The Center for International Studies is the lead unit in designing and implementing the campus' international education agenda. The Center supports academic and other programs designed to internationalize the campus and insure that students graduate with the international competence they will need to function in a world that is increasingly globalized. In addition, the Center conducts programs to internationalize the community by sharing university resources and expertise and cooperates through partnerships with organizations that enhance the region's cultural life and contribute to the economic development of the region. The Center's Office of international Student and Scholar Services coordinates and provides services for the campus and international students and scholars including recruiting, admissions, immigration, orientation, taxation issues and non-academic advising.
A unifying element in Center activities is to promote understanding of other peoples and cultures through international and multicultural programming. CIS staff members are internationally-oriented and appreciative of people from other countries and cultures.
The University of Missouri-St. Louis is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution committed to excellence through diversity.
