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    Date: 1/11/02
      Contact:                           Christina Chapple   122

COSTA RICAN MINISTER OF JUSTICE TO VISIT SOUTHEASTERN
     HAMMOND -- Costa Rica Minister of Justice Monica Nagel will be present a guest
lecture at Southeastern Louisiana University on Friday, January 18.
     Nagel will speak on "The Costa Rica Judicial System and Its Relationships Throughout
the Hemisphere" at 3 p.m. in the War Memorial Student Union Ballroom.
     Her visit is sponsored by Southeastern's College of Arts and Sciences, Department of
Sociology and Criminal Justice and Center for Ibero American Cultures and Business
Development.
     While on campus, Nagel also will meet with Southeastern officials to talk about academic
and cultural exchange opportunities between her country and Southeastern. She will also discuss
how she can support Southeastern summer study program in Costa Rica, which will include
foreign language, business, communication, sociology and criminal justice courses in summer
2002. 
     For additional information about the lecture, contact the Sociology and Criminal Justice
Department at 985-549-2110.
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