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hiking in the grand canyon

CESL Photos - See Chuck Phillips in C212 to add your photos to the CESL album. View the album at www.photobucket.com

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Any request to remove photos will be honored immediately and should be emailed to Chuck Phillips at cphillip@email.arizona.edu

Practice English - Earn Awards

  • Director's Award: see Charles Sabatelle, C212 (Handbook page 41)
  • Global Citizen Award, Charles Sabatelle, C212 (Handbook page 42)

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Current Session Activities
Current Clubs

Reservations are required by Wednesday of the event week. There is a minimum of 10 students for the trip to go. See Jose and Christy in C202. Print a list.

August 22 Tucson Mall
August 29 Colossal Cave
Sept 12 U of A Football Game (NAU vs. UA)
Sept 26 Reid Park Zoo
Oct 10 Downtown Tucson
Oct 17 Tucson Mall
Oct 24 Downtown Tucson
Oct 31 Halloween Party (UA Campus)

There will be a minimal cost for transportation for each activity requiring off-campus transportation.

TGIF Conversation with faculty, Friday 3:30, No Anchovies

Knitting - Ellen Shenkarow, C200

Student Council - Nataly Reed & Dolores Del Giorgio

Grand Canyon Oct. 23-25, 2009 - Jim Epstein C200

CESL Individualized Reading Program - Mike Lindsey & Amy Chenail -CESL Library

Photography - Chuck Phillips & Glen Piskula

Soccer - Amanda C202

Art Club - Amanda C202

 

 

Typical Activities
Typical Activities

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES

CESL offers many activities to all enrolled students as part of its program. Free activities include campus orientation upon arrival, Conversation Partners, Discussion Groups, Intramural sports, Folk Singing, TGIF, Campus tours, class exchanges, school visits and access to all UA campus events and activities.

The following tourist or sightseeing activites are also offered to our students at our cost. These tours are arranged and escorted by CESL staff; students must make reservations 48 hours in advance by signing up and paying the fees to the activity coordinator. An off campus activity is offered about every other weekend.

Tucson Mall by Sun Tran bus

4th Avenue . Take the Trolley

International Bazaar at CESL in the Spring

CESL Picnic Ft. Lowell Park

Closing Dinner, Dance, Ceremony & Grades

 

 

Things to do during the 2-hour break!
Things to do during semester break

The University offers many activities, clubs and things to do. You are a university student; you should use university facilities and participate in university activities.

  1. CESL clubs –see meeting schedule on bulletin boards
  2. homework in the CESL labs
  3. homework in the ILC  or engineering lab
  4. UA clubs and lectures – see the Daily Wildcat p. 2
  5. Watch TV in the Student Union
  6. “hang out” in the Student Union and meet other students
  7. use the games room
  8. invite Cheri to a game of pool
  9. any of the campus museum and activities listed below.

Things to do during the semester break

    • travel in USA (rent a car and arrange a trip with your friends
    • go home
    • study CESL intersession
    • Volunteer Center on Alvernon
    • Volunteer Service Club on Campus
    • Recreation Center Trips
    • Ben’s Bells
    • any of the trips and sights listed below

     

Suggested Campus Activities
Suggested Trips

CESL staff plan activities on campus and accompany students to some of the following events each semester. Students should also plan to attend these on their own or with friends.

UA Presents at Centennial Hall

Homecoming Tents on the Mall & Football Game

UA Theater

Center for Creative Photography

Arizona State Museum

UA Museum of Art

Mineral Museum

Flandrau Science Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tucson and Arizona have a lot of really fun and interesting things to do. Get a group of friends together and do something each weekend!

Sabino Canyon

Pinnacle Peak Cowboy Dinner

Rodeo

Pima Air & Space Museum

Colossal Cave

Desert Museum

Winterhaven Festival of Lights Christmas Season

Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball in Phoenix

Tombstone

Grand Canyon

Las Vegas, Nevada

Southern California (San Diego, Disneyland, Holleywood)

 

 

 

 

 

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