The ELI Weekly Volunteer Day Come out and help! WEEKEND EVENT Volunteer Weekend – Please sign up for ONE of the following volunteering events. If, by Thursday, there are open slots still, you may take another slot. You must sign up to attend: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA9A823A02-49904401-volunteer Saturday June 8th Guardian Angels – 9:15am – 12:15pm – Meet […]
The ELI Weekly Gilchrist Blue Springs Join us on Saturday! Saturday, June 1st – Gilchrist Blue Springs – 8:30am – 1:30pm Experience the crystal blue waters of the springs! Cool off and go for a swim in the cold water or go for a nature walk in this in one of Florida’s most famous […]
The ELI Weekly Amber Brooke Farms Join us on Saturday! Saturday May 25th – Amber Brooke Farms – 9:30am to 1:30pm Visit a local Florida farm for their sweet corn festival and pick fresh vegetables, play fun farm games, see beautiful views, eat at the café and shop at the farm store! We suggest bringing […]
The ELI Weekly Commencement Ceremony Friday April 26th, Rion East Ballroom in the Reitz Union, 10:00am-noon Congratulations on making it to the end of the semester! We hope you learned more English, made some wonderful friends and had some fun, as well. You should all be very proud of yourselves, and we’d like to celebrate […]
The ELI Weekly Scholarship Winners Congratulations to the recipients of the ELI scholarships for the Summer 2024 semester! Dr. Jayne C. Harder Memorial Scholarship: Tomas Soto Jara, from Chile Dr. J.C. Casagrande Peace Scholarship: David Ariza Peña, from Colombia 1st Runner-up: Rolande Yahano Pagoui, from Chad 2nd Runner-up: Diana Barragan Caicedo, from Colombia 3rd Runner-up: Marina Darmesh, from Kazakhstan Out […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: San Pedro Festival in Colombia by Yureidy Chinchilla, RW60 In Colombia, a traditional festival called Bambuco in San Pedro is celebrated every year in June. San Pedro is a festival that all people from different parts of the country enjoy for seven days. Every day there are parades […]
The ELI Weekly Scholarship Nominees It is very difficult to be nominated for a scholarship. The nominees all worked very hard this semester and achieved the following criteria: Full-time C semester student Academic Excellence Outstanding Progress Excellent Attendance and Participation Practices English Successful Academic Work Strategies Intercultural Understanding/ Relationships See more about the scholarship here: […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About by Daniela Alarcon Guzman, RW52 My spring break vacation was incredible, I visited different places like Playa Delfines, Chichén Itzá, Cocobongo, Xoximilco, Playa Langosta and Xcaret in Cancun, Mexico. The beaches in Cancun are beautiful. They are clean, and they have a spectacular blue color and white sand. At […]
The ELI Weekly Weekend Event Saturday, March 23rd – Kanapaha Botanical Gardens: Spring Garden Festival – 9:30am – 12:30pm Visit Gainesville’s beautiful botanical gardens with over 60 acres of amazing plants and walking paths throughout. It is a special weekend to visit because it is the Spring Garden Festival! There will over 100 booths offering […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Salsa by Rolande Yahano Pagoui, RW 50 and Jake Lasi, RW40 The Gator Salsa last Thursday was so fun! There were a lot of people, including many ELI students. In fact, there were three classes, and two of them were mostly composed of ELI students. The classes were organized […]