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.
April 3, 2017
Mark Algren receives 2017 James E. Alatis Award for Service to TESOL
Mark Algren, executive director of the Center for English Language Learning at the University of Missouri, received the James E. Alatis Award for Service to TESOL on March 23, 2017, during the annual TESOL International Association Convention in Seattle. TESOL is the professional association for teachers of English to speakers of other languages. After receiving…
Welcome, Alena Enaryeva
Published March 14, 2017
The International Center is pleased to welcome Alena Enaryeva, who is visiting MU as part of the Fulbright Russian International Education Administration Program. Enaryeva is a translator/interpreter and international projects specialist at the International Office of Dostoevsky Omsk State University in Omsk, Russia. She graduated from the Omsk Institute of Foreign Languages with a degree…
USCIS will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions
Published March 8, 2017
On March 6, USCIS announced that, starting April 3, 2017, it will temporary suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions. This suspension may last up to six months. While H-1B premium processing is suspended, petitioners will not be able to file a request for premium processing service for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker,…
Executive order information and resources
Published March 6, 2017
If you are an international student or scholar with questions regarding the executive order and whether or not it directly affects you, please be sure to contact your International Center adviser for the most up-to-date information. NAFSA, one of the leading professional organizations for international educators, also provides helpful resources and updates related to the…
Welcome, Samantha, Jeremiah and Xiaoyu
Published March 1, 2017
The International Center is pleased to welcome three new staff members: Samantha Welsh, Jeremiah Metzen and Xiaoyu Guo. Samantha Welsh joined the International Center as a front desk assistant. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi with an emphasis in public relations. She has spent a summer in France, spending…