About 2,500 books donated by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students faculty and staff are headed to the library at the University of Ghana. The book drive was coordinated by Brian Digre, professor of history and leader of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Ghana Winter Term program.
On Dec. 17, Digre delivered the books to the Norfolk (Va.) Naval Base, where they were loaded onto a U.S. Navy ship for transport to Africa. The books had been collected throughout fall semester with the help of Carl (CC) Cowan and his crew from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s moving and setup department.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has a student exchange agreement with the University of Ghana, one of West Africa’s leading institutions of higher education. Last year, the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ community donated more than 3,000 books to the University of Cape Coast in Ghana.
The free shipping arrangements were made by Augustus Vogel, president of a non-profit organization in rural Ghana committed to sustainable development projects. He works full time for the Navy’s Africa Center for Strategic Studies and has experience in the Peace Corps.