(MARYVILLE, Mo.) Northwest Missouri State University celebrated their 26th annual flag raising ceremony in celebration of their international students.
Higher education enrollment fell another 2.7% this past fall, while Northwest’s enrollment hit a new record high. Northwest’s spring 2022 census shows the highest spring overall enrollment in University history
After a year of the world being shut down, borders closing and travel restrictions, Northwest international students and the International Involvement Center have been trying to work around the limitations placed on them by the pandemic.
When these changes were put in place, international students had to overcome multiple obstacles when it came to either going home or getting back into America.
Some travel was completely restricted for certain countries; the borders were closed not allowing students to travel home for breaks off from school forcing them to stay at Northwest while campus was closed.
For others, they were able to get home, but getting back to Northwest came with a different set of challenges like requiring a quarantine period or possibly renewing a visa.