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Penn State Abington students who enroll in the course that includes the journey to Ghana will experience the country's vibrant culture and beauty.

The sign above the door at the Elmina slave castle in Ghana reads "Female Slave Dungeons." 

A plaque at the Elmina Slave Castle in Ghana.

Alisha Walters, assistant professor of English, left, and Christina Riehman-Murphy, reference and instruction librarian at Penn State Abington, spent 10 days in Ghana.

Lindsay Wood, manager of instructional design, Penn State Abington.

The students assembled and engineered the scanner in a tight time frame.

The students assembled and engineered the scanner in a tight time frame.

The team: Yi Yang, assistant professor of Electrical Engineering, with Abington students Xing Chen, Dralene In, Disha Patel, and Nathan Sylvain, and Eric Carlidge, a Mechanical Engineering major at University Park.  

The team: Yi Yang, assistant professor of Electrical Engineering, with Abington students Xing Chen, Dralene In, Disha Patel, and Nathan Sylvain, and intern Eric Carlidge, a Mechanical Engineering major at University Park.