We went to the Guangzhou zoo. We were the main attraction. Everybody was following us around. They are enamored of the American culture, but I hadn't realized that before. The college also has worked to share its new identity with people off campus.
Southern students teach after-school classes in Spanish and Russian at area elementary schools.
Joplin area residents attend the school's annual International Piano Competition and campus performances by international cultural groups. The college offers an International Trade and Quality Center as a resource for local businesspeople. But the mission's primary goal is to mold Southern students into world-ready young people who understand themselves and others. Ginny Andrews, a mass communication major, traveled to Germany on a fellowship and to Croatia for an international journalism conference. It's a great college, but on top of that, their dedication to the international mission has really enhanced my education.