Public Affairs Passport

How to Participate

Enhance Your Cultural Competence Without Leaving Springfield!

The Office of Education Abroad and the Education Abroad Student Organization are launching a new way to build cultural competence on campus and within our community while earning rewards. Attend cultural events on campus or in the community (or complete personal cultural development activities) to collect entries toward a Global Engagement prize bundle!

Program Details

HOW TO PLAY

See our list of approved cultural events on campus and in Springfield for the semester on this page.
Want to do your own? If you find another event that's not listed or want to create your own activity (e.g., cook an international dish or watch a foreign film), you may submit a cultural reflection (~150 to 250 words) along with a photo, and it will considered as a submission within reason.
Submit the Activity Form.
Your name will be entered into the drawing one time for each activity you submit.
Two winners will be chosen, each of whom may choose their Global Engagement Prize Bundle.
Email EducationAbroad@MissouriState.edu with questions or feedback!

RULES

All activities must be submitted by April 24, 2026. The winners will be announced the following week.
Maximum of 8 submissions.
No repeat submissions for events (i.e. Conversation Circles happen on a weekly basis, but should only count toward one submission, even if you attend multiple sessions). This also applies to individualized cultural activities (i.e., you may not submit a different foreign dish you cook each week). However, if the event you attended is repeatable and you enjoyed it, we highly recommend your continued participation!
Activities without the written reflection will not be considered.
Activities without photo will not be considered.

Approved Activities

Date	Time	Location	Event	Sponsoring Organization
February 23	2:00 pm - 3:15 pm	Strong 302	Guest Lecture: "Between Solidarity and Empire: Buraku Activism, Migration, and the Japanese Empire."	History Department
February 23	5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	PSU Union Club	Lunar New Year Celebration	Asian American Student Alliance
February 26	7:00 pm	Drury University Campus, Olin Room 002	Middle East Film Festival: Chicken with Plums (Iran)	MSU & Drury Depts. of Political Science
March 3	4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Library 1	Guest Lecture: Beyond Fake News: Developing Critical Minds in an Information-Saturated Society	Public Affairs Mission
March 3	11:00 am - 2:00 pm	PSU Atrium	Voter Fair	Public Affairs Mission
March 4	TBA	TBA	Guest Lecture	Department of Political Science & Philosophy
March 4	7:00 pm - 8:00 pm	PSU Theater	Resilience & Success through Tae Kwon-Do: Mind, Body and Spirit. Featuring Dr. Kim-Anh Nguyen Dang, World Tae Kwon-Do Champion	Public Affairs Mission
March 5	5:00 pm - 6:00 pm	PSU Ballroom West	Hunger Banquet - Gain new perspectives and acquire actionable ideas on how they can be a part of the solution to fight hunger and food inequity.	Public Affairs Mission
March 6-8	TBA	TBA	SASA Olympics	South Asian Student Association (SASA)
March 10	9:00 am - 1:00 pm	PSU Ballroom	World Languages Career Day	Department of Language, Cultures, and Religions
March 27	5:30 pm - 8:00 pm	TBA	Film Screening of "Wolfwalkers"	Religious Studies Club
March 28	6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden	Sushi and Sake (21+)	Sister Cities Association
April 2	5:00 pm - 6:30 pm	KARL 101	Global Team Trivia Night	Education Abroad
April 11	11:00 am - 5:00 pm	Springfield Botanical Gardens	Kite and Piñata Festival	Sister Cities Association
April 11	TBA	TBA	Holi Festival	South Asian Student Association (SASA)
April 13	2:30 pm - 3:30 pm	Blunt 121	SEES Seminar: Lessons Along the Planetary Trail: Some Path to Global Citizenship	School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability
April 13	10:00 am - 12:30 pm	PSU Theater	Japanese Art Show
April 14	TBA	TBA	Film Screening with Q&A: Fang Manman and Kou Aizhe’s "In Search of my Japanese Midwife"	History Department & Kenyon College
April 15	5:30 pm - 8:00 pm	TBA	Film Screening of "Persepolis"	Religious Studies Club
April 20	2:00 pm - 3:15 pm	Library 101	Lecture by Itō Shiori	n/a

Approved Activities (Recurring)

Date	Time	Location	Event	Sponsoring Organization
February 23 March 9, 30 April 13	2:30 pm - 3:30 pm	Siceluff 224	Polyglot Hour	Department of Language, Cultures, and Religions
March 2, 23 April 6, 20	2:30 pm - 3:30 pm	Siceluff 224	Portuguese Club Meeting	Portuguese Club
Every Tuesday Every Wednesday	4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Library 107 Hill 449	Conversation Cirlcles *Free, but online registration required	English Language Institute
February 26 March 5, 26 April 9	12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	PSU 315	Lunch & Learn	Student Resource Center (Bear Cave) & Bears Lead
March 6 April 3	5:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Jim D. Morris Center	Friday Artwalks	Global Engagement
Every Tuesday & Thursday	12:10 pm - 12:50 pm	Magers 100	Tai Chi *Free, but online registration required	Magers Health and Wellness
3/25 - 5/13 Wednesdays 3/25 - 5/13 Wednesdays 3/25 - 5/13 Wednesdays 3/26 - 5/14 Thursdays 3/26 - 5/14 Thursdays	5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 5:45 pm - 7:45 pm	JDMC 206 JDMC 410 JDMC 407 JDMC 206 JDMC 500	Chinese for Travelers German for Travelers Italian for Travelers French for Travelers Japanese for Travelers	Foreign Language Institute (FLI)