Name: Chinasa Izeogu '05
Majors: English; global studies and music double minor
Hometown: Fayetteville, GA
Activities: Yearbook (editor in 2004-05), Black Cultural Center, Juggling Club, PRIDES (People Recognizing Individuality, Diversity, and Equality of Sexualities), String Ensemble, London Semester.

A resident of southern Georgia, Chinasa Izeogu learned about St. Lawrence through the University’s rich network of people. “The dean of students at my preparatory school and his wife are SLU alums,” she says. “I talked to him about St. Lawrence, and he said that he loved it.”

The recipient of a Presidential Diversity Scholarship, Chinasa spent the spring 2004 semester on the London Program. “It was a great experience because it not only showed me the differences and similarities we have with people, but also gave me the opportunity to test-drive my future career,” she says. Her internship, an obligatory part of the program, was with Carlton Books, where she realized a career in publishing would be a perfect fit. She says, “As I sat at my desk helping the woman in charge of publicity do the work of three people, I was content because I knew that I had made the right career choice.”

But not everything she learned was career-related. “I approached everything from a different scope, especially at this time when American policy is not very popular in Europe ,” she explains. “Going through the program gave me a crash course in time management and flexibility. I learned that preparation is essential and that anything can happen to change the course of the day.”