STUDENT NEWSLETTER
Summer Quarter #4 (July 21 - 25, 2008)
REQUIRED MEETING ABOUT REGULAR UW CLASS IN SUMMER
If you will be in all level 5 classes in autumn, you can take one regular class at the UW as part of your full-time IEP course load. Find out more about how to do this at the meeting with Amy Renehan, regular class advisor, on Wednesday, July 23, 4:40-5:30 p.m., in Denny 216. The meeting is *required* in order to substitute a UW class for an IEP class summer quarter. For more information, e-mail Amy at arenehan@u.washington.edu.
ELP MID-QUARTER PARTY IS NEXT THURSDAY!
Join us at Gasworks Park for a fun-filled day in the sun. Our ELP Student Council has prepared some great games for you to play and win prizes! Enjoy hot dogs, snacks and fun with your fellow ELP Students, staff and teachers. Bring your sports equipment with you!
What: ELP Mid-Quarter Party
When: Thursday, July 31st
Where: Gasworks Park
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE!!
Your friends and family are welcome to join in the festivities.
FROM MARISSA, STUDENT SERVICES & IMMIGRATION ADVISOR
I am here to help you. For questions about F-1 visas, I-20s, school transfers, or life in Seattle, please send an email to me at aid@extn.washington.edu or make an appointment with me at the UW Tower on the 13th floor by calling 206-543-6242. Have a great quarter!
A MESSAGE FROM THE ACADEMIC ADVISOR
The Academic Advisor, Holly Shi, is available to help you with the application process to US colleges and graduate schools: how to select a college, how to apply, how to register for the TOEFL, and other questions about U.S. college or graduate school admissions. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in Lewis 103. Please call the English Language Program Reception (206-543-6242) to schedule an appointment. I look forward to seeing you!
GUIDELINES FOR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Letters of recommendation are often required as part of the application process for universities, graduate and professional schools, jobs, and scholarships/fellowships. If you want to request a letter from one of your ELP instructors, please ask the teacher in person. Your teacher will likely have questions about the purpose of the letter and the program you are applying to. Please make the request at least two weeks before you actually need the letter. Give specific information about the letter and any guidelines and include your statement of purpose, if you have one. Since the end of the quarter is a busy time for everyone (final exams, grading, travel, etc.) we ask that no letter requests be made after Week 7, except in extraordinary circumstances.
PLANNING TO TAKE IBEP OR BUSIP NEXT QUARTER?
If you want to apply to IBEP, you must complete level four in all skill areas in the campus IEP program or submit a TOEIC score of 550 or a TOEFL score of 470. If you filled out a preregistration form, you must still complete an application and submit a deposit to take the course. If you do not do so, you will not be able to take IBEP next quarter. Please apply as soon as possible because space will fill up quickly. For more information, please contact the Downtown ELP office at 206-685-0606. If you want to apply to BUSIP, you must complete the upper division of courses or submit a TOEIC score of 650 or a TOEFL score of 500. If you filled out a preregistration form, you must still complete an application and submit a deposit to take the course. If you do not do so, you will not be able to take BUSIP next quarter. Please call our office before applying because space will fill up quickly. For more information, please contact the Downtown ELP office at 206-685-0606.
GET TO KNOW THE ELP STAFF…
Each week we will include a profile of an ELP teacher or staff member in the Essential Newsletter so you can get to know more about us.
Cindy Etter, is a rare teacher--someone who was born in Seattle! She has lived in Washington State for most of her life, with interruptions as an exchange student in France, a teacher in Spain, and a summer teacher in Japan. In addition to thinking about new homework assignments for her students, she loves gardening, cooking, and spending time with other people's children because her own son is a college student in California.
UPCOMING ELP ACTIVITIES
- Northwest Afternoon, Friday, July 25th
Do you want to be on TV? Here's your chance to be part of a live studio audience! Come join us at KOMO's Fisher Plaza for the filming of Northwest Afternoon, rated #1 TV show in its time slot! Northwest Afternoon will be going off the air in August, so this is your LAST chance to attend a taping of the show!
- ELP Mid-Quarter Party, Thursday, July 31st
The sun is shining, the warm summer breeze is blowing, and the smell of hot dogs is simply irresistible! Join us as we kick back, relax and spend a beautiful afternoon at Gas Works Park with our friends, teachers and ELP staff!
Look for more announcements about our ELP activities in your email inbox! Please email the ELP Activities Assistant at
eslactiv@u.washington.edu if you have questions about ELP activities.
UPCOMING FIUTS ACTIVITIES
- Theo's Chocolate Factory Tour! Saturday, July 26th
Locally owned and operated in the Fremont neighborhood, Theo Chocolate produces premium organic, fair trade and specialty chocolate. Chocolate lovers will enjoy seeing how chocolate is made.
- Vancouver BC! Friday - Sunday, August 1-3rd
Join FIUTS for one of our most popular trips to the beautiful, cosmopolitan city of Vancouver! For 2 days, you can go to Granville Island, Stanley Park, hang out downtown, visit Chinatown or take a tour of UBC.
Do you have questions about FIUTS or FIUTS Activities? Email
info@fiuts.org or visit the FIUTS office in HUB 302-B.
FUN THINGS TO DO IN SEATTLE
- Puget Sound Islands
Washington State Ferries depart regularly from the Seattle waterfront piers carrying passengers to and from the many islands in scenic Puget Sound. Favorite tourist destinations include Bremerton, Bainbridge, Vashon and San Juan Islands. Check out the website at www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/puget/Puget_Sound.htm
- Olympic National Park
VWilderness lovers revel in retreating to the wild Pacific Coast with its glacier-capped mountains, magnificent stands of ancient forest, fascinating biological diversity, and wild Pacific coastline. About 95 percent of the park has been designated a wilderness area, which protects a unique ecosystem on the Olympic Peninsula that encompasses eight kinds of plants and 15 species of animals occurring nowhere else on earth. Learn more on their website www.nps.gov/olym
