CESL Alumni

Congratulations!

2012-01-29T18:19:00.001-08:00

CESL congratulates all the former CESL students who received these degrees in December:

Misfer Jarallah Al Marrai, Master of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Ricot Saint Aime, Master of Science, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
Jean Rene Thelusmond, Master of Science, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
Ji Hyun Kim, Master of Music, College of Liberal Arts

Mohammed Ali Bamuqabel, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Arts & Sciences
Mohammad Hussain Albayat, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Jae Won Choi, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Yuling Cao, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Jenny Wen Duan, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Majd Atif Hamza, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Yassin Tag Elsir Elshazali, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Abdulazia Ibrahim Almansour, Bachelor of Arts, College of Science
Khalid Flih AlShrari, Bachelor of Science, College of Science

And we especially congratulate these CESL teachers and workers who also graduated:

Robert Timothy Cody, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, College of Liberal Arts
Terah Kay Keim, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, College of Liberal Arts
Alice Travers, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, College of Liberal Arts
Tugiyanto, Master of Science in Education, Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education and Human Services
April Dawn Boaz, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts

Apologies if you are supposed to be on here, but we missed you; or, conversely, if you're on here but don't belong. Write and correct it if you wish!

Congratulations August 2011 grads!

2011-12-17T14:53:00.001-08:00

A little late, but CESL wants to congratulate all of the former CESL students who have made it all the way through SIUC and finished their degrees. We know this is an enormous undertaking, and we're proud of you!

Ali Saad Alghamdi, Master of Science, Graduate School
Abdulaziz Alhomedey, Master of Science, Graduate School
Omar Alsaleem, Master of Science, Graduate School
Feng-Ling Pan, Master of Business Administration, Graduate School
Kang-Hsin Fan, Master of Architecture, Graduate School

Doo Young Chang, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Science and Arts
Ping-Chun Chen, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Science and Arts
Hyuna Shim, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Science and Arts
Raeed Aldahis, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Hee Jine Shin, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
JaeHo Yoon, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Meng-Chun Chien, Bechelor of Music, College of Liberal Arts
YiMing Xu, Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts

Special congratulations to former CESL students who were also CESL teachers and employees:
Miho Hamamoto, Master of Arts, Graduate School

Apologies if we've failed to include you, or included you in error in some way; in fact, feel free to write!

Congratulations!

2011-05-16T12:34:00.000-07:00

CESL congratulates all of its former students who have now, in May, received a degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Good luck and stay in touch!

Yehun Kim, Master of Music
Yahya Mohammed A. Dabab, Master of Science, Mathematics
Yi-Hsuan Lin, Master of Science, Civil Engineering
Chang Liu, Master of Science, Professional Media and Media Management Studies
Daeyoung Kim, Master of Science, Professional Media and Media Management Studies
Carlos Malcon Matute Castillo, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Philothe Mwamba Kabasele, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Arthur Canumbila, Master of Arts, Geology

Khalid Mteb Alotaibi, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Sciences and Arts
Raeed Abdullah Aldahis, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Faisal Hamad Alshabanat, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Mohanad Osama Doubi, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Hyuksin Kwon, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Mazen Oudah Alahmadi, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Ali Hussain Albayat, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Sung Hun Cho, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Hana Hong, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Taku Saito, Bachelor of Science, College of Liberal Arts

In addition, we congratulate former CESL teachers, employees and family members who also have graduated:

Julia Rebecca Pharis, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Daniel Joseph Phistry, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Daniel John Norris, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Andrew Edelen, Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics
Masanobu Nakatsugawa, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Corrine Trieste Spencer, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Kimberly Rose Korando, Master of Social Work
Gordon Carl Bruner III, Bachelor of Science, College of Business

forgive me in advance if I have excluded you, or included you in error...and, please write!...it can be changed!

Congratulations

2010-12-30T08:38:00.000-08:00

to the following former CESL students who have graduated from SIUC with the following degrees:

Qian Liu, Master of Accountancy
Wan-ling Tsai, Master of Accountancy
Feng Xia, Master of Accountancy
I-Jung Chung, Master of Accountancy
Hernan Arriaga Murillo, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Rima Zghyer, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Raed Althomali, Master of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Young Hwan Kim, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Science
Eun Sun Moon, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Science
Faisal Alshabanat, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Bassil Al-Amoodi, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Wabran Alyami, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Sosuke Uematsu, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Xinyao Shao, Bachelor of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts

and to the following former teachers of CESL:
Daniel Phistry, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Chris Baughman, Master of Public Administration

again, congratulations! *

Go USA, win the World Cup!

2010-06-17T11:34:00.000-07:00

This is a former CESL student whom you may know. He went back to his country an avid fan of the USA. We're with you, Adolfo!

Magnon's article report

2010-06-01T21:46:00.000-07:00

MAGNON’ ARTICLE REPORT
Author: Perrine Mouterde
Title of article: Fifty years on, much remains, says Togo’s King Mensah
Publication: France 24
Date of article: April 12, 2010
Short summary:
In this article, King Mensah, a Togolese singer presents the dramatic and deteriorating situation of his country after fifty years of political independence. He claims that the current situation of his country, Togo, is worse than that of the colonial epoch. In addition, he states that the country is characterized by poverty, unemployment, and lack of adequate health and education infrastructures. He continues, arguing that this miserable condition can explain the ongoing political and social protest within the country.
Issues:
Are African countries immature to be independent?
Is democracy really the key for economic development in Africa?
Is Africa’s miserable economic situation fatalism?
Opinion
I think that in order to develop their countries, African leaders need to conceive and apply policies taking into account the specificity of their nations. Furthermore, in order to make prosperous their countries, leaders in Africa have to struggle against: nepotism, human rights violation, and corruption.

CESL congratulates

2010-05-24T19:18:00.001-07:00

all of its former students who graduated recently at the SIUC ceremonies.

Ji Young Lee, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Ling Yao Chang, Master of Music
Chi-Hung Chuang, Master of Science, Manufacturing Systems\
Soo-Jin Hwang, Master of Science, Professional Media and Media Management Studies
Faraj Aldossary, Master of Science in Education, Curriculum and Instruction
Sureeporn Lertpittayapoom, Master of Science in Education, Workforce Education & Development

Seok-In Jang, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Eunsoon Seo, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Meng-chun Chien, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Hyung Hoo Kim, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Kitae Kim, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
KwangSub Sohn, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Misfer Al Marri, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Mohammed Radwan, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering

Abdullah Alajmi, Associate in Applied Science, College of Applied Science and Arts
Ahmed Alotaibi, Associate in Applied Science, College of Applied Science and Arts

and to these teachers and former teachers:

Keith Wheeler, Doctor of Philosophy, Education/Curriculum and Instruction
Gene Kabbe, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Rachel Datzman, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Note: We occasionally miss people, or include some who don't belong. Forgive us if we do! Contact us if it bothers you!

Soony's show

2010-04-02T18:25:00.001-07:00

Eriko's show

2010-03-23T18:03:00.001-07:00

Event: Eriko Ami- Senior Thesis Show
What: Preview
Start Time: Friday, March 26 at 7:30pm
End Time: Friday, March 26 at 8:15pm
Where: Studio B, Communications Building

CESL congratulates...

2009-12-18T09:27:00.000-08:00

all Fall 2009 graduates, but especially those who once passed through CESL:

Ceren Temizkan, Master of Arts, Economics
Shih-Peng Cheng, Master of Arts, Manufacturing Systems
Pei-Shan Yu, Master of Arts, Professional Media and Media Management Studies
Ying-Hsuan Pei, Master of Arts, Workforce Education and Development

Awni Saeed Najim, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Ammro Salem Alkurashi, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Omar Ibrahim Alsaleem, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Hiroyuki Oba, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Eriko Ami, Bachelor of Arts, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts
Minho Park, Bachelor of Arts, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts

and those who once taught at CESL:

Kimberly Elizabeth Berger, Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics
Andrea Burnett-Deas, Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics

forget anyone or misrepresent them? Let us know!

Soony Seo

2009-10-02T12:33:00.000-07:00

Soony Seo, former CESL student, now has her art on the second floor of the Student Center. Go down the hallway from Old Main and around the corner near the piano; it's right there. Be sure to read the description of the show (called "The Little Life" and leave her a note. It's highly recommended! It will be there until October 10; a reception is advertised as being Oct. 9, 5:00-7:00.

Congratulations graduates of August 2009!

2009-08-08T16:27:00.000-07:00

CESL congratulates all of the following former CESL students and teachers who have graduated this August.

Chia-ling Lee, Master of Business Administration
Motref Almotref, Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gin Yuan Sheh, Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hyung Sun Yang, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Batil Alonazi, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Sciences and Arts

These teachers, former teachers and CESL workers have also graduated:

Tamara Michele Poss, Master of Arts, TESOL
Tamara Manushka Constant, Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics and Speech Communication
Tugiyanto, Master of Arts, TESOL
Kevan Self, Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts

apologies in advance, if we missed or misrepresented anyone: please tell us!

congratulations, 2009 grads!

2009-07-13T08:23:00.001-07:00

I was looking through the 2009 Graduation Guide to see all the CESL students and teachers who graduated, in early May, when a huge storm came through Carbondale, destroyed a few dozen houses, left us out of power for about a week, and thoroughly disrupted everyone's lives. However, I did not forget the 2009 graduates. Here they are.....CONGRATULATIONS!

These former CESL students have now graduated from SIUC:

Yasmeen Ali Abdulwahab, Master of Arts, TESOL
Andre Negrao, Master of Business Administration
Ya-Ting Wen, Master of Business Administration
Su-Chuan Yang, Master of Business Administration
Maya Saito, Master of Science, Behavior Analysis and Therapy

Hattan Yousef Alghamdi, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Khaled Battal Alotaibi, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Yoko Ono, Bachelor of Arts, College of Science, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Sujung Lee, Bachelor of Science, College of Science
Raed Ibrahim Alhamad, Bachelor of Science, cum laude, College of Applied Sciences and Arts
Young Sik Uhm, Bachelor of Arts, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts
Abdullah Adnan Al Attas, Bachelor of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts

These former CESL teachers have now graduated from SIUC:

Christopher Paul Baughman, Master of arts, TESOL
Sarah Elizabeth Chang, Master of Arts, TESOL
Michael Stewart Gilmore, Master of Arts, TESOL
Wakako Kinoshita, Master of Arts, TESOL
Seth Joseph Weiner, Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics
Anna Marie Lightcap, Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, College of Liberal Arts

here sculpture, siuc campus

2009-03-29T20:28:00.000-07:00

Hironobu Kakinuma

2008-12-27T13:01:00.000-08:00

Hironobu Kakinuma says hello and sends his regards to CESL faculty and especially Mr. Olive, who just retired. He is teaching at a private junior and high school in Tokyo, and says that Japanese kids wear him out, but make him feel "good tiredness"...

Congratulations!

2008-12-27T12:36:00.000-08:00

The following former CESL students have graduated and deserve our congratulations...you made it!

Yeo Sim Yoon, Master of Business Administration
Mohamad AlWheeb, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Maya Saito, Bachelor of Science, College of Agricultural Science
RiNa Park, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Sciences and Art
Hee Won Yoon, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Sciences and Art
Saidath Alabi, Bachelor of Science, College of Business

and these former teachers deserve our congratulations also!

Kamden Summers, Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics and English
Steve Barringer, Master of Arts, TESOL

Good luck in your future! Please contact me if I have omitted you or made a mistake.

Congratulations!

2008-12-27T12:35:00.001-08:00

CESL congratulates the following former CESL students who have made it to another milestone:

Tao Wang, Master of Accountancy
Chamaporn Paiboonvorachat, Master of Science, Geography and Environmental Resources
Seung Hun Na, BS, College of Applied Science and Arts
Abdullah Adnan Al Attas, BFA, College of Liberal Arts
Sandra Matenda, BS, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts

And congratulations to these CESL teachers, and former teachers, who have also graduated:

Cheryl Ernst, PhD., Education/Curriculum and Instruction
Aysegul Erdemir, MA TESOL
Elizabeth Farrar, MA TESOL
Max Stinnett, MA TESOL

We wish you the best of luck!

Congratulations!

2008-05-09T18:48:00.000-07:00

First, congratulations to all present CESL students who have entered the university, and are on their way to getting their undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Then, congratulations to these former CESL students, who have now made it and graduate this weekend at SIUC:

Ju Me Lee, Bachelor of Music, College of Liberal Arts
Abdullah Adnan Al Attas, Bachelor of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Chun-Hsiung Chuang, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering

Congratulations to these former CESL students with graduate degrees:

Abdulaziz Abumilha, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Sami Alabdulwahab, Doctor of Philosophy, Economics

RiNa Park

2008-02-29T12:03:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to RiNa Park, CESL alumni, who has won the Emerging Young Designer of the Year Fashion Competition and Show in St. Charles, Mo. She won first in "art to wear"...Read all about it!

Fashion design students claim major honors, SIU News

from Career Services

2008-02-28T08:56:00.001-08:00

Many international students studying in the United States find the search for jobs and internships to be challenging. SIUC Career Services is pleased to announce that our international students now have the opportunity to connect with interested employers through a virtual career fair just for international students.

Sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the NACE International Students Virtual Career Fair is FREE and open to international students at schools that hold NACE membership who:

· wish to return to their home country for full-time or internship/co-op opportunities.
· are currently pursuing one-year Optional Practical Training (OPT) and/or long-term opportunities in the United States.
· are currently pursuing summer Curricular Practical Training (CPT) internships in the United States.

The fair opens to students on February 18 and runs through May 16. Through the fair, you’ll have access to interested employers and their full-time, internship, and co-op opportunities.

REGISTER TODAY!
Go to http://www.siu.edu/~ucs and click on the “NACE International Student Virtual Career Fair” button. Then, select “Candidate Registration” and follow instructions!

Congratulations!

2008-01-02T10:46:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to the following former CESL students who persevered and received the following degrees at SIUC this winter. Stay in touch! If you received a degree and are not on this list, let us know!

Pilun Lawanont, Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yi-Cheng Pan, Master of Business Administration
Supranee Chongchaoenpanich, Master of Science in Education, Workforce Education and Development

Andrew Sungwon Kang, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Sciences and Arts
Saidath Ayanfounke Alabi, Bachelor of Science, College of Business Administration
Chun-Hsiung Chiang, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Youjin Lee, Bachelor of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts

In addition, congratulations to Amanda Millan, CESL teacher, who has also graduated!

Hussain Al-Shlawi

2007-11-02T08:45:00.000-07:00

Hussain says:

I'm studying Computer Systems Engineering at Solent University in Southampton, England, which is a great city; it's close to London, only 45 minutes by train....I'm doing Foundation in the first year of university; it's mixed between Business English and Computer technology, and in the last three years I will start deepening my major. The British school system is different in its systems of teaching. I am still playing football here (soccer); as you know I'm crazy about football.

That is my story in England until now and I miss you all and all my teachers in CESL.

Flickr tragedy

2007-11-01T08:44:00.000-07:00

A recent action by Flickr rendered a lot of the photos in this blog totally white. Flickr declared our free account "inactive" since we hadn't been putting things in it for a while. Ach! We're working on the problem- sorry!

Antonio Huezo, 1976

2007-10-20T23:10:00.000-07:00

Antonio Huezo writes:

Hello, my name is Antonio Huezo, from El Salvador, I was a student back in 1976, and I would like to contact some of my classmates and teachers of that time. Do you know how can I get a list of the teachers or students in CESL during Jan. to August 1976? I'm specially interested in contacting Catherine (or Kathy) Swicker. Thanks very much for your help.

We'll see what we can do about the list; if anyone has any information for Antonio, click on his name above!

Congratulations, Graduates!

2007-08-07T23:30:00.001-07:00

First, to CESL teacher Diana Trebing:
Ph.D., Speech Communication

But also to former CESL students:
Ya-Ting Yang, Master of Accountancy
Masaki Kitagawa, Master of Business Administration
Chia-Hsin Tsai, Master of Business Administration
Nut Tiranasar, Master of Science, Manufacturing Systems
Sang Pill Han, Master of Science in Education, Kinesiology
Eugene Chanho Park, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Science and Arts
Hiromasa Kambayashi, Bachelor of Science, College of Business and Administration, summa cum laude
Khanh Quoc Tran, Bachelor of Science, College of Business and Administration, cum laude
Chun-Hsiung Chuang, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Miki Matsumoto, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts

Are there more? If so, we'd like to know! Again, CESL wishes you:
Congratulations and good luck in your future!
Don't forget us- we won't forget you!

Congratulations 2007 Graduates!

2007-05-12T13:04:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to all graduates, but especially to those who went to CESL:

So Young You- Bachelor of Music, College of Liberal Arts, summa cum laude
Taira Uematsu- Bachelor of Science, College of Education and Human Services
Ashraf Albeedh- Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Abed Salem Alkurashi- Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Saeromi Kim- Bachelor of Science, College of Science, cum laude

Dae Hwan Cho- Master of Fine Arts
Chi-Te Hou- Master of Business Administration
Yoshinori Ichimura- Master of Business Administration
Shuwen Olivia Yang- Master of Science, Workforce Education and Development

(And some who have taught here:)
Alex Konkolewski- Master of Arts, TESOL
Jodi Ludwig Marchal- Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics
Lisa Ruhlen- Master of Arts, TESOL

If you went to CESL but it didn't come to our attention, let us know and we'll put you on the list! Stay in touch!

Congratulations, Dec. 2005 graduates!

2007-01-05T13:47:00.000-08:00

The following formal CESL students have just graduated from SIUC with their degrees listed. We hope we have all of you listed- if not, let us know! Congratulations and good luck in the next step in your careers!

Daekyung Kim, PhD., Mass Communication and Media Arts
Yi-Fang Lin, MBA, Business Administration
DaeHwan Cho, MFA, Art
Achille Ghislain do Santos, MS, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Shuwen Olivia Yang, MS Education, Workforce Ed. and Development
Haruka Sugimura, BA, Liberal Arts (cum laude)
Satoshi Watanabe, BA, Liberal Arts
Makiko Kaneda, BFA (magna cum laude)
JaeHyun Shin, BFA
Chih-Chueh Yeh, BS, Mass Communication and Media Arts
SookJa Lee, BS, College of Agricultural Science
Viviane Asoh, BS, College of Applied Sciences and Arts
Awad Al-Qahtani, BS, College of Engineering
Ashraf Albeedh, BS, College of Engineering
Abed Salem Alkurashi, BS, College of Engineering

Tito Cuentas (1990)

2007-01-03T14:28:00.000-08:00

Tito Cuentas writes to us from Arequipa, Peru. He is a psychologist and is in charge of the English program at Saint Mary's Catholic University in Arequipa. He remembers his time at CESL well, and hopes to make an agreement between universities.

Hello, Tito! Good luck in Peru! We will stay in touch with you about the idea of an agreement.

Congratulations!

2006-07-14T11:35:00.000-07:00

These former CESL students have gone on to get graduate degrees at SIUC.

Suree Lertpittayapoon, MBA, 2006

Suree says: Hope you're having a wonderful summer!

This is Suree and Hui-Tzu (Joanne) Wang. Joanne got an MA in TESOL from the Department of Linguistics, 2006 also.

Congratulations!

Saori and Miho

2006-06-13T12:59:00.000-07:00

Saori and Miho say: We miss CESL already! We will come back to visit as soon as possible!

Hello from Madison, Wisconsin

2006-05-22T22:14:00.000-07:00

Robert Lee

Congratulations!

2006-05-22T22:11:00.000-07:00

To former CESL students completing graduate degrees this spring.

Bader H.K. Alotaibi, Ph.D., Economics

Hui-Tzu Wang, MA-TESOL

Ryuji Ito, MBA

Sureeporn Lertpittayapoom, MBA

Poonthip Sirikulchayanon, MS (Geography & Environmental Resources)

Eun Jin Hwang, MS, Ed. (Curriculum & Instruction)

Congratulations, Jessie!

2006-05-03T08:20:00.000-07:00

CESL's own Jessie Yeh won the 2006 Journalism Scholarship....Congratulations!

Takashi Nishie

2006-03-20T09:02:00.000-08:00

Takashi writes to say that he is moving from Hiroshima back to his hometown, in order to work in and take over his father's precision machinery design business. He's afraid he'll lose touch with his English study and English-speaking friends...write!

Sample home pages

2006-02-06T09:29:00.000-08:00

Take a short survey and help us decide which home page is best....remember- you'd know better than we would! We appreciate your input.

congratulations, Kanji!

2005-10-03T14:37:00.000-07:00

Kanji Kitahama from Tokyo, Japan enrolled at the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) and spent one year studying English. He then entered SIUC to earn his undergraduate degree and a Master’s of Science in Recreation. The CESL program helped Kanji acquire the English proficiency and academic skills he needed for success in his undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Congratulations, Kanji! CESL and SIUC wish you much success in your future.

Christine Yang

2005-09-06T13:46:00.000-07:00

Christine Yang helps Carbondale children pick up musical skills- as part of the Music Department of SIUC. Thanks, Christine!

Congratulations, Miho!

2005-09-01T07:57:00.000-07:00

PICT0927

2005-08-31T13:35:00.000-07:00

PICT0927
Originally uploaded by takashi13.

cesl alumnus Takashi Nishie in Okinawa.

CESL Alumni

2005-05-31T07:27:00.000-07:00

Keep in touch with us after you leave CESL. Please feel free to post on this ceslstudents weblog.

CESL now has three dashboards: active weblogs, teachers' weblogs, old weblogs
Our password is a well-known place where we attend classes.

Our logons are below:

To post to this website or any of CESL's active websites,
logon: ceslstudents@yahoo.com
password:

To post to ceslteachers, cesl history, help cesl
cesl07@hotmail.com
password:

To post to old cesl websites: cesl 046, 051, 052
cesl06@yahoo.com

Here is how to use CESL photo accounts.

MSN Picture site:
cesl07.spaces.live.com
password:

1st Flickr account (CESL)
logon: ceslstudents
password:
email account: ceslstudents@yahoo.com- same pswrd

2nd Flickr account (CESL05)
logon: cesl06
password:
email account: cesl06@yahoo.com- same pswrd

Interview with Sophi

2005-05-09T11:43:00.000-07:00

Former CESL student, Sophi, received the Rickert-Ziebold Award on Monday, April 4th. We had the opportunity to speak with her about the award and schoolwork.

We began by asking Sophi how she felt about winning the Rickert-Ziebold Award. She told us that she really didn't expect it and she was surprised. She explained that in order to be considered for the prize, she had to submit an application along with an artist statement and several slides of her work. She plans to use some of the money she won to help pay for graduate school. She is also thinking about donating a portion of the Award money to an ISS scholarship fund since ISS helped her as a student.

To create the piece of work that won the prize, Sophi used a combination of metal and fabric. The metal was used to represent men while the fabric represents women. The combination is used to show harmony and balance between men and women. Sophi's work will be displayed in the University Museum until May 1st. The museum is located at the north end of Faner Hall.

Sophi studied at CESL before becoming an Art and Design student at SIUC. She told us that when she first arrived in the United States, she was afraid to speak to people because she felt as if she didn't have enough language abilities. After one year in CESL and another two at SIUC Sophi is very comfortable with her English skills. She told us that CESL was very helpful in improving her English and she really appreciated the patience and understanding of her CESL teachers. She also wants to let current students know that even though EAP 2 writing class is very difficult, "it is very important."

Congratulations Sophi! We wish you the best of luck in your future.