Missouri Western State University’s Office of International Student Services will sponsor a panel discussion on refugees at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 in Blum Student Union rooms 222-223. The discussion is free and open to the public.

The panel will discuss the process of becoming a refugee and the struggles they face. Speakers include Missouri Western faculty members, people who have worked on refugee resettlement and refugees from two different countries.

Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.