Africa: One Continent, Many Worlds
A seminar on Sub-Saharan Africa

March 15-16, 2000

School of Social Work
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


Cosponsors
African/Afro-American Studies Department
International Social Studies Project (School of Education)
INTRAH (UNC School of Medicine)

Wednesday, March 15

	12:00	Registration (foyer)
	1:00	Welcome
		Robert Phay, Director World View
	1:05	Review of Registration Packets
		Beverly Sizemore, Assistant Director, World View
	1:15	Keynote: Africa's Great Variety
		Bereket Selassie, Professor, African/Afro-American Studies Department, UNC-Chapel Hill
	2:20	Sub-Saharan African Geography and Physical Environment
		Will Gesler, Professor, Geography Department, UNC-CH
	3:25	Break (Beverages)
	3:45	Sub-Saharan Africa: A Political History from the Ancient Kingdom to the Present
		Lisa Lindsey, Professor, History Department, UNC-CH
	4:50	"Africa in Transition" video
		Southern Center for International Studies Suzanne Gulledge, Director, International Social Studies Project (ISSP)
	5:15	Student Panel: Challenges Facing Immigrant Students
		Tomi Awokoya, Leesville HS, Raleigh         Amma Boeten.,UNC-CH Julie Eledah, NC State University              Ankoba Mutima, Jordan HS, Durham         Kabiri Ngeta, UNC-CH Graduate School     Regine Tshamanga, Jordan HS, Durham    Sada Omosaiye, NC State University
	6:00	Adjourn
	6:15	Reception at the School of Social Work (foyer) All participants invited
	7:00	South Africa Study Tour Participants' Dinner at the Phay's home
	8:30	Itinerary and Travel Tips: South Africa Trip
		Robert Phay and Beverly Sizemore
		Thursday, March 16
	7:30	Coffee/tea and pastries
	8:00	Panel: Africa and the Carolinas
		Moderator: Beverly Sizemore African Culture in South Carolina  The Gullah People and Their African Heritage                        William Pollitzer, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Cell Biology and Anatomy, UNC-CH Connections Between African and African-American Art         Transatlantic Dialogue: Contemporary Art In and Out of Africa Michael Harris, Professor, Art Department, UNC-CH                     Economic Issues                 Burly Page, Independent Scholar
	9:30	Concurrent Sessions  (choose one session to attend at 9:30 and another to attend at 10:45) 1.  African Literature                        Ode Ogede, Professor, English Department, NC Central University 2.  Health and Development Issues               Bernard Theora, Independent Scholar 3.  Changing Perceptions of African Art        Rebecca Martin Nagy, Curator, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh 4.  Women's Roles, Statuses, and Prospects        Ann Dunbar, Associate Professor, African/Afro-American Studies
	10:30	Break
	10:45	Switch Rooms , repeat of concurrent sessions
	11:45	Teaching Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategies and Ideas
	1:00	Lunch (African music)
	2:00	Action Teams meet with Faculty, Advisors  Travelers to South Africa Meeting: Projects, Immunizations, etc.
	3:00	Break
	3:15	Current Political Developments in Southern Africa
	4:15	Adjournment for non-travelers
	4:30	Essential Meeting for South Africa Trip Participants
	5:30	Final Adjournment