On a morning when Birmingham is covered with snow and ice, here is a note from Marigene Chamberlain, with our students and faculty in Costa Rica: 

  

We arrived late on January 1.  It is a great way to start the new year, in a beautiful, lush country.  We've been busy these first few days, getting the students settled in with their host families, taking a tour of the volcano Irazu and the Sarapiqui River where we saw two crocodiles, a sloth, and various tropical birds and howler monkeys, as well as starting classes and having a tour of downtown San Jose.  Today we go to a coffee plantation after class. 

  

The world is better because of Samford's appreciation for diverse cultures and convictions. 

  

 

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 5,791 students from 49 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.