Grant Supports University Community ESL Program
The Scranton Area Community Foundation awarded a $2,000 critical needs grant to support The University of Scranton Community English as a Second Language (ESL) Program. The grant will be used to purchase textbooks and workbooks to expand the capacity and improve the quality of the program through audio and video content, as well as reading and writing exercises. From left: Cathy Fitzpatrick, grants and scholarships manager; Scranton Area Community Foundation; Hannah Grijincu, director of the Language Learning Center; The University of Scranton; Meg Hambrose, director of corporate and foundation relations; The University of Scranton; and Frank Caputo, grants and communications coordinator; Scranton Area CommunityThe University of Scranton Community English as a Second Language (ESL) Program received a $2,000 critical needs grant from the Scranton Area Community Foundation. The grant will be used to purchase textbooks and workbooks to serve the growing number of community members who seek to improve their English. Through this program, which is free to participants, University of Scranton students tutor local refugees and immigrants in English as a second language at the Language Learning Center, located in O’Hara Hall on the University’s campus.
The textbooks will expand the capacity and improve the quality of the Community ESL Program through audio and video content, reading and writing exercises, workbooks and more.
The University’s World Languages and Cultures Department oversees the University’s Scranton Community ESL Program. Yamile Silva, Ph.D., professor of Spanish, serves as the department’s chair.
