The Office of Global Programs provides a number of free services to the students, faculty and staff to help increase both global awareness and international interest. These services include:
Study Abroad – Help students with all aspects of Study Abroad; scholarship information and application, international applications and other required related documents, course selection and approval, and preparing and obtaining necessary documents, i.e. passports, visas.
International Student Support– We help international students become integrated and acclimated to life on the Alcorn campus and in the local community. We assist them with Interpreting and applying federal regulations, advising, and ensuring compliance related to work authorization, travel/re-entry, course load requirements, visa adjustments. We also counsel and assist students with immigration matters. We maintain up-to-date information on INS regulations. We help them get find local resources and engage them in projects related to internationalization at Alcorn.
Language Institutes – Global Programs has Language Institutes in the Fall and Spring semesters and also a short Summer Language Institute during the Summer semester. The Language Institutes are open to Alcorn students, faculty and staff. For more information and on-line application for current language classes, please click this here. When you get to the page, scroll down to see flyers about the Language Institutes with on-line applications immediately under the flyer for each language.
Faculty-Led International Study Tours – OGP will facilitate Study tours to specific countries to fulfill the requirements of a course or a program offered on the ASU campus.
International Projects – The Office of Global Programs works closely with the Agriculture and other departments to establish international partners or cooperative agreements with international universities with the aim of creating opportunities for faculty.
Special Events – Each year, the Office of Global Programs, in collaboration with the Department of English and Foreign Languages, hosts the Global Perspectives Festival. This dynamic event features international speakers, research posters, presentations, video showcases, cultural artifacts, traditional dances, music, and cuisine from around the world. The festival is open to both the Alcorn community and local residents. In addition, we organize Study Abroad Fairs and informational sessions to educate faculty and students about global learning opportunities.