The ELI Weekly Out and About: Busch Gardens by the entire class of RW42 Busch Gardens is a popular theme park in Tampa, Florida. The ELI visited the park this past weekend. Five students from Reading/Writing 42 attended, and they enjoyed the trip. The most popular ride among the RW42 students was Iron Gwazi, a […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Game Night Is the Best CIP Activity by Danney Pamplona Cardenas, Othman Aldhafeeri, Lucerito Datzer Pinto, RW30 The ELI students in the CIP activities come to get fun. Some of the students enjoy the CIP activities. There are many options, so you can choose between coffee talk, volleyball, soccer, […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: The Perfect Place for You by Heidi (Hyerim) Yu, Daniela Alarcon Guzman, Salem Boresli, RW30 Gainesville is a wonderful place where you can do everything with your family and friends. Gainesville has variety of restaurants so that all people feel like they are in their city, some of […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Bolen Bluff Trail by Natalie Claytor A couple weekends ago, I went to Bolen Bluff Trail at Paynes Prairie State Park. It was a beautiful 2-mile loop through the woods. At the end of the loop, you can walk out onto the prairie. There are usually bison hanging out […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: New Friends! by Jaeeun (Jenny) Kim, RW51 I came to the US to learn English. I like to visit new countries and experience new culture. Actually, this is my first time to visit the US, to move to a new country, and to live there, so I was very […]
The ELI Weekly Volunteer Weekend: Help Out, Practice English, and Have Fun! Help the local Gainesville community through one of these volunteering opportunities! There are 4 different activities on Saturday and Sunday, but please only sign up for one. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA9A823A02-volunteer2 CIP Weekday Activities Other CIP Reminders Gator Basketball Ticket on Sale this […]
The ELI Weekly Gators on Campus Gator Ubiquity is the name of the sculpture between Matherly and Bryan Halls. It depicts an alligator on top of the Earth. The sculpture is eight feet tall and 6 feet wide. It is made of bronze and weighs about 1,500 lbs. It symbolizes the impact and relationships of […]
The ELI Weekly Commencement Ceremony Friday December 9th at 10:00am 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 this accomplishment at our Commencement Ceremony […]
The ELI Weekly Scholarship Winners Congratulations to the recipients of the ELI Scholarships for the Spring 2023 Semester! Dr. Jayne C. Harder Memorial Scholarship: Francisca Esquivel del Pino from Chile Dr. J.C. Casagrande Peace Scholarship: Yoojin Lee from South Korea First Runner-Up: Minseo Kim from South Korea Second Runner-Up: Georgios Kalfagiannis from Greece and Venezuela […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: St. Augustine by Yunjung Choi, RW40 Last weekend I went to St. Augustine, which I discovered is the oldest city in the United States. Although it is a small town, it had a lively atmosphere and the buildings reminded me of European architecture. The buildings by the Leitner Museum […]