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MSSU to be Open February 21, 2025
Missouri Southern State University will be open on Friday, February 21. Campus roads and sidewalks are generally clear and in good condition.
We understand that road conditions vary across the region, and employees and non-residential students are encouraged to use best judgment on their ability to safely travel to campus.

Student, Faculty, and Community Participants

Students Preparing Food

  • Minkyung Kim, Conalee Churchwell (Korea): ddeokbokki (stir-fried spicy rice cakes)
  • Eric Seongjae Lee (Korea): Korean pork barbecue (grilled and stirred with gochujang [Korean fermented pepper sauce], sugar, and garlic)
  • Yura Kim and Suhyun Lee (Korea): Mattang (candied sweet potatoes)
  • Haruka & Haeun Kim (Korea): Gamja-jeon (potato pancake)
  • Joil (Joe) Yi (Korea): Bossam (Korean-styled boiled pork belly eaten with Kimchi and cabbage)
  • Johnny Vang and Teakgon Kim (Korea): Stir-fried pork belly with Kimchi
  • JinYoung Kim and So-eun Cho (Korea): Tteok Skewer (Ricecake Skewer)
  • Akiko Hamaguchi (Japan): Onigiri (rice ball)
  • Yukine Fukudo (Japan): Match cookie
  • Yuna Miyake (Japan): Okonomiyaki (Savory Japanese pancake made with cabbage, eggs, flour, Okonomi sauce, and dried bonito shavings)
  • Emnet Aydefer and Satsuki Kimura (Japan): Consome soup with vegetables
  • Michelle Potts (Germany): Pfeffernüsse cookies (Peppernuts)
  • Ted Barile (Italian American): Meatballs (Barile family recipe)
  • Mohammed Almutawah (Saudi Arabia): Kabsa (traditional Saudi rice and chicken)
  • Martika Stafford (Russia): Russian Wedding Cakes (Russian Tea Cakes)
  • Afin Choi and Kotone Kurokawa (India): Chicken Tikka Masala (chicken with masala sauce, spices, tomato sauce, and heavy cream)
  • Wonkyung Lee and Jungeun Kim (Korea): Kimchi-Jeon (Kimchi pancake)
  • Laxsikan Manoranjan (Sri Lanka): Fish cutlets (fish prepared with Gara Masala, Chaat Masala, and other spices)
  • YuJin Eun & Boram Kim (Korea): Japchae & Tojeon (Korean glass noodle stir-fry)
  • Chantelle Single (South Africa): Bobotie (spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping), Sousie Hoender (spicy chicken), & Date Squares
  • Sheniece Destinee, Marsha, Fredrera, Sliva, Tamaal, Mellissa, Tynika, Shanice (British Virgin Islands): Coconut Tart, Johnny Cake, Fish in Mayonnaise Sauce, Funji (a caribbean delicacy made from yellow cornmeal mixed with okra)
  • Maria Vergara Pinilla (Colombia): Natilla (a firm milk custard) & Jam 
  • Ny Vu, Julie Lee, & Shu Ogiriyama (Vietnam): Fried egg rolls
  • Nanaka Akiba & Huei-Yuah Zhu (Japan): Karaage (fried chicken)
  • Tswuyim Lee (U.S.): Teoboki (vegetables, rice cake, sauden, oden)
  • MSSU French Club (United States, Sweden, and France): Crêpes (thin pancake filled with Nutella and fruits)

 

Faculty Preparing Food

  • Aaron Carmichael & Filipino crew (Philippines): Chicken Adobo (Chicken stewed in vinegar and soy sauce)
  • Susana Liso & the Spanish Club (Spain): Gazpacho Soup (cold tomato soup with vegetables and toppings of bread and boiled eggs)

 

Community Members Preparing Food

  • Allen McCleary and Kausik Das (India): Butter chicken, fried rice, chickpea/potato salad
  • Joplin High School Foreign Language Department (Spain, Mexico, France): Chilaquiles (Mexico), bacon-wrapped dates (Spain), and Pozole (Mexican stew)
  • United Hebrew Congregation (United States, Israel): Israeli couscous salad, beet dip (beets with garlic, and yogurt), Hamantaschen (triangle-shaped filled pocket cookie), and Tzimmes (stew made with sweet root vegetables)
  • Bites N Pipes (Syria): Briyani (mixed rice dish), falafl sandwich, and shawrma sandwich
  • Islamic Society of Joplin (members from Egypt, Iraq, Algeria, Pakistan, Indonesia): Rice pudding, and biryani
  • Tropical Smoothie Café (USA): Tropical fruit smoothies
  • Fresh Ideas (USA): African meatballs 
  • Joplin Chinese Church (China): Fried rice and spring rolls
  • Joplin Rotary Club (USA): Bottled water
  • College Heights Christian Church (USA): Morracan Mint Hot Tea, Peach Mango Iced Tea, Italian Iced Mocha
  • Ivy Nini Campos Herrera (Philippines): Ube cake (sweet purple yam cake), Mechado (braised beef in Philippine Soy Sauce and Philippine native lime), paired with rice and Chicken Tocino (chicken sweet sausage)