BUS/SOAN 368 – Tech for Good

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Washington and Lee University Center for International Education Spring Term Abroad Spring Term Abroad 2026 BUS/SOAN 368 – Tech for Good
Center for International Education
Four credits, EXP
Three weeks in Ghana; one week on campus
Professors Jon Eastwood and Bright Frimpong
Merchandise in Ghana
This course explores how people in Ghana use technology to build trust, solve problems, and foster development-often in ways that challenge Western assumptions. Blending insights from sociology, economics, and business, students examine how colonial legacies have shaped institutions and trust, and how digital tools-from mobile money to online marketplaces-interact with deeply rooted social networks. Through seminars, site visits, community service, and collaboration with Ghanaian scholars and entrepreneurs, students gain firsthand insight into the social dynamics of technology adoption.

Pre-requisite: The course begins with a required 1-credit winter prep term and culminates in a digital storytelling project. No technical background required-just curiosity about how innovation can support cooperation and community.

Program fee (Paid to W&L): $4,400 
Includes programming, room, fees, most in-country transportation, all meals, and transportation back to W&L from Dulles airport at the culmination of the course.

Additional costs: airfare, cell phone, spending money, books, vaccine and inoculation fees, passport, and visa fees

For further details, please reach out to Professor Eastwood or Professor Frimpong.

The information session for this course will take place on October 6, 2025, at 7 pm in Newcomb Hall 122.

Center for International Education

Mark Rush

Director

Hunter Swanson

International Student Advisor

Cindy Irby

Associate Director and Study Abroad Advisor

Jillian Murphy

Assistant Director of International Education and Study Abroad Coordinator

Kristy Reed

Center for International Education Office Manager

Center for International Education

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