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
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!
The 41st Annual Association of International Students (AIS) Banquet was held on Feb 8th. The theme was "It's a lovely world". The AIS banquet is one of the biggest campus events at Missouri State. It brings students from different countries together to showcase their cultures through authentic dishes and unique performance. It gives the campus and Springfield community a … [Read more...] about International Students Celebrate the Lovely World
International Leadership and Training Center launches the Globally Responsive Education and Teaching (GREAT) Program for faculty at Missouri State. The GREAT program aims to motivate the university faculty to internationalize their teaching and curriculum and to foster faculty’s international-mindedness and willingness to pursue changes and innovation in their curriculum to … [Read more...] about Globally Responsive Education and Teaching (GREAT) Program for Faculty at Missouri State