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English Language Institute Goes College-Wide
Dr. Timothy Hunt, Dr. Kasia Stadnik, and Dean Olson
Dr. Timothy Hunt,
Dr. Kasia Stadnik, and
Dean Olson
Beginning January 1, the English Language Institute (ELI) will become a College-supported unit. Formerly sponsored by the Department of English, ELI provides a special non-degree intensive program in English as a Second Language with equal emphasis on both communicative and academic needs for international students who wish to increase their English proficiency for college-level work or for international students on exchange programs. “Becoming a part of the College will strengthen ELI and ensure its continued success,” said Tim Hunt, chair of the Department of English. “ELI now will have the opportunity to expand its operations and become a genuinely College-wide—even University-wide—service.”

 

 

The Institute is directed by Kasia Stadnik and is housed in the Hudelson Building. Stadnik, who earned her D.A. in English from ISU in 1992 and her M.A. in English from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland in 1979, is a specialist in first and second language acquisition. "Having ELI as a part of the College will allow the Institute to provide a larger range of services to a greater number of students," said Stadnik. “I’m pleased that ELI will be joining the College centrally,” commented Dean Olson. “One of our main goals for the College is to increase our international affairs presence, and the Institute is certain to become a centerpiece of that effort.”
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