Christine Slaughter Travels to Costa Rica with the Spelman College Global Experience Program

Slaughter is graduate of Appomattox Regional Governor's School

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Christine Slaughter, Spelman College, C'2015

ATLANTA, GA (03/05/2012)(readMedia)-- While most students were spending time with family and friends last winter break, Spelman College freshman Christine Slaughter was among 16 Spelman students who explored Costa Rica as part of the College's Student Affairs Global Experience (SAGE) program from Dec. 10-18, 2011. In Costa Rica, Slaughter and her classmates gained an insider's perspective on the life and experiences of the country, including exploration of Tortuguero via Braulio Carrillo National Park, named for Costa Rica's third president. The students also explored the Sarapiqui region, which features varied ecological systems.

The SAGE program provides substantive opportunities for students to learn about diverse cultures of the world. It also provides global experiences that enable students to function in a multicultural environment.

Slaughter is a graduate of Appomattox Regional Governor's School in Petersburg. She is a political science major at Spelman and has been named to the Dean's List.

About Spelman College

Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a prestigious, highly selective, liberal arts college that prepares women to change the world. Located in Atlanta, Ga., this historically black college boasts an 83 percent graduation rate, and outstanding alumnae such as Children's Defense Fund Founder Marian Wright Edelman; former U.S. Foreign Service Director General Ruth Davis; authors Tina McElroy Ansa and Pearl Cleage; and actress LaTanya Richardson. More than 85 percent of the full-time faculty members have Ph.D.s or other terminal degrees, and the average faculty to student ratio is 11:1. Approximately 2,100 students attend Spelman. Spelman College has been ranked as the number one HBCU for five consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report; number 62 among Best Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World Report; and 12th for Best Career Services by The Princeton Review. For more information, visit: www.spelman.edu.