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Kenyatta University-Syracuse University Partnership Activities

During the six weeks I was in Kenya (May 24-July 4), I was working with colleagues from Syracuse University and Kenyatta University on activities through our partnership. We currently have a grant funded by the United States Agency for International … Continue reading

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Activities Through the Kenyatta University-Syracuse University Partnership Project

During my trip to Kenya in late December 2012/early January 2013, my colleagues and I worked on a number of activities through the Kenyatta University-Syracuse University Partnership project. There are text and photo accounts of these activities on the partnership … Continue reading

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Teacher Appreciation

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For the last two years, the Chancellor’s Office at Syracuse University has funded appreciation receptions for teachers who have worked with SU pre-service teachers through student teaching or earlier field experiences. The receptions have been held on Saturdays in April … Continue reading

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Opening a Window to a Global Community

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I will be forever grateful to my parents, Millard and Joyce Osborne, for opening a window for me and my siblings to a global community by inviting people into our home from around the world. When we lived in Lebanon, … Continue reading

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Funded Project Meetings in Nairobi and Addis Ababa

For those who may be interested in the project work that I have been doing in Kenya with colleagues at Kenyatta University, and the recent meetings that I attended in Nairobi and Addis Ababa, you can find information about the … Continue reading

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Blooming Where Planted

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When we moved in the guest house on the Kenyatta University campus that would be our home from early July through mid-December 2011, there were many potted plants in plastic containers lining the front of the house but no plants … Continue reading

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Kenyatta University Graduation

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I participated in the 31st Kenyatta University Graduation on December 9, 2011.  One of my colleagues took me to the place on campus to sign out a doctoral gown, hood and cap, and arranged for me to receive an invitation … Continue reading

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On the Kenyatta University Campus, Part 3

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These photos show some interesting sights on campus.  I took many of them during early morning (5:45 – 6:30 am) walks.

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Walking in Darkness and Hearing Running Footsteps Behind Me

I awoke around 4:15 am this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep so I decided to get up. I started checking my e-mail and Facebook when the electricity went off. I continued on the Internet because my laptop battery … Continue reading

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Added Note to “New Friends from the Neighborhood”

One follow up to the post on “New Friends from the Neighborhood” that I forgot to include is that three, fairly young children (ages 3, 5, and 7 years or so) live in the SQ (servants’ quarters; not my term–that … Continue reading

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