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One of the most impactful stops on the trip for Humphrey was at
Cape Coast Castle, a former slave trade fort on the Gold Coast of Ghana.
She says that while the caves and tunnels of the facility, which played
a significant role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, were dark and cold,
they had nothing to hide at all.
"The emptiness screamed volumes," she says. "It was a powerful
moment to be able to stand there reflecting upon the lives of my ances-
tors and why we work so hard to rise to the occasion today."
In the all-girls high school Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School,
the business and medical teams combined forces to facilitate small
group discussions on such topics as attending school in the U.S., life
skills, innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership.
Rounding out the experience, UB students connected with their
counterparts at the University of Professional Studies, Accra. In
March, a delegation returned to sign a memorandum of understand-
ing that provides a platform for the two institutions to partner in
such areas as student, faculty and researcher mobility, dual degree
programs, research and joint grant collaborations, and the establish-
ment of a research faculty consortium.
Dorothy Siaw-Asamoah, clinical professor of organization and
human resources and faculty director of global programs in the School
of Management, says the goal of the trip is to make a transformational
impact on everyone involved.
" Traveling to
new places and
immersing
yourself in
another culture
is crucial to
being a
well-rounded
person."
At left: Dorothy Siaw-Asamoah speaks to the group at Cape Coast Castle.
Above: MBA/MSW student Ajaylah Humphrey speaks to students at Kpone
Bawaleshie Presbyterian Primary School.
Ajaylah Humphrey
MBA/MSW '24
Students, staff and faculty met with leaders of Chocoluv, a premium chocolate manufacturer in Ghana.
