Eye on UMSL: Smiles are a universal language

by | Aug 12, 2024

Jessica Hylton, the interim director of global students and experiences, takes a selfie with new Tritons from around the world as UMSL welcomes 101 international students from 26 countries.

Jessica Hylton, the interim director of global students and experiences at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, took a selfie with new Tritons from around the world as UMSL welcomed 101 international students from 26 countries and five continents during Global Triton Welcome on Monday in the Millennium Student Center.

Jessica Hylton, the interim director of global students and experiences at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, takes a selfie with new Tritons from around the world as UMSL welcomes 101 international students from 26 countries and five continents during Global Triton Welcome on Monday in the Millennium Student Center. The group includes 51 bachelor’s students, 23 master’s students, 12 PhD students and 15 transfer students, and they’re pursuing 30 different majors. UMSL Global team members will lead them through a week of information sessions and activities to help them prepare for the start of the fall semester on Aug. 19.

This photograph was taken by UMSL photographer Derik Holtmann and is the latest to be featured in Eye on UMSL. View more UMSL photos by visiting the UMSL Flickr and Instagram accounts.

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