Fellows then take the experience back home, with a new network of diverse and like-minded individuals across the globe.Ī board member since 2008, Streeter consistently puts the needs of iLeap fellows above her own, even while enduring personal health issues.
“Physically, intellectually, emotionally, they need to be restored.” The eight-week fellowship at iLeap brings together up to 15 community leaders for one-on-one mentorship, educational seminars, and site visits to Seattle organizations. Who’s eligible: University students from Nazareth College’s partner institutions or those who are interested in taking intensive language training courses to improve their English language proficiency are welcome to apply for this program.ĭeadline: Apply by mid-October for the spring semester, or by mid-April for the fall semester.“There is a very high burnout rate for people pushing for social change in the world,” says Streeter. After successfully completing ILEAP, participants are awarded a Nazareth ELI certificate of completion and credits from their home institutions.
Students at a higher level of language proficiency can take the bridge program, in which they simultaneously take ELI courses and credit-bearing academic courses. This one-semester or year-long program consists of instruction in English language and American culture at the Nazareth English Language Institute, which includes the core courses and electives provided by ELI teaching faculty as well as by Nazareth College academic faculty members. ILEAP: Intensive Language Experience in America Program provides students with a short-term study abroad experience on Nazareth’s vibrant American campus. ILEAP: Intensive Language Experience in America Program
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