Orientation News

ELI orientation staff members help students with housing, meal plans, ID cards and other necessities of daily life. In addition, they organize a variety of cultural and recreational activities, from canoe trips on the Brandywine River to concerts by the world-famous Philadelphia Orchestra. While David Quayle, ELI’s orientation coordinator, is serving his tour of duty in Iraq, members of the Orientation Committee—Dolly Desiderio, Barbara Gillette, Lisa Grimsley, Janet Louise, Chris Wolf and Mary Beth Worrilow—have kept the ball rolling. They organized day trips to the Blue Mountain Ski area in the winter, to Hershey Park amusement and water park in the summer, and visits to Washington, DC and New York City in between. One of the highlights of the year was the annual picnic, held on the grounds of ELI. Each class prepared a game or contest for all to participate in, and there was plenty of delicious international food, music and fun.

ELI students and teachers pull together at the annual picnic