ELS Trivia
The year English Language Services was created.
what is 2015
This series depicted the drama of a large animal breeder and his arch-nemesis, who was accused of killing her husband.
Tiger King
This couple, after 13 years of living together, finally took their relationship to a new level, attracting the attention of the world and raising hopes for little bears.
Ying Ying and Le Le, the pandas in the Hong Kong Zoo.
This instructor majored in Philosophy in Undergrad.
Brian Casario and Mary Jorgenson Sullivan
This member of the ELS team completed their degree in 2020.
Michael O'Connor
Until 2020, English Language Services was part of this Illinois Tech College.
The School of Applied Technology.
This series followed the fictional journey of a female chess prodigy to victory during the 1960s.
The Queen's Gambit
This anxiety provoking event saw the largest participation in US history, with over 161 million participants.
The 2020 US Presidential Election
Gil Ruman
This team member made a ~100 mile bike trip to Michigan from Chicago.
Elizabeth Johnson.
These faculty members share many things in common, including...........what? Judith Sloane, Renata Phelps, Basia Krupa-Ryan, Elizabeth Johnson, Ellisa Cole.
Presenters at ITBE 2020
This Korean film, depicting a family of grifters in Seoul, won the 2020 Best Picture Award at the Oscars.
Parasite
This majestic couple made headlines when they opted to leave their family and take up residence in North America.
Prince Harry and Megan Markle
This faculty member, prior to teaching, had a career in Higher Education Administration.
Tim Gaherty
This faculty member is also an English Language Specialist who's worked in Nepal, Morocco, and Mexico.
Deborah Silver
This program, which includes many of our former Korean exchange students, was the pilot for what is now ELS.
The ICert (International Certificate) program.
This alumni from "The Office" began his own news program, entitled "SGN: Some Good News"
14-year-old Anika Chebrolu won the prestigious 3M Young Scientist Challenge with this discovery.
A molecule that was a step to a cure for the Corona Virus.
This faculty member has taught full-time and part-time for English Language Services and worked in the Galvin Library.
Alison Cain
This faculty member has had 4 different offices on the Mies/Main campus.
Tracey McGee.
The original name of SPEAK
Bonus: What did the letters in SPEAK stand for?
DTC SPEAK.
Students Practicing English And communication sKills
This early HBO drama, popular with ELS faculty, depicted the struggles in the drug trade, unions, education, and journalism in what American city?
The Wire/Baltimore.
This jurist, who left us in 2020, was known for the statement ""Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
This faculty member, a resident of Bridgeport, is a speaker of Mandarin Chinese.
Kim TerAvest
This faculty member, when not teaching, dances Samba and Hip Hop.