ELS Trivia
The year ELS was initially accredited by CEA
what is 2018
This optimistic sports comedy casts Jason Sudeikis as a coach for an English soccer team.
Ted Lasso
Long ostracized for being the cause of the Great Chicago fire, this Irish immigrant was exonerated by the Chicago City Council in 1997.
Catherine O'Leary
This library science maven is also a speaker of Japanese.
Alison Cain.
This person joined Illinois Tech as the new President in 2021.
In order to offer delicious pizza to our SPEAK-ers, the conversation group was moved to this Illinois Tech location.
Man on a Bench Park
This series depicted the struggles of a young mother who cleaned house and journaled the antics of their residents.
Maid
The four stars on the Chicago flag represent
Fort Dearborn
The Chicago Fire
The Century of Progress (1933)
and this historical event.
the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
Elizabeth Johnson, Alison Cain, and now Tracey McGee share this in common.
Residence in Oak Park
Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus delivered this important speech to describe the goal of what became Illinois Tech.
the Million Dollar Sermon
After a lengthy absence, our Director returned to the classroom, working with this population of Illinois Tech students.
TAs
This Korean film, depicting an immigrant family in Arkansas, stars a former Walking Dead actor (who is pals with our own ELS-alum, Caitlin Cornell)!
Minari
This nickname for Chicago came about because of the color of the building materials for the Columbian Exposition.
The White City
This faculty member's hobbies include knitting, gardening, and playing the piano.
Ellisa Cole
the Little Rock Nine
Ziqiao Xu, a former student, holds this distinctive honor.
The first IEP student.
This series depicted a deadly game show in which contestants bet their lives on children's games.
Squid Game.
This famous broadcaster was known for his interviews, many of which were compiled into books such as "The Good War" and "Working."
Studs Terkel
Beth Ontrop and Deborah Silver both taught in this State Department sponsored overseas program.
The English Language Fellows program
This recently passed designer received his Master's in Architecture from Illinois Tech.
Virgil Abloh
This dean of the Lewis College of Science and Letters will be retiring next year.
Christine Himes.
This film was a prequel to the HBO series chronicling the psychanalysis of a gangster.
The Many Saints of Newark.
Later dubbed "Snowmaggedeon", this extreme weather event of what year resulted in the stranding of vehicle on Lake Shore Drive.
Blizzard of 2011
This ELS veteran is a long time player of "Magic, The Gathering"
Michael O'Connor
Alumnus Marty Cooper was the inventor of this crucial device.
The cell phone