The Global Student Leader (GSL) program rewards the most outstanding student leaders at ASTATE with a once in a lifetime opportunity. This program advances the proposition in the ASTATE mission statement that we prepare students in challenging and diverse ways to become more productive global citizens.

The program began in 2000, and GSL has provided nearly 40 students the opportunity to travel abroad and experience other cultures.

GOALS OF THE GSL PROGRAM

1. Expose ASTATE student leaders to the diversity of cultures, languages, customs, and traditions that exist beyond the United States.

2. Visit and experience colleges in other countries, learn how they function, and share with them how colleges in the United States function.

3. Tour and learn from important global government institutions, museums, art galleries, and natural areas.

4. Learn about everyday life in other countries.

5. Learn all aspects of international travel.

HISTORY OF GSL DESTINATIONS AND PARTICIPANTS

December, 2000 Australia

David Huckabee, Robin Spence, Jacqueline Davis, Chris Marsh 

Advisor: Randall Tate

May, 2001 United Kingdom, France

 
Deitra Rieke, Lorna Scaife, Chaneka Williams, Kelly Baxley 

Advisor: Reggie Porter

 
May, 2002 Denmark, Norway, Sweden

Sach Oliver, Lauren McMorries, Leslie Pruitt, Lindsey Tubbs 

Advisor: Randall Tate

December, 2002 Australia

Shelly LunBeck, Anna Hart, Jeremy Levenbach 

Advisor: Pete Green

May, 2004 Italy, Vatican City

Nakia Eggerson, Pam Cummings, Jacob Hampton, Brooke Evans, Kurt Folden, Courtney Rowe 

Advisor: Randall Tate

December, 2004 New Zealand, Australia

Candace Martin, Natalie Eskew, Lauren Talbot, James Bishop 

Advisor: Shawn Smee

 
May, 2005 Germany, Austria, Italy

Trey Oguin, Lauren Davis, Samantha Chappell, David Cupp 

Advisors: Randall Tate & Shawn Smee

 
December, 2005 China, Hong Kong

Kristen Rowe, Amanda Payne, Marvin Alexander, Rachel Smith 

Advisor: Shawn Smee

 

May, 2006 Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Monaco

Amelia Russell, Regina Alexander, Kristen Myers, Lacey Hawkins, Tiffany Frazier  

Advisors: Randall Tate, Dr. Rick Stripling 

May, 2007 Egypt  

Evette Allen, Kym Guthrie, Kirby Massey, Morgan Pippin, Tera Ramsay  

Advisor: Lauren Smee

December, 2007 Chile and Argentina

EJ Carey, Caitlin Farris, Kevin Linker, Weston Little, Justin McClure and Lindsay Weaver      

Advisor:  Randall Tate

 

December , 2009 Australia

Justin White, Shannon O'Nale, Isiah Tatum, and Kimberly Winchester

Advisor: Natalie Eskew

 

March , 2010 France, Germany, Switzerland, England

Chelsea Coleman, Melloney Dunlap, Ashdon Floyd, and Laura Keath

Advisor:  Randall Tate

May , 2011 Ireland, Germany, Austria, Hungary

Candi Biggers, Myriah Downs, Kristyna Gleghorn, Zach Marsh, Kohl McCone

Advisors:  Randall Tate and Martha Spack

May , 2012, Ecuador

Colea Blann, Courtney Bolin, Veronica Heatherly, Allen Horton, Hunter Petrus, Annie Robinson, Alicia Rose, Natalie Wilbanks

Advisors:  Randall Tate and Natalie Eskew