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SAELL students took a trip to the Chicago History Museum to spend the day learning about important events, people, and themes in the history of our great city. Now, they're preparing their mid-term presentations and projects on a topic they learned about at the museum.

Stop by and meet Jackson Quincy Nahayo, our guest speaker, and learn more about his life, work, and NEIU’s connection to his community in Burundi.

Jackson was a child refugee during the 1993–1994 civil war in Burundi. He later lived in Canada, became a medical doctor, and returned to Burundi in 2015 to establish the Ubuntu community. Today, he, his wife, and their community are dedicated to helping rebuild Burundi as a peaceful society.

Lunch with Jackson on Wednesday | September 30th
12:15–1:30 PM | Cafeteria
Sponsored by GHRAD

Lecture on Friday | October 1st
3:00–4:30 PM | Pedroso Center

Come by, meet Jackson, and hear his inspiring story!

Warm-up conversations about travel experiences allow SAELL students to connect across cultures in Listening and Speaking class.

As a reminder, NEIU TESOL will host a talk with special guest Hannah Bonifacius on September 14 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. in SU 103! Bonifacius will present, "Mental Health Awareness in Language Learning Environments."

Hannah graduated with her M.A. in TESOL in 2018. She is the Director of National Education Services at World Relief, where she helps TESOL educators integrate mental health awareness into their practice and programs.

Scan the QR code or click the link in our bio to register and learn more! Refreshments will be served.

Please join us for an engaging presentation on Monday! We encourage everyone to attend in person if you can. Please use the Zoom link below if you cannot attend the event at NEIU's north campus. We hope to see you there!

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Welcome to the Fall semester to all of our SAELL students! We are pleased to welcome new students from Mongolia, Korea, Vietnam, France, Ecuador, Colombia, Lithuania, and Afghanistan!

SAELL students celebrated their final week of the Summer semester with a beautiful field trip to Chicago Botanic Garden. Warm wishes to all of our outgoing students: Boogi, Deggie, Nara, Kaito, and Harry. Special congratulations to Deggie (MBA), Harry (B.S. Artificial Intelligence), and Nara (B.S. Accounting) who will begin their degree programs later this month! We wish you all the best!

We had an amazing Short-term English and Chicago Cultural Immersion Program with 6 students from our partner Hansung University. For 3 weeks they joined our intensive English classes and enjoyed exploring Chicago in summertime. Thank you Junyeong, Jiyeon, Cheyeon, Jiyoung, Yunseo, and Eunmin! We will miss you! 😍

We are thrilled to welcome 6 students from our partner Hansung University to the SAELL Short-Term English and Chicago Cultural Immersion Program. They'll spend the next three weeks improving their English and exploring the culture of Chicago.

SAELL students took on a digital quest through downtown Chicago yesterday, solving puzzles and competing to compete the quest first. It was a great opportunity to use English outside of the classroom on a summer day!