Spring 2023 ELSO Tutoring Schedules Now Available
Spring 2023 ELSO tutoring schedules are now live!
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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 in diverse programs, from diverse linguistic backgrounds, and at diverse points in their graduate careers.
Fall 2022 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 12, 4:00-5:00 pm EST
Tuesday, August 16, 9:00-10:00 am EST
Friday, August 19, 2:00-3:00 pm EST
ELSO Links
ELSO News
ELSO Writing and Presenting Tutoring runs through finals!
ELSO Writing and Presenting tutoring will run through finals week
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Speaking Groups Program Registration is Open!
Registration for the Speaking Groups Program is now open!
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Fall 2022 ELSO Tutoring Schedules Now Available
ELSO Tutoring Schedules for Fall 2022 are Now Open!
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ELSO Welcomes Students in Fall 22
ELSO welcomes new students and welcomes back returning students at the start of Fall 22.
Read MoreSpotlight Faculty | Dr. Michelle Crow, ELSO Director, awarded for her book and outstanding scholarship
English Language Support Office (ELSO) Director Dr. Michelle Crow was presented with two awards at the 2021 International Writing Across the Curriculum (IWAC) Conference: Best Monograph and Distinguished Fellow Award.The Best Monograph Award is presented by the Association for Writing Across the Cur...
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ELSO Expands Services to All Multilingual Graduate Students
Cornell’s English Language Support Office (ELSO) has expanded to support all multilingual graduate students – both from the U.S. and abroad. Previously available only to international students for whom English was not their first language, now multilingual graduate and professional students from any...
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Spotlight Tutor | Meet ELSO Tutor Hugo Milan
I’m Hugo Milan, a writing and presentation tutor for international graduate students and post-docs.I am from Brazil and I started my Ph.D. in Biological Engineering in the Fall 2015. During my first semester, I started getting involved with the ELSO and never stopped.What motivated you to begin tuto...
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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