From music to agriculture, history and medicine, West Virginia Universitys new Africana Studies minor is bridging a campusto bring understanding of people of African descent across the world.

The multidisciplinary minor is housed in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences on WVU s downtown campus, but it also branches out across town to include instructors from the Evansdale campus.

History faculty will help teach the 15-credit course offerings, along with their Eberly College colleagues from geography, foreign languages and English. Representing the Evansdale campus in the program are professors from the School of Medicine and College of Law, the colleges of Creative Arts and Human Resources and Education, and the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences.

The broad offering of courses, organizers say, befit the mission of the minor, which is to engender an intellectual appreciation and understanding of Africana people and culture across the globe.

Courses includeIntroduction of Africana Studies,a sociopolitical overview of history, economics and the artistic endeavors of Africans and African Americans; andSeminar in Africana Studies,which delves into specific research topics.

Program advisors will help students formulate individual curriculum plans for the minor.

Info: visit the programs Web site athttp://www.wvu.edu/~asp/or contact Dr. Priscilla Shilaro, Africana Studies Program Coordinator, 302-C Woodburn Hall, P.O. Box 6303, Morgantown, WV 26506 -6303.