The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at The Ohio State University promotes learner-centered teaching, scholarly exchange, and intercultural experience related to the Middle East. MESC combines efforts with Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC), the Undergraduate International Studies Program (UISP), and the Middle East Studies Library Collection, to support students, faculty and staff. See courses in UISP related to the Middle East below. Together, we enhance academic rigor, provide a depth of research resources, and access to culturally and linguistically diverse experiences and sources of knowledge. For example, OSU is known for Ottoman studies, and boasts one of the strongest Turkish language programs in the nation, along with related library collections unparalleled outside of Turkey and related language study and field work opportunities. OSU offers a range of opportunities for cultivating a full range of related 21st century skills based on this regional diversity and its importance in global dynamics. These include language fluency and comprehensive linguistic ability in the languages of the Middle East, critical media analysis, and cultural/political literacy, each of which can make a powerful impression on a resume.