Oct. 18, 2017
LEAD engages with the community
The students visited Southern Boone Middle School and the Alternative Community Training program.
Oct. 17, 2017
Scholars, students share ideas about leadership during interview project
The bi-annual project pairs students with scholars who have a wide array of leadership experiences.
Oct. 5, 2017
Three IEP students win MIDTESOL essay contest prizes
Three of our very own IEP students were recently awarded top honors through the MIDTESOL student essay contest — adult ESL category. MIDTESOL is the local professional organization for teachers of English as a second language. At the 2017…
Oct. 5, 2017
MU Asian Affairs Center and Myongii University’s Korea Institute for Future Politics sign agreement
Upcoming plans for collaboration include academic and professional exchanges related to political and socio-economic issues in Korea and between the U.S. and Korea.
International Center welcomes sponsored students from Pakistan, Tunisia
Published Oct. 2, 2017
The MU International Center is pleased to welcome three international students to campus as part of two U.S. Department of State scholarship programs: Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Pakistan and Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program's Tunisia Undergraduate Scholarship Program. Salman Ali and Uzair come to MU through the Global UGRAD-Pakistan program, which places participants at U.S.…
Sept. 13, 2017
IEP hosts Eclipse Watch Party
On Monday, Aug. 27, the IEP hosted an Eclipse Watch Party to celebrate the start of the fall semester and view the total solar eclipse. The last total solar eclipse in Missouri occurred in 1869, and the next won't occur for hundreds of years. It was an historic event that new and returning students were…
Welcome, Aubrey and Chris
Published Sept. 13, 2017
The International Center is pleased to welcome two new staff members, Aubrey Siess and Chris Huh. Aubrey Siess joins the center as a strategic communications associate. She has a degree in strategic communications and music from the University of the Ozarks with a minor in political science. As an undergraduate, she studied art and culture…
Request for proposals: Online International Learning Courses (Honors)
Published Sept. 8, 2017
Deadline: Oct. 2 The MU Honors College and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs, with support from the university, the Panda Charitable Foundation, and Andrew and Peggy Cherng, are accepting proposals from MU faculty who wish to integrate international and global learning into their courses through online methods. See the full request for proposals…
Aug. 17, 2017
Global Leadership Program participants welcomed with luncheon
The center welcomed 45 visiting scholars and spouses from South Korea, China and Thailand.
Aug. 1, 2017
MU faculty, staff visit Korea
They met with university and Asian Affairs Center alumni in Seoul and Busan.