Guest post by Dr. Helen Yuan Zhuang Campus globalization has been one of the key areas for Missouri State’s long-range plan since 2016. To foster an environment that is international in teaching, research and service, and to develop global academic collaboration opportunities, International Leadership and Training Center (ILTC), Office of China Programs, and Faculty Center … [Read more...] about GREAT program begins with open discussion on understanding international students
Cali Pettijohn’s advanced listening class visited a local organization with a global reach. Students completed their English Language Institute course by touring the Askinosie Chocolate factory. The 8-week course included intensive and extensive listening skills. Intensive skills include noticing grammar, expressions, reduced sounds, and vocabulary. … [Read more...] about ELI students tour the chocolate factory
The ELI Special Programs is honored to announce the completion of the English and Leadership Immersion Program - Winter 2020. This amazing group of participants spent 4 weeks on the Missouri State University campus learning English, sharing their culture, knowing local and international students, and discovering the wonders that Springfield, MO has to offer. 37 … [Read more...] about English and Leadership Immersion Program – Winter 2020 Completion
Anastasiya Gulak is a Missouri State alumna currently working in Washington, D.C. She became a Bear in the Fall of 2010. Becoming a Bear after completing high school in Missouri Anastasiya was born in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. She and her family moved to Springfield, Missouri when she was a child. She grew up in a multilingual community and studied English as a Second Language … [Read more...] about From Missouri State to a Career in D.C.: Anastasiya Gulak’s Journey to Look Back!
Written by Boni Brown Introduction to Batool! Batool Alzubi grew up in Jordan, along with two brothers and a sister. Batool moved to The United States and started her first year of college at Missouri State in 2015. She explored some different majors before settling on creative writing her sophomore year. Discovering MSU Batool’s father spent a lot of time looking … [Read more...] about Student Spotlight: Batool Alzubi