{"id":5543,"date":"2017-05-11T08:06:17","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T13:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentstories.soe.umich.edu\/?page_id=5543"},"modified":"2024-09-19T14:44:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:44:55","slug":"south-africa-sites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.wp-block-child-page-card-child-page-card {\n  display: flex;\n\tflex-wrap: wrap;\n\tmargin-left: -1%;\n\tmargin-right: -1%;\n\tflex-direction: column;\n\tjustify-content: space-between;\n  list-style: none;\n}\n.card-wrapper {\n  width: 100%;\n  margin: 1%;\n}\n.img-wrapper {\nbackground-position: center;\nbackground-repeat: no-repeat;\n  background-size: cover;\npadding-bottom: 52.25%;\nbackground-color: rgba(0,0,0,.3);\n}\n.pTitle a {\n  display: block;\n  width: 100%;\n  transition: all ease .4s;\n  padding: .25rem;\n  font-weight: bold;\n  font-size: 18px;\n}\n@media only screen and (min-width: 550px){\n  .wp-block-child-page-card-child-page-card {\n\t\tflex-direction: row;\n\t}\n\t.marsal-card {\n\t\twidth: 48%;\n  }\n}\n@media only screen and (min-width: 800px){\n  .marsal-card {\n\t\twidth: 31%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-child-page-card-child-page-card\">\n  <li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/national-research-foundation-pretoria\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/20170522_114110-1-300x169.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/national-research-foundation-pretoria\/'>National Research Foundation (Pretoria)<\/a><\/span><p>Upon arrival in South Africa, our first visit is with a friendly face, Dr. Kaluke Mawila (PhD &#8217;09) who now&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/university-of-pretoria\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/IMG_6508-300x133.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/university-of-pretoria\/'>University of Pretoria<\/a><\/span><p>The University of Pretoria&#8217;s (UP) efforts to support and retain historically underrepresented students (through put rates) is our topic of&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/university-of-witwatersrand-johannesburg\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/IMG_68741-300x225.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/university-of-witwatersrand-johannesburg\/'>University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg)<\/a><\/span><p>Our visit to the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg begins with a warm welcome by the head of Wits School&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/conversation-w-francois-strydom-university-of-the-free-state\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/IMG_6472-300x125.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/conversation-w-francois-strydom-university-of-the-free-state\/'>Conversation w\/ Francois Strydom (University of the Free State)<\/a><\/span><p>Dr. Francois Strydom joins us for a late-day conversation to introduce us to the University of the Free State (UFS),&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/sanrc-first-year-experience-conference\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/IMG_6873-300x225.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/sanrc-first-year-experience-conference\/'>SANRC First-Year Experience conference<\/a><\/span><p>During the planning for this study trip, an exciting opportunity for the group to be involved in the SANRC First-Year&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/soweto-apartheid-museum\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/Torres-blog-9-225x300.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/soweto-apartheid-museum\/'>Soweto &amp; Apartheid Museum<\/a><\/span><p>Entering Soweto via the Diepkloof Extension (where some of the houses can cost in the millions) we proceed through the&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/port-elizabeth\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170530_094949-300x225.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/port-elizabeth\/'>Port Elizabeth<\/a><\/span><p>Our next stop is the city of Port Elizabeth. Perched on the shore of the Indian Ocean, Port Elizabeth is&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/nelson-mandela-university-port-elizabeth\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/IMG_7271-300x130.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/nelson-mandela-university-port-elizabeth\/'>Nelson Mandela University (Port Elizabeth)<\/a><\/span><p>We are greeted warmly and with enthusiasm by a room full of colleagues upon our arrival at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/natural-south-africa-schotia-preserve\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/20170605_114412-1-300x169.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/natural-south-africa-schotia-preserve\/'>Natural South Africa &#8211; Schotia Preserve<\/a><\/span><p>What journey to Africa is complete without an opportunity to see &#8220;the big five&#8221; on safari?&nbsp; After the conclusion of&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/ubuntu-educational-fund-port-elizabeth\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/20170530_095939-1-300x169.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/ubuntu-educational-fund-port-elizabeth\/'>Ubuntu Education Fund (Port Elizabeth)<\/a><\/span><p>As we learned earlier in the trip, the concept of Ubuntu means &#8220;I am because of you.&nbsp; You are because&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/cape-town-conversation-w-colleagues\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/IMG_8185-300x225.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/cape-town-conversation-w-colleagues\/'>Conversation w\/ colleagues in Cape Town<\/a><\/span><p>Another short plane ride to Cape Town for our next round of conversations and site visits. Our arrival is met&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/university-of-cape-town\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/IMG_7672-300x103.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/university-of-cape-town\/'>University of Cape Town<\/a><\/span><p>At the University of Cape Town (UCT), we have the privilege of meeting with a variety of colleagues.&nbsp; Our host&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/university-of-the-western-cape\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/20170601_153907-300x169.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/university-of-the-western-cape\/'>University of the Western Cape<\/a><\/span><p>University of the Western Cape On May 31, after visiting the University of Cape Town, we boarded our bus to&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/stellenbosch-university\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/IMG_7750-300x225.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/stellenbosch-university\/'>Stellenbosch University<\/a><\/span><p>Over our two week visit to South Africa, we bear witness to many things that challenge our preconceptions about the&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/shawco-cape-town\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/IMG_7781-300x225.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/shawco-cape-town\/'>SHAWCO (Cape Town)<\/a><\/span><p>Started in 1943 by a UCT medical student, SHAWCO has grown into one of South Africa&#8217;s largest student volunteer organizations&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/robben-island-and-table-mountain-cape-town\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/DSC_0883-1-300x199.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/robben-island-and-table-mountain-cape-town\/'>Robben Island, Table Mountain, and our final dinner in South Africa (Cape Town)<\/a><\/span><p>Robben Island, used as a prison since the late 17th century, sits tantalizingly close to the shoreline of the African&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class='marsal-card'><div class='card-wrapper'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/cape-peininsula-university-of-technology-cape-town\/'><div class='img-wrapper' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/IMG_7850-300x225.jpg);'><\/div><\/a><span class='pTitle'><a href='https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/studentstories\/past-trips\/south-africa-2017\/south-africa-sites\/cape-peininsula-university-of-technology-cape-town\/'>Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Cape Town)<\/a><\/span><p>After a delicious traditional South African home-cooked meal at Mzansi restaurant, the in-home business of Nomonde Siyaka located in 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