What is MU AISH?
Welcome!
The vision of MU African Interdisciplinary Studies Hub (MU AISH) is to foster and
strengthen research, teaching, innovation, economic development and outreach programs in
and about Africa at the University of Missouri.
Africa is playing an increasingly prominent role
in all aspects of world affairs. By the end of
this century, Africans will make up the largest
population on Earth. Additionally, Africa boasts
some of the world’s fastest growing economies.
The mission of MU AISH is to serve as an interdisciplinary hub enriching the University of Missouri and surrounding communities. Through
collaborative efforts, the Hub will provide access to knowledge about Africa’s rich legacies
and encourage cross-cultural perspectives.
African artists and scientists, and the art
and science produced by others as a result of
Africa’s unique history and environment, have
had a tremendous impact on the world's cultural
environment. Where would jazz, blues, and rock
n’ roll be had Africans not mastered string and
drum instruments? What would have become
of Picasso’s cubism and all the works that he
inspired without the influence of traditional
African masks and sculpture?
MU AISH provides the campus community with
the following:
Programing Along with support offices
at Mizzou, the Hub will host conferences,
symposiums, lectures, exhibits, film series
and cultural performances throughout the
year.
Academics Students can study the African
diaspora and earn credit through planned
course of study, study abroad, research
internships and more.
Research The Hub connects diverse
disciplines at Mizzou to encourage interdisciplinary efforts and collaboration.
Study Abroad Through the International
Center, colleges and schools, the Hub will
serve as clearinghouse to connect students
to opportunities in Africa, providing unique
opportunities for cultural and language
immersion, service learning or internships.
MU AISH cultivates a space where scholars and
students can deconstruct stereotypes about the
African continent, explore vast terrain, examine
diverse cultures and traditions, illuminate critical issues, and shape new frontiers of knowledge
that encourage and promote understanding and
the study of Africa.
As you embark on your journey as a student
at Mizzou, a prominent land-grant university
known for collaborative and interdisciplinary
research, we urge you to take advantage of the
many opportunities available to you to learn
about the African continent. You can take
courses, join a club, conduct research or study
abroad.
Kindly,
Nadège Uwase
Director
MU African Interdisciplinary Studies Hub
Contact Us
[email protected]
MU African Studies Hub
@MUAISHub
http://dass.missouri.edu/africa-hub/
Join a club
Study Abroad
Research Opportunities
African Student Association strives to integrate and
educate the University of Missouri community on
African culture, politics and economics.
Twitter @MizzouASA
Facebook MU African Students Association
As a student, you have numerous opportunities to
visit Africa. Programs cater to diverse disciplines in
Ghana, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa.
Office of Undergraduate Research facilitates collaboration and promotes undergraduate research
while encouraging new initiatives to enhance undergraduate research opportunities. Learn more at
undergradresearch.missouri.edu.
AIESEC at Mizzou is a diverse chapter of the world’s
largest youth-powered organization providing leadership opportunities, international internships, and a
global learning environment.
Website http://aiesecus.org/
Facebook AIESEC.Mizzou
Mizzou for Malawi is a “students for students” organization raising money to secure the future education and enrich the lives of orphaned students in
Salima, Malawi.
Twitter @MizzouForMalawi
Instagram Mizzouformalawi
Facebook Mizzou for Malawi
Website mizzouformalawi.wordpress.com
Darfur Dream Team is a national organization raising funds for Mizzou's sister school Choula A in the
Goz Amer refugee camp in Chad.
Twitter @MizzouDDT
Facebook Darfur Dream Team- University of
Missouri Chapter
Hopeful Africa empowers students to run charitable fundraisers, recruit volunteers, and raise funds to
support schools in Kenya.
Twitter @MUhope4africa
Facebook Hope 4 Africa Mizzou
Email [email protected]
Website hopefulafrica.org/meet-our-collegiate-clubs/
Missouri International Student Council works in
collaboration with other cultural student organizations to globalize our campus.
Instagram mizzoumisc
Facebook Missouri International Student Council
Website http://mizzoumisc.com/
Study abroad programs are available for an
intersession, summer, semester or academic year.
You can earn credit toward your degree program and,
with careful planning, should lose no time toward
graduation. Study abroad is affordable because
financial aid and scholarships are applicable to most
programs, and other grants and scholarships are
available specifically for study abroad.
For more information, visit the International Center
in Memorial Union, online at at www.international.
missouri.edu or the international office in your respective college.
Take Classes
As a student, you have the opportunity to take classes
within your degree (major, minor, or certificate) or as
an elective.
Are you studying Health Sciences? Take Public
and Community Health and travel to South Africa.
You can earn 3 credits in HLTH SCI 4975.
Do you want to be a teacher? Spend six weeks
teaching in Johannesburg and Cape Town. As an undergraduate student, you can earn 6 credits with LTC
4085. As a graduate students, you can earn 3-6 credits with LTC 8085.
Studying journalism? Spend a summer in South
Africa capturing the Nelson Mandela story. Earn 3
credits with JOURN 4198.
Studying the sciences, arts or humanities? Consider taking French, a language commonly spoken
throughout Africa.
Make an appointment with your respective advisor
for more details about courses offered within your
respective department and how your elective can fit
with your degree program.
Research Students begin as student assistants in
their freshman and sophomore years to gain experience and then become interns working on their own
research projects as juniors and seniors. Some student researchers are paid, others volunteer or earn
academic credit.
Travel Awards Undergraduate research travel grants are available for students presenting their
research at professional meetings and conferences.
Participation in professional meetings and conferences provides an important opportunity for you to
communicate your research to others in your field,
network with your peers, and expand your understanding of the scope and nature of research.
Mizzou Advantage coordinates undergraduate research teams and provides travel funds for undergraduate and graduate students to attend academic
conferences. Learn more at mizzouadvantage.missouri.edu.
Research Undergraduate Research Teams (URTs)
bring faculty, staff and students from across campus
together to work on interdisciplinary problem-based
research projects linked to one of the four Mizzou
Advantage areas: Food for the Future, Media of the
Future, One Health/One Medicine, and Sustainable
Energy. The program hopes to inspire out-of-thebox collaborations among typically unrelated fields
of study in order to explain phenomena, imagine
solutions, and raise questions in ways not possible
through the lens of any single discipline.
Travel Student Travel Awards provide travel funds
for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students to present their MU-funded research at professional meetings related to the four Mizzou Advantage areas.