Mission
MSSU's mission is to provide an international education, defined by the state of Missouri as, "develop such academic support programs and public service activities it deems necessary and appropriate to establish international or global education as a distinctive theme of its mission." The international mission was strongly promoted by the school's longtime president, Dr. Julio León, who served from 1982 to August 17, 2007. The international mission is supported by the selection of a country to serve as a fall semester theme (e.g., fall 2009: Canada, fall 2010: Brazil,, fall 2011: Egypt, fall 2012: Thailand). During the themed semesters, lectures and programs dedicated to the selected country are held on campus.
The university formerly hosted a biennial international piano competition. MSSU has also established a distance learning program to allow individuals to take courses with few or no campus visits.
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