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After a productive campus visit last fall by His Excellency David K. Kerich, Ambassador of Kenya to the United States, the work to establish a global educational partnership with institutions in the country continued this summer with a Millersville delegation, led by President Daniel A. Wubah, spending time there affirming collaborative efforts.
The two-week visit included a faculty-led program offering social work students an immersive learning experience in Kenya, which builds upon an existing collaborative relationship between Millersville and Maasai Mara University. Students engaged with schools, community organizations, women’s and youth groups, and social service agencies to examine how global challenges related to education, health, equity, sustainability and social development are addressed.
Faculty from the Wehrheim School of Nursing also traveled to Kenya to present at the Kabarak University’s 16th International Research Conference. In addition, Kenyan-born Augustine Chebarwett ’22, a graduate of the MSN Family Nurse Practitioner program, and faculty from the program delivered healthcare clinics in Kenya.
During the visit, President Wubah delivered the keynote address at Kabarak University’s Conference, sharing his thoughts on “Educating for Impact: How Universities Can Shape Africa’s Future through Innovation, Leadership and Service.” He and the delegation from Millersville University visited the University’s vice-chancellor, Prof. Henry Kiplangat, earlier in the day as the two institutions formally signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration in research, academic exchange, innovation, faculty development and student mobility.
Earlier in the trip, the group traveled to Tharaka University (Kenya) to sign an articulation agreement establishing a framework that will enable students from TUN to pursue a 1+2+1 dual-degree pathway, where students complete their first year at TUN, spend two years studying at Millersville University in the United States, and return to TUN for their final year before graduating with qualifications recognized by both institutions.
Millersville previously joined a consortium that includes several Kenyan universities – Kabarak University, Maasai Mara University, Tharaka University and the University of Nairobi – to establish international learning opportunities.
