Welcome to Makerere University!

My Host -- Dr. Edward Silvestre Kaweesi -- picked me up at the hotel and escorted me to campus the very next day.  I was so pleased to finally get to set foot on the Makerere University campus and to start to collaborate with my new colleagues at the Great Lakes Center for the Study of the United States!

In addition to a short orientation to the Makerere campus, Dr. Kaweesi introduced me to campus leaders: the Chair of the Department of Political Science, the Dean of Social Sciences, and the Assoc. Principal of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

For more about Makerere University, see https://www.mak.ac.ug/about-makerere-university

Makerere University celebrated 100 years! This is the monument 

Meeting with the Dean of Social Sciences, Dean Justus Twesigye
https://chuss.mak.ac.ug/en/personnel/justus-twesigye/

A selfie with the Dean - in front of the portraits of him on the wall with pictures of all of the Deans of Social Sciences

Meeting with the Chair of the Department of Political Science Chair Paul Omach
https://chuss.mak.ac.ug/en/personnel/paul-omach/

Meeting with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) Depty Principal Eric Ochen  https://chuss.mak.ac.ug/en/personnel/eric-awich-ochen/

Very much looking forward to spending the next 4 weeks in the Social Sciences Building!

Welcome to the Great Lakes Center for the Study of the United States at Makerere University!

After months of application process, planning, and virtual/online meetings and orientations -- the day has finally arrived!

Dr. Edward Silvestre Kaweesi - my host - has officially welcomed me to Makerere University and to the Great Lakes Center for the Study of the United States.  It is an honor to be here as a Fulbright Specialist - and to begin working on our projects together in earnest!

About the Great Lakes Center for the Study of the United States: https://chuss.mak.ac.ug/glcus/

For more about the Fulbright Program: https://us.fulbrightonline.org/

The Center is housed in the Social Sciences Building

Welcome to Uganda!

 How wonderful for my host - Dr. Edward Silvestre Kaweesi -- and colleague at the Center -- Denis -- to pick me up at the Entebbe Airport -- making sure that I landed OK and that I got to the hotel safely.  After more than 30 hours of travel - I truly appreciated the warm welcome! And the attention to all of the logistical details.

with my host - Dr. Edward Silvestre Kaweesi

Awwwwww .... probably the nicest sign I have seen at a baggage claim! My bags were not out first -- but -- they DID arrive -- which is the most important thing

I hope I can go gorilla trekking before I leave Uganda!

the flight from Doha to Entebbe

deplaning at Endebbe!

heading towards passport control -- the first of many campaign signs

Travel from Tampa, Florida to Kampala, Uganda

So excited for the journey from Tampa, Florida to Kampala, Uganda.  

Door to door -- the travel will take about 34-35 hours -- and will include 3 flights:

Tampa to JFK

JFK to Doha

Doha to Entebbe 

Left the house at 4:00 am to catch the first flight from TPA to JFK -- obligatory selfie with Phoebe

Landing JFK:

The next flight -- JFK to Doha was about 14.5 hours.

Great wifi service on board - and I posted this about 2/3 of the way to Doha:

"I am flying over N Macedonia ! (In other news, it’s been a minute since I have seen Titograd on a map )"

This was my first time flying Qatar Airways and my first time with a layover in Doha. Wow! The airport had a lush garden! After the 15 hours in flight, it was nice to walk around.  There was also a Gordon Ramsay burger restaurant and a Harrod’s Tea Room! Something to look forward to on the way back home.

th eapproach into Doha

Loved all the public art

Fulbright Specialist - Great Lakes Center for the Study of the United States - Makerere University - Kampala, Uganda

 Click on this Press Release for more 

 Press Release - JSM Fulbright