Evolving Economic Realities: A View from Ghana, Africa
Date: Monday, September 21, 2009
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Plaster Student Union Ballroom West
This event is open to the public.
Join us for an evening discussion with Japhet Aryiku, a Ghanaian-American as he shares a layman’s view of the Ethical, Cultural and Societal challenges of the Evolving Economic Realities in Ghana and other places of interest in Africa.
Japhet Aryiku is founder and President of Adakum Educational Foundation (founded in 2006), a New York based, Non-Profit organization engaged in humanitarian educational and health care projects in Ghana.
The Foundation provides educational and health care opportunities for poor and disadvantaged children and their parents in Ghana. Mr. Aryiku worked for 27 years in senior management positions, including Vice President and Chief of Staff, within JP Morgan Chase, New York. Mr. Aryiku is a true representation of our Missouri State University Public Affairs mission.
For more information on this event, please contact Mary Ann Wood, Director, Public Affairs Support, 836-5073.
This event is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Associate Provost for Student Development and Public Affairs.
Visit Shengana, Africa
Date: Monday, September 21, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and 6:15 – 7:00 p.m.
Locaton: Plaster Student Union Ballroom East
This event is open to the public.
Take a stroll through Shengana, Africa, a typical African village. Visit with the villagers and learn what life is like in Shengana. Speak with a school teacher, a mother, a laborer, a village elder and others as you experience a day in the life. Learn about the struggles of everyday life and the challenges that are faced on a day to day basis.
A typical village home in Shengana, Africa
*Village provided by Chi Alpha in conjunction with the Assemblies of God and African Students United of Missouri State University. Shengana is a fictitious village created for the purpose of showing a general representation of an African village.
For more information on this event, please contact Mary Ann Wood, Director, Public Affairs Support, 836-5073.
This event is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Associate Provost for Student Development and Public Affairs.