ELI NEWS
English Language Institute • University of Pittsburgh
Parkvale Building, Room M13, 200 Meyran Ave • Pittsburgh PA 15260
Short Classes Today
The final day of classes in the ELI is a
day for you to receive feedback from
your teachers on your work and to
review your final exams. On this day,
the ELI holds shorter classes, so you
will meet at a slightly different time.
Your class will meet in your usual
room. Check the schedule below for
the times of short classes August 4:
If your class
begins at…
then your
short class
today
meets…
10:00 am
10:45 – 11:00 am
11:00 am
11:05 – 11:20 am
12:00 noon
11:25 – 11:40 am
2:00 pm
11:45 – 12:00 pm
3:00 pm
12:05 – 12:20 pm
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Closing Ceremony
TODAY: ELI Closing
Ceremony
by Stacy Ranson
The ELI would like to invite you to the
Closing Ceremony for this semester.
The ceremony will be today, August 4,
from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Lower
Lounge of the William Pitt Union. We’ll
take pictures, have some refreshments,
and hand out attendance certificates at
the ceremony. You all have played a
big role in making this semester great—
we hope you’ll come celebrate with us.
Keep In Touch!
Some students will be continuing in the
ELI next term; others will not. Be sure
to “Like” the ELI’s Facebook page
(www.facebook.com/PittELI) and join
our LinkedIn professional networking
community (www.tinyurl.com/ELILinkedIn) to keep in touch!
Fall 2016
Registration and
Payment
Students who pre-registered with Stacy
this month were electronically
registered for the Fall 2016 Term.
There is no need to take a registration
form to Thackeray Hall. If want to
change your registration—add a class,
drop a class, drop all classes—please
talk with Stacy.
Payment can be made by cash, check,
or money order by visiting the Student
Payment Center in Room G-7
Thackeray Hall. Credit cards or debit
cards are not accepted there.
Remember, you may pay by eCheck
online for free. This is an online
transfer from a U.S. checking account
into your Pitt account. To do this, log
on to my.pitt.edu and select PittPay and
click “Make Payment”.
Students may also transfer money
online via Flywire. To learn more, visit
http://www.flywire.com/pitt
Online payments by credit card are
available, but a 2.75% fee is assessed.
For more information about payment
options, please visit the “Making
Payments” page on the Student
Payment Center’s website:
http://www.payments.pitt.edu/makingpa
yments.html. You may also ask Brian
or Anthony in the ELI Main Office if
you have any questions about
registration or payment.
The deadline to pay tuition or
submit a financial guarantee is
September 17. After this date
you will begin to receive late
fees each month.
08-04-16, Volume 50 Issue 13
Brian Deutsch, brd51@pitt.edu
Stacy’s Office Hours
Term Break
I know that some of you may need to
see me after the ELI term
ends. Remember, if you are planning to
leave the U.S. and return to the ELI
next semester, I must sign your I-20
before you go. If you need me for this,
or for any other reason, please note
the following dates and times.
I will be available in my office (M22)
during the hours below. I will not be
available any other time during the
break, and I will not write letters of
recommendation or review statements
of purpose over the break, so please
plan carefully.
Monday,
August 8
9:00 am10:00 am
Tuesday,
August 9
12:00 pm1:00 pm
Wednesday,
August 10
12:00 pm1:00 pm
ELI Activity:
ELI Picnic Refunds
The ELI Picnic was a great success!
Thank you to everyone who attended
and helped. If you are an ELI student,
and you attended the picnic, you can
get your $5 deposit back. Please see
Ece in Room 107 at 12pm today,
Thursday, August 4. If you cannot come
at that time, please email Ece at
ecu4@pitt.edu to arrange a time.
Remember: If you plan
to leave the country
before the fall term,
Stacy must sign page 3 of
your I-20 before you go.
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Check the Lost and
Found!
By Brian Deutsch
Did you forget a book in your
classroom? Do you think you
left headphones in the
computer lab? If you lost
something at the ELI, please
check the “Lost and Found”
in the Main Office. Teachers
and students routinely bring us things
left behind in the classrooms.
And if you found something that
belongs to another student, please
bring it to the Main Office so we can
find its owner.
Clean Out Your
Locker
By Brian Deutsch
Please remove everything from your
lockers and take off the lock by August
13. After August 13, we will prepare
the lockers for the summer term. You
will have a chance to register for a
locker again in September. Anything
left in the lockers after this term will be
removed.
Finally, be sure to take your lunch
boxes or any other items you may have
in the ELI kitchen refrigerator or
cabinets by August 13 as well. Anything
left will be thrown away.
ELI Fall Schedules
and Book Swap
If you are continuing in the ELI for the
fall term, you may
pick up your new
schedule anytime
after 12:00 pm on
Thursday, September
8. Classes start
Friday, September 9. The ELI will also
make the Vault available to students on
Wednesday, September 8, from 12:002:00 pm for a textbook swap. If you
would like to meet up with your
classmates to sell or exchange
textbooks for the fall term, the ELI will
provide updated book lists for fall
classes and the space; negotiations are
all up to you!
First Day of Next
Term
Please remember that if you are
planning to study at the ELI this fall, the
first day of official attendance is Friday,
September 9, 2016. If you arrive at the
ELI after the first day of official
attendance, you will be counted absent
for each day that you miss. If you
cannot arrive by Friday, September 16,
you will need to wait until the next
semester to attend the ELI. Please see
Stacy if you cannot arrive by September
16.
Join the
ELI Student Council
This Fall!
By Stacy Ranson
The ELI is interested in listening to our
students’ ideas about our program.
We want to know what you want and
need from us, and we want to find ways
for our students to contribute to
making the ELI the best it can be.
For these reasons, the ELI forms a
Student Council each term. Student
Councils can perform many different
functions, and as a member of the
Student Council, you will help to decide
its focus. Student Councils sometimes
give input on program policies and
classes, help plan special events or
projects, and support or mentor other
students. Student Councils give the
student body a voice; they speak for all
of the students. As a Student Council
member, you will have the chance to
communicate with ELI administrators
about the ELI program and to make a
difference in your own language
education.
The Student Council is a great way to
practice your English and to meet new
people. We know that ELI students are
very busy, so the Council will decide
how often to meet and for how long. If
you are interested in being a part of the
ELI Student Council next term, see
Stacy in her office in room M22 or
email her at sar72@pitt.edu. We hope
that you will be a part of making our
students heard at the ELI!
Transfer Process
Students with F1 visas who want to
transfer to a new school must see Stacy
to complete the transfer. You must
bring a copy of the acceptance letter
and the transfer form from the new
school. You may transfer at any time
during the term, but you must
complete this process to remain in legal
status. Remember that after you
complete your final term of study at the
ELI, you have a 60-day grace period.
During that time, you may stay in the
U.S. without studying, and you may
request a transfer at any time during
that 60-day period. If you do not
request a transfer during the grace
period, you will be out of status at the
end of the 60 days, and it will be too
late to transfer your SEVIS record.
Please see Stacy if you have any
questions about this process.
Want an Extra ELI
T-shirt?
Extra ELI t-shirts are available for sale
in the ELI Main Office for $10! A
perfect gift for family and friends. We
have a limited number of white and
gray shirts in adult and youth sizes.
August Events in
Pittsburgh
Spending August in Pittsburgh with
nothing to do? Here are a few ideas:
Cinema in the Park – outdoor
screenings of popular movies at
Pittsburgh parks. Cinderella, Me and Earl
and the Dying Girl, Abduction, Star Wars:
Episode VII, and more are playing in
Schenley Park in August.
http://pittsburghpa.gov/citiparks/cinemain-park
Historical city bike tours – every
Saturday through November:
http://www.biketheburgh.com/
Let’s Speak English – free informal
conversation groups at Carnegie
Library branches throughout the city
Visit http://www.clpgh.org, click
“Events” and search “Let’s Speak
English”.
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