Globally Responsive Education and Teaching Program

A few snaps from today’s GREAT Faculty Reception and Conversation event: Great people had a really great time sharing great ideas. Hope everyone a great December!

To celebrate the MSU International Education Month, we will host a GREAT Faculty Reception and round-table discussion this year.

Time: 3:00-4:30pm
Date: November 30 (Thursday)
Location: MSU Union Club (PSU 400)

Please check our flyer for more information and kindly RSVP.

Thank you Dr. Jason Jolley for being the guest speaker to share the important role of foreign languages in intercultural competence development! Register GREAT Conference for more on intercultural competence at tinyurl.com/333rryvm

The 2nd Annual G.R.E.A.T. Conference (Building Intercultural Competence through High Impact Student Experiences) is coming on Thursday, November 10, 2022! This year we will share and explore methods to engage teaching, research and student support service globally. Please check our flyer for more information. We look forward to seeing you in-person or via Zoom.

2022 GREAT Conference Proposal Call!

We are welcoming proposals for the 2022 GREAT Conference featuring the theme: Building intercultural competence through high impact student experiences.

We hope to hear your wisdom on:
· Classroom experience
· Education/Internship abroad
· International virtual exchange or other online learning
· International research
· Service/Community learning
· On-campus support and advocacy services
· Diversity/Global learning
· Other student experiences

Proposal submission deadline: Sep. 30, 2022
Conference Date: Nov. 10, 2022

Detailed information and submission can be found at our Conference website: https://international.missouristate.edu/great-conference-2022.htm

A GREAT lunch and conversation on global engagement with the MSU faculty and staff today. Thank our two amazing speakers: Elizabeth Strong (Director, Office of Education Abroad) and Dr. Leslie Seawright (Associate Professor, English Department, and recipient of the GREAT International Virtual Exchange Grant). Appreciation also goes to Dr. Juan Meraz (Assistant VP for Diversity and Inclusion) and Brad Bodenhausen (Associate VP International Education and Training, International Programs) for their sponsorship and support. We look forward to the next GREAT Brown Bag Lunch on April 27 with Dean Barri Tinkler (College of Education) to learn more about the Fulbright Grant!

GREAT Brown Bag Lunch and Conversation
11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Wednesdays, March 30
Plaster Student Union 315
The first lunch is on us! Check the flyer for more information. We will see you in a week!

International Education Week + GREAT Conference Kickoff Event = Documentary Screening: A Vietnam Peace Story (6-8pm Thursday, November 18).
Open to public, alumni, current students, faculty, staff, future students. Hope to see you there!

Documentary Screening: A Vietnam Peace Story 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, November 18, 2021 - Plaster Student Union, Robert W. - Room: Theater