Fall 2026 Pre-enrollment April 22-24
Fall 2026 pre-enrollment for graduate and professional students is April 22 at 7:30 am to April 24 at 11:59 pm.
A division of the Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines, ELSO's mission is to offer writing and speaking support to graduate and professional students from all language backgrounds that meets the needs of students across programs and at all points in their graduate careers.
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ELSO News
Take a Break with ELSO April 30!
Take a Break with ELSO Thursday, April 30 from 4:30-6:30 at the Big Red Barn!
ELSO Workshop: 2026 Spring Cornell Career Fair Days Friday March 6
ELSO's next workshop, 2026 Spring Cornell Career Fair Days, is Friday, March 6.
Clearer Pronunciation with Clearer Vowels Workshop February 20
ELSO's next Workshop, Clearer Pronunciation with Clearer Vowels, is February 20
How to Critically Review a Paper Workshop February 6
ELSO's first spring 2026 workshop, How to Critically Review a Paper, is Friday, February 6.
ELSO Tutoring now open to Cornell Tech students
Cornell Tech students can now use English Language Support Office (ELSO) Tutoring!
IGPS Welcome Event
The International Graduate and Professional Students Organization (IGPS) is hosting a welcome event to kick off the Spring semester Wednesday January 28!
ELSO Goals
Our goals are for graduate and professional students from all language backgrounds 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 graduate and professional students across fields
- engage in cross-cultural communication
Fall 2025 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 15, 4:00-5:00 pm EST
Tuesday, August 19, 9:00-10:00 am EST
Friday, August 22, 2:00-3:00 pm EST