Coming Up in ELC:
Scholarship Application: Summer 2023
- Application available online HERE
- Submission Deadline: Monday, April 3 @ 5:00 pm
- Two (2) scholarships are typically awarded: one for AEP and one for ELP
- Award will cover $1700 towards intensive tuition for the Summer I 2023 (10–week) session in either AEP or ELP.
Continuing Student Applications
- For Summer 2023
- Application available online HERE
- We would love to see you again!
Upcoming Social Events:
Talk Time
- Practice your English conversation skills with native English speakers!
- Tuesday, March 7
- 4:30 – 5:30 pm
- MEZ 1.212
Cain & Abel’s Happy Hour Social
- Join your friends in the ELC for a fun happy hour social at Cain & Abel’s restaurant.
- 4:30 – 6:00 pm
- Cain & Abel’s, 2313 Rio Grande St.
PALS Spring Fling
- PALS members will meet their Language Circle Leaders (LCLs) and connect with other PALS members from around the world to play games and engage in other fun activities. Food and drinks will be provided. Come ready to meet new friends!
- Partnerships to Advance Language Study (PALS) offers both US and international students a chance to connect with each other and practice their English or foreign language skills for social events and in informal language circles. Learn about PALS.
- Register here to attend
- William C. Powers Student Activity Center, North Ballroom (WCP, 2.410)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
It’s bluebonnet season! Here in Texas, these cheery wildflowers welcome us to spring. You’ll begin to see them popping up, seemingly overnight, all along the sides of highways, across campus, and in your social media feeds.
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is officially designated the Botanic Garden and Arboretum of Texas. The Wildflower Center is dedicated to inspiring the conservation of native plants. As the Botanic Garden of Texas, the Center displays native plants from across the state in its gardens and arboretum and serves as a model for creating beautiful, sustainable landscapes.
- Located in South Austin
photo courtesy of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center -
- 4801 La Crosse Ave.
Austin, TX 78739
- 4801 La Crosse Ave.
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- 6 distinct gardens, spaces, and trails to explore.
- 284 acres!
- Nearly 900 species of native Texas plants are cultivated or grow naturally here!
- The center has a mix of cultivated gardens, an arboretum, managed natural areas and wildlands.
- The landscapes and buildings reflect the center’s purpose to conserve native plants, create sustainable landscapes and conserve resources.
- Open by reservation; masks optional.
- Hours: 9 am – 5 pm; every day!
- Admission Rates- Reserve Your Spot!
- FREE UT Austin Students (with ID)
- $15 Adults
- $8 Youth (Ages 5 – 17)
- FREE Children 4 years and under
Take the Audio Tour
- The audio tour will accompany you as you explore the Botanic Garden of Texas.
- Practice your English listening skills while you’re out in nature!
Tuesday Twilights
- Open late from 5 pm – 8 pm
- Tuesdays, March 21-May 10
- More hours for wildflowers! Make it a date night, a picnic with friends, or come for some solo solace in nature. Each evening will feature live music from local musicians, a rolling lineup of Austin’s favorite food trucks, and more.
- Regular admission rates
- FREE UT Austin Students (with ID)!
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