Empowering multilingual and international graduate and professional students to be successful

English Language Support Office

A division of the Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines, ELSO's mission is to offer writing and speaking support to multilingual and international graduate and professional students that meets the needs of students across programs, from different linguistic backgrounds, and at all points in their graduate careers.

ELSO Links

Courses Tutoring Workshop Series Speaking Groups Program Summer Writing Support Open Hours and Contact Information Faculty Support Give to ELSO Knight Institute website

ELSO News

Fall 2025 Pre-Enrollment starts soon!

The fall 2025 pre-enrollment period for graduate and professional students is right around the corner: from April 28 at 7:00am to April 30 at 11:59 pm. As you plan your fall 2025 course schedule, consider taking ELSO courses.

ELSO Spring Break Tutoring Hours

ELSO's Writing and Presenting and Pronunciation Tutoring services will run through spring break!

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Take a Break with ELSO!

Join ELSO at the Big Red Barn for some pizza and fun before spring break!

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In-Person Write-In

Write with people, get work done, and get a Kung Fu bubble milk tea!

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Join a Write-In!

Need to get some writing done? Write-ins are a great way to move your writing project forward.

Save the Date for ELSO's 10th birthday celebration Nov. 5

Save the Date: ELSO's 10th Birthday Celebration!

Celebrate ELSO's 10th Birthday!

Fall 2024 ELSO Tutoring Schedules Open!

Schedules for ELSO Fall 2024 Pronunciation and Writing & Presenting are now available.

ELSO Faculty Welcome New Graduate and Professional Students

Meet ELSO faculty and get your questions answered at ELSO Info Session and orientation resource fairs.

More News

The 2016 Graduate School (GRAD) Writing Group Program Celebration.

ELSO Goals

Our goals are for multilingual and international graduate and professional students to:

value multilingualism, seeing it as a resource and point of pride
be a part of and have a voice in the Cornell community and larger academic or professional community
create community with multilingual and international graduate and professional students across fields
engage in cross-cultural communication

Fall 2024 ELSO Info Sessions

New to Cornell? Have questions about ELSO programs? You are invited to attend an ELSO Info Session. During these online events, ELSO faculty will provide an overview of ELSO programs and answer your questions. Zoom links will be provided through the ELSO listserv.

ELSO Info Session Schedule:

Friday, August 16, 4:00-5:00 pm EST

Tuesday, August 20, 9:00-10:00 am EST