Get Involved
Get Involved
Studying at the University of Delaware ELI is a once in a lifetime experience! To get the most out of your time here, we highly encourage our students to participate in many activities and to take advantage of the services at UD and the ELI.
How can I get involved?
Weekly trips, activities and events
The ELI hosts activities almost every week of the session!
See all University events–virtual and in person–on the Events Calendar.
University Student Centers has a list of Virtual Activities and Programs.
American Host Partner Program
The American Host Partner Program creates the opportunity for international and American students to meet and share language and culture.
International students at the ELI can apply to be paired with an American Host Partner. Pairs meet up during the month and receive prizes for meeting up often.
Please email ud-eli@udel.edu if you would like to get involved!
Women’s Group
The Women’s Group supports women of diverse cultural background transition to American culture. We share conversations about cultural identity and challenges faced in daily life.
The group provides a safe space to build cross cultural friendships and is open to both ELI and UD female students.
UD Registered Student Organizations
The University of Delaware offers a wide variety of Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), which are clubs created and led by students about many different topics.
From the the 8-Bit Orchestra (a club about video game music as an art form) to Zumba Club, there are over 400 different RSOs to choose from!
Intramural Sports
Sign up to play sports with friends from the ELI and UD students through the Intramurals program. Some of the sports offered in the program include:
- soccer;
- American football;
- basketball;
- and volleyball.
Contact the ELI Student Life Team for more information.
Service Learning
Performing community service projects is a wonderful way to interact with Americans while improving helping the local community–and improving one’s English skills!
Note: This is currently only available for Cohort students.
Positions for UD students
If you are a UD student, you can also get involved with the ELI by applying for one of our available student positions:
Cohort Mentor
As a part of our Cohort program, Cohort Mentors help students with learning beyond the classroom environment.
Cohort Mentors lead students through a series of progressively challenging academic, social, and service activities that increasingly immerse the students into all dimensions of university life.
For example, ELI cohort students and their American student mentor might join clubs, do community service, and discuss the content of interesting books together. They will develop close relationships that will become an important part of the students’ educational experience.
To apply to become a Cohort Mentor, contact Robert Bushong, Assistant Director of IEP, Director of Academic Programs.
Tutor
Our tutors come from many different backgrounds. What they all have in common is a strong English ability, a commitment to helping their students, and an interest in sharing knowledge.
The student and tutor together make an instructional plan which might include:
- assistance with class assignments;
- work on individual problems with English;
- questions about American culture;
- conversation skills practice;
- and more!
Note: you must have a bachelors degree to be eligible for this position.
If you are interested in applying to become a tutor at the ELI, please contact Ken Hyde, the Tutoring Center Coordinator.
Who can I contact?
| Topic Area | Contact Person | Email address |
|---|---|---|
| ELI General | — | ud-eli@udel.edu |
| American Host Partner Program | ELI Student Life Team | eli-housing@udel.edu |
| Cohort Mentor | Leslie Connery Cohort Coordinator |
|
| Intramural Sports Sign-up | ELI Student Life Team | eli-housing@udel.edu |
| ELI Social Media | Kaitlyn Diehl Communications Specialist |
thediehl@udel.edu |
| Tutoring Center | Ken Hyde Tutoring Center Coordinator |
kenny@udel.edu |
| Women’s Group | Ruwida Alkreksh iFaculty |
dounya@udel.edu |
