{"id":11727,"date":"2024-11-15T09:37:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T15:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11727"},"modified":"2024-11-15T09:37:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T15:37:37","slug":"missouri-western-to-host-annual-international-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/15\/missouri-western-to-host-annual-international-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Western to host annual International Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nov. 15, 2024&#8211;Missouri Western State University will once again host its\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">annual International Fair from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 in the Fulkerson Center.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The International Fair is an annual event that allows students, faculty, staff and the public to connect with others whose heritage and life experience connect them to cultures around the world. It is co-sponsored by the university\u2019s Office of Global Engagement, Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Center for Student Involvement, Dining Services and the student organization Christian Challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Experience a variety of events during the fair including the parade of flags, live music and dance performances, informational country booths, and free food. The schedule is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3:00 pm &#8211; Doors open<\/span><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/IMG_3158-Edit-310x207.jpg\" alt=\"latin american dancers with international flags\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/IMG_3158-Edit-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/IMG_3158-Edit-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/IMG_3158-Edit-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/IMG_3158-Edit-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/IMG_3158-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/IMG_3158-Edit-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/IMG_3158-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/IMG_3158-Edit-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/IMG_3158-Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/IMG_3158-Edit.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3:15 pm &#8211; National flag parade<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3:45 pm &#8211; International student performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4:15 pm &#8211; \u201cLa Macarena\u201d by ALAS and International Students<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4:45 pm &#8211; Folkloric dance by Honduran students<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5:15 pm &#8211; Venezuelan dance by Academia de Danza<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5:30 pm &#8211; Traditional dress presentation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5:45 pm &#8211; Group photo<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6:00 pm &#8211; Fair concludes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The event is free and open to the public. Visitors are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food or personal care item to support the Missouri Western Campus Cupboard. Come connect with the wide range of cultures represented right here on campus!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. 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 <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nov. 15, 2024&#8211;Missouri Western State University will once again host its\u00a0annual International Fair from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 in the Fulkerson Center.\u00a0 The International Fair is an annual event that allows students, faculty, staff and the public to connect with others whose heritage and life experience connect them to cultures around the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":11728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[73,1076,48],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11727"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11727"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11730,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11727\/revisions\/11730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}