📸AEPP Photo Contest📸 Today, we’re showcasing a runner-up from our 2020 AEPP photo contest, taken by Jinfei!â € When she posted this photo, Jinfei said: “I ordered some stuff from UChicago Online Bookstore and now I feel sooooo happy when my lovely package arrives! 😆 Learning AEPP at home 🥳” â € Congratulations, Jinfei!â €
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During the AEPP, we are hosting a number of virtual social events to help students connect with each other and have fun outside of class. Students are currently participating in the AEPP from all over the world. On Mondays we have hosted a group for people who are interested in learning more about sports culture […]
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Today marks the beginning of the final week of the AEPP (Academic English Pre-Matriculation Program)! 6 weeks sure do go by quickly. (And next week, registration for our Autumn English courses begins!) The AEPP is our 3-week intensive English program for incoming international The University of Chicago PhD and Masters students that runs every August […]
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Congratulations to our Writing Tutor, Eszter Ronai, on being a recipient of an International House 2020-2021 Graduate Fellowship! 💯💥📣 Fellows “were selected based on academic merit, leadership abilities, community activities, and their ability to contribute to the diversity of the International House community. Graduate Fellows have the unique opportunity to play a leadership role within […]
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During the AEPP, we are hosting a number of virtual social events to help students connect with each other and have fun outside of class. Students are currently participating in the AEPP from all over the world. On Saturday August 22, we hosted a Talent Show for AEPP session 1 students and staff. Pictured are […]
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Every Wednesday during AEPP, we have offered a social hour focusing on Wellness, hosted by ELI Director Julie Matsubara. Last week, students and staff came together to do a breathing exercise and then a “mental health check-in,” wrapped up by some coloring and drawing. These sessions will continue through the second session of the AEPP.
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🌈Wednesday AEPP Social Spotlight🌈 Last Saturday, AEPP students and staff took a virtual cooking class hosted by Aya Forster. Aya taught us how to make potato salad, which is a common side dish that Americans bring to picnics, barbecues, and cookouts. Our students and staff are meeting from all over the world, so it was […]
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🌈Wednesday AEPP Social Spotlight🌈 Last Saturday, over 76 AEPP1 Students did a virtual boat tour of the Chicago river, hosted by Chicago Detours. Our guide, Alex, took us up the river, from Chinatown to Navy Pier. The coolest part was that we were able to get “off” and peer inside some of the neat buildings […]
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A huge welcome to our AEPP Session 1 students, who are checking in today and tomorrow! We’re so thrilled to have you for the next 3 weeks, learning about Chicago and practicing and improving academic English!
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Writing students wrote blog posts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured blog is from Alvin L., a @UChicago_MAPSS Masters student. Congratulations, Alvin! In this blog, Alvin discusses the Chicago neighborhood […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Speaking students recorded podcasts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured podcast is from Ziqi W, a Harris School of Public Policy Masters student. Congratulations, Ziqi! In this podcast, Ziqi discusses […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Speaking students recorded podcasts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured podcast is from Ruihan H, a Harris MPP Masters student. Congratulations, Ruihan! In this podcast, Ruihan discusses the 2019 election […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Writing students wrote blog posts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured blog is from Yuxin F., a Master of Arts Program In the Humanities (MAPH) Masters student. Congratulations, Yuxin! In […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Speaking students recorded podcasts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured podcast is from Hong Q., a Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) PhD student. Congratulations, Hong! In this podcast, Hong […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Speaking students recorded podcasts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured podcast is from Jingyi T., Harris School of Public Policy Masters of Public Policy student. Congratulations, Jingyi! In this podcast, […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Speaking students recorded podcasts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured podcast is from Joanna T., a Harris School of Public Policy Masters of Public Policy student. Congratulations, Joanna! In this […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Writing students wrote blog posts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured blog is from Carina K., a UChicago MAPSS student. Congratulations, Carina! In this blog, Carina discusses the Chicago neighborhood […]
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