Ithaca College

One of our alumni has set up a memorial fund that will sponsor two Ithaca College students each year to participate in Operation Crossroads Africa (OCA). OCA is America’s premier cross-cultural exchange program designed to promote understanding Africa and its culture.

The Reggie Simmons Memorial Award will recognize the extraordinary accomplishments and contributions of Reginald Leigh Simmons, Ph.D. Simmons ’75 devoted his life to the people of Africa and this memorial award will provide the opportunity for two students with majors in Park or politics to follow in Simmons' footsteps.

The 2008 program runs June 15-August 10 and has three components: three orientation days before departure, six work weeks on a development project in the host country, and one travel week in the host country. Projects are scheduled for many countries including Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Rwanda, and Uganda.


For application info, visit: https://www.ithaca.edu/rhp/community/crossroads/

Deadline for applications is Monday, December 17, 2007.

For more information on the Operations Crossroads Africa, visit: www.operationscrossroadsaftrica.org.