Director
of the English Language Institute awarded as member of the Phi Beta Delta Honor
Society for International Scholars
The
membership was recognized for the achievements and leadership at the English
Language Institute of the College of Staten Island
The Director of the English
Language Institute (ELI), Mr. Gonzalo Villena, was awarded with the
membership of the Phi Beta Delta
(PBD) Honor Society for International Scholars last November 1 during the
Induction Ceremony held at the College of Staten Island (CSI).
At the Center for the
Arts of the College
of Staten Island/The City University of New York (CUNY), the 2017-2018
Induction Ceremony was held with several inductees among CSI students,
scholars, and staff.
The College of Staten
Island is part of the chapter of the PBD Honor Society for International
Scholars, which is the nation’s first honor society in the USA dedicated to
recognizing individuals who have demonstrated scholarly achievement and
performed outstanding service and leadership in the area of international
education.
“The 2017-2018 Induction
Ceremony was held with several inductees among CSI students, scholars, and
staff.”
CSI authorities, who gave
the new inductees their corresponding medals and a warm welcome, led the
Induction Ceremony. During the event, authorities mentioned the PBD’s main
goals in order to represent this Society. The goals of this organization
include the recognition of individual achievement in the area of international
understanding, the advancement of international programming, research and
scholarly exchange, among others. During the ceremony, an honorary membership was
acknowledged to the main lecture speaker guest, the Consul General of Peru in
New York, Ambassador María Teresa Merino Villarán de Hart.
The Director of ELI has
20 years of experience in international education with a Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
certification and English training around the world. He has also been the head
of an international area in a university with campuses in South America and in
Miami, and has traveled to more than 20 countries promoting and recruiting
international students. “It’s a privilege to represent ELI and the College of
Staten Island for students who want to learn English in New York and a big
responsibility to accept this membership since it will set ELI’s mission
towards students’ learning, knowledge, and growth,” Villena said.
"The goals of this
organization include the recognition of individual achievement in the area of
international understanding."
This is a special
recognition to the English Language Institute since it means the real
commitment that the ELI has in order to promote not only English learning as a
language acquisition but also learning about new cultures, international
experience, and personal growth. ELI offers semester and summer terms
to international and local students who come to New York from all over the
world to improve their English skills at the largest CUNY campus with cultural
and academic activities and field trips. Currently, ELI has received almost
100 students these past terms from Albania, China, Ecuador, India, Italy,
Japan, Jordan, Macedonia, Mexico, Peru, Slovakia, South Korea, Sri Lanka,
Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, among other countries.
“ELI offers semester and
summer terms to international and local students who come to New York from all
over the world.”
The PBD Honor Society was founded at
California State University in 1986 with 38 members –or chapters, and has
served as a means of network among students and faculty in the United States
and countries such as Canada, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, among others.
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