Immigration Seminar & Legal Clinic for Postdocs

This is an opportunity for international postdocs at MU to learn more about U.S. visa regulations and other immigration matters. Presenters include: Miha Britt (International Scholar Coordinator, International Center); Jennifer May (Compliance Officer, MU Office of Research and William Schiller (Attorney, Davidson and Schiller Law Office). There will be a Q&A period as well as an opportunity to sign up for free one-on-one meetings with William Schiller. Sponsored by the MU Postdoctoral Association. Event Flyer

Study Abroad Photo Contest Awards

Every year the International Center invites recent study abroad participants to show of their skills (or luck!) with the camera. Hundreds of entries were narrowed down to 21 finalists, but who will win? Although this luncheon event is by invitation only, the finalists and eventually the winning photos will be available online.

Movie - Fulbright: The Man, the Mission, the Message

Bring your lunch and join us in the lounge area just outside of the International Center for a mid-day movie. This hour-long documentary highlights the Senator J. William Fulbright's role in the founding of the United Nations, his opposition to the McCarthy investigations, and his questioning of American policy in the Vietnam War. Further explore the intersection of politics and education by also attending the related Chancellor's Global Issues Forum on Thursday. Event Flyer

China's 30 Years of 'Opening Up' and Reform - Continuities and Change

Visiting scholar, Professor Lingling Qi, will share her thoughts on China. Sponsored by the Columbia Friends of China and the MU Asian Affairs Center. Event Flyer

MU's connections with the Republic of Georgia: Past, Present and Possible Futures

MU Professors Byron Scott, Jim McCartney and Jim Scott will lead a discussion of the university's long-standing relationship with the Republic of Georgia and the future of MU's involvement there. Event Flyer

Chancellor's Global Issues Forum -
The Fulbright Program: Changing our Campus, Changing our World

Join MU Chancellor Brady J. Deaton as he moderates the latest in a series of open forums on global topics of interest to the community. Referring to the exchange program that bears his name, the late Senator J. William Fulbright once asserted "There is a multiplier effect in international education, and it carries the possibility - the only real possibility - of changing our manner of thinking about the world and therefore of changing the world." Established in 1946 for the purpose of increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries, the Fulbright Program has since provided over 300,000 American and foreign scholars with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad. This forum will explore the impact of Fulbright Program at Mizzou through the experiences of four MU faculty members who have received Fulbright grants: Denice Adkins (Library Science), David O'Brien (Rural Sociology), Brick Johnstone (Healthy Psychology) and Michael Urban (Geography). Event Flyer

* Location note: Chamber Auditorium is located on the 2nd Floor of the new MU Student Center, above the University Bookstore. Entrances are located on the north and south sides of the building.

Thanksgiving Dinner for First Year International Students

An annual tradition! The International Center invites new international students to a traditional Thanksgiving meal. This event is by invitation only.