Pictured holding a Stadium Road sign in Ghana, West Africa, are delegates who went to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology in October to sign a new partnership agreement. Left to right are Michael Fagin, Scott Olson, Caryn Lindsay, Tony Filipovitch, Jackie Vieceli, Karen Chou, Raymond Asomani-Boateng and Norma Krumwiede.
Locals will tell you that Mankato's Stadium Road - the main thoroughfare through the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato - ends at Stoltzman Road. But a University delegation to Ghana recently confirmed that pathways to Mankato extend far beyond the city and the nation.
In late October, Minnesota State Mankato Vice President Scott Olson signed a new agreement with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology in Ghana, West Africa. Olson and seven others from the University went to Ghana to visit Kwame Nkrumah University, and to explore opportunities for further collaboration.
The agreement creates Minnesota State Mankato's first university-wide partner in Africa, allowing for a direct exchange of students between the two universities.
International Programs Director Caryn Lindsay, one of the eight-member delegation, said Kwame Nkrumah University "is eager to welcome students from all colleges, both graduate and undergraduate, to their beautiful campus in the city of Kumasi."
Since she returned Lindsay has promoted Kwame Nkrumah University as a compelling foreign study site. Her pitch is part of a stepped-up effort to increase study abroad experiences for students, and to encourage more international students to attend Minnesota State Mankato.
"Studying at Kwame Nkrumah University offers unique opportunities," she says. "In addition to their excellent programs in science and technology, KNUST offers full programs in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Of particular note is the Center for Cultural and African Studies, which regularly hosts U.S. students who want to learn about Ghanaian drumming, dance and music."
Lindsay urges interested students to contact a faculty or staff member of the Ghana delegation or the International Programs Office at (507) 389-6669 or ipo@mnsu.edu for more information.
Members of the Ghana delegation included Lindsay, Olson, Michael Fagin (Institutional Diversity), Jackie Vieceli (Political Science/Law Enforcement), Karen Chou (Civil Engineering), Raymond Asomani-Boateng and Tony Filipovitch (Urban & Regional Studies), and Norma Krumwiede (Nursing).
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