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Volume 147, Issue 13-April 18

The ELI Weekly

Commencement

Friday April 22nd -10:00am

Congratulations on making it to the end of this crazy 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 on Friday. At the ceremony, we will recognize our scholarship and award winners and reflect back on this unique semester at the ELI.

The ELI Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, April 22nd at 10:00am in the JWRU Ballroom. Students, Language Assistants, teachers, administrators, family, and friends are welcome to this special occasion.

Out and About: Goodbye to Our Favorite Classes

Last Day of Classes

Thursday, April 21, is the final day of ELI classes this spring. Teachers will be submitting final grades and attendance reports on Wednesday, April 20.  If you are absent on Thursday, your absence will not be counted for immigration, class grades, or any petition you have submitted.  All absences on April 18, 19, and 20 still count!!! You should not miss class these days!

We hope all ELI students will attend class on Thursday, April 21. Your teachers and LAs have fun and interesting lessons and activities planned. However, we know many ELI students are making preparations to leave Gainesville, so are very busy this last week. If you will not be attending class on Thursday, April 21, please inform your teacher by Tuesday, April 19.  Your teachers and LAs need to know how many students to plan for.

All of your teachers and LAs will be at the ELI Commencement Ceremony on Friday, April 22nd. We hope you will be there, too!

Summer C 2022 Class Schedule Preference

Do you prefer a morning or afternoon Reading/Writing class? We want to try to give you your preference.  All students who will study in the Summer C semester must check in online between May 2nd and May 6th.  When you complete the check-in form in May, you will be able to select if you prefer:  

  1. Morning reading/writing
  2. Afternoon reading/writing
  3. No preference.

If it is possible, we will place you according to your preference.  However, we cannot guarantee we can match your preference for many reasons! For example, sometimes we only have one section of a class. You will be required to attend the class schedule you are assigned, even if it is not your preference.  When we do have two sections, priority will be given to students on F-1 visas and the order in which we receive the request.  If you want us to consider your preference for reading/writing time, you should be sure to check in on the first day (May 2nd). We will do our best!

Notes from the Office

Office Hours during the Break:

  • From Monday, 04/25 – Thursday 04/28: 9am – 4:30pm
  • From Friday, 04/29 – Thursday 05/05: 9:30am – 3:30pm
  • On Friday, 05/06: Regular hours resume

Out of the Office: Some of our important staff will be out of the office in the next few weeks. If you need to talk to them, please plan around these dates.

  • Daryl is out 4/25 – 4/26
  • Victoria is out 4/28 – 5/3
  • Patricia is out 5/4 – 5/6

Charges Due: Every ELI student should log in to ONE.uf.edu and look at the “Campus Finances (Bursar)” tile to see if they owe any fees to the university. For example, you may need to pay for services you received at the Student Health Care Center or printing in a library. If you have a scholarship, it will not pay these charges.

Check-in Dates for Summer C: Returning students need to check in for Summer C by using myELI between May 2nd and May 6th, 2022.

Apartment Leases: As the semester draws to a close, keep in mind that your lease might be ending soon. It is important to know the exact date that your apartment lease ends so you can make plans. If you’re not sure when it ends, ask your apartment office.

If you need help finding a hotel to stay in short-term (you should ask your friends first!), someone to take over your lease, or a new apartment, talk to Victoria in Matherly 223.

Expiring I-20s: If your I-20 is expiring soon, make an appointment with Daryl in MAT 223 to renew your I-20 before it expires.

Financial Guarantees: For scholarship students, it is time to request your new financial guarantee letter for the Summer semester, if you plan to return. Most of your financial guarantees will expire this May, which means that you will need to submit a new financial guarantee by the tuition deadline of May 18th for the Summer C semester to avoid owing a late fee. If you need an enrollment letter or if you have any questions, please email Jennifer Vann at jvann@eli.ufl.edu.

Birthdays!

Students: Staff:
  • Mohammed Alqabbaa 4/22
  • Daryung Lee 4/26
  • Ahmad Alshalan 4/29
  • Mataib Alanzi 4/29
  • Julianne Ledezma Ibarra 4/29
  • Daliana Rodriguez 5/1
  • Luz Morales Contreras 5/2
  • Soeun Park 5/8
  • Gabriela Perez 4/22
  • Patrick Klager 4/23
  • Daryl Bish 4/25
  • Mia Johnson 5/4

 

 

 

Notes from the Editor

Thank you to all the students who submitted stories, photos, and questions to the ELI Weekly. We all enjoyed the experiences you shared. Keep on writing!

 

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