communication from ACPA with pertinent information on passport/visas, required immunizations, current exchange rates, etc. Participants are responsible for obtaining passports/visas as well as required immunizations. No refunds will be granted to those who fail to obtain the necessary visa, passport, and/or immunizations prior to departure to Accra, Ghana.
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Contact Gregory Roberts, ACPA Executive Director, 1.202.835.2272
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