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English Language Institute - Summer EAP Program Assistant

The English Language Institute (ELI) is an academic department in the College of LSA that provides language courses and other resources for international and other multilingual students and scholars at U-M.

The ELI seeks one or more outgoing, energetic, organized, and dependable individuals with strong interpersonal and computer skills to support ELI’s Summer EAP (English for Academic Purposes) intensive program for newly-admitted U-M international graduate students. 

Summer EAP Assistants will support ELI faculty and staff in the planning and implementation of this dynamic, engaged program. In this role, you will:

1. Help plan and carry out fun and engaging social events that assist students in learning about the U-M campus, Ann Arbor, and Michigan.  Past events have included a campus scavenger hunt, tours of Michigan Stadium and U-M’s Detroit Observatory, an all-day tour of Detroit, and a contra dance.  

2. Plan and facilitate informal conversation opportunities for program participants on a weekly basis.

3. Serve as a friendly and welcoming point of contact at the ELI’s front desk for Summer EAP students when they have general questions about their courses, U-M, and Ann Arbor. 

4. Provide light office support, such as staffing the front desk, answering and transferring phone calls, and other clerical tasks as needed. 

You will gain professional experience working in a dynamic organization to serve diverse international stakeholders.You will also gain experience in: 

1. Working with a diverse team on project and program management

2. Developing social and cultural events and other programming for international students

3. Providing effective customer service to diverse populations

4. Producing effective professional written and verbal communication

You will also develop your intercultural skills and have the opportunity to build your network with international graduate students from around the world.