Welcome to the Professional English Language Support Program
The Professional English Language Support (PELS)’s mission is to provide resources and instruction to help all students, including domestic and international multilingual and multidialectal students, attain their academic and professional goals by enhancing their writing and speaking skills and to provide faculty with support specific to teaching professional English writing.
The PELS Program offers free 10-week courses, workshops, support materials, and faculty engagement.
PELS:
- Values all students in our diverse community and establishes points of contact across cultures
- Serves the professional and academic needs of graduate and undergraduate students across different fields of study
- Prepares students to be valuable members of the workforce and larger society
- Promotes critical language awareness
- Supports faculty in teaching and responding to the needs of all students, including multilingual and multidialectal students
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FALL 2026 - PELS 6003 THESIS AND DISSERTATION WRITER WORKSHOP
FREE in person 10-week course for graduate students writing their theses or dissertations.
The course provides short lectures, workshop of student work, in-class writing, guest speakers, collaboration with peers, discussion on thesis and dissertation writing strategies, and field-specific resources. STUDENTS MUST BE WRITING THEIR THESES OR DISSERTATIONS WHILE ENROLLED.
September 14 - November 16
Every Monday from 1 PM to 3:30 PM
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