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The ESU 2015 Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting
National Event Recap
The 2015 ESU Annual Conference, with the theme "General Washington Takes New York," took place October 10 - 12 at the Hilton Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Branch Presidents were specifically invited to a day-long Conclave with National Board Members that took place all day Saturday just prior to the formal opening for the Conference, and the Board of Directors met that day as well.
Organized by National Headquarters staff, the ESU National Conference and Annual General Meeting comprised a series of meetings, lunches, dinners, receptions and tours over the Columbus Day weekend. Members assembled on Saturday evening, after the morning Board meeting and afternoon Presidents Conclave, for a reception and opening dinner in the hotel's Chrysler Room, which boasted a dramatic cityspace view with the the Art Deco style Chrysler Building towering overhead. . Prominent historical biographer, Flora Fraser, delivered the keynote address after dinner about her new biography The Washingtons, George and Martha: Join'd by Friendship, Crown'd by Love being published by Knopf later this year.
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ESU Celebrates Shakespeare 400
National Announcement
– Fall 2015
On April 23, 1616, William Shakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon in England, and his extraordinary legacy began. Around the globe next year, theaters, universities, museums and schools will celebrate his plays and sonnets and their impact from Renaissance England to the entire world today. The English-Speaking Union will be taking part in this year-long celebration of the Bard's legacy. Learn more about ESU Shakespeare400.
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Dr. Paul Beresford-Hill Elected Chairman of The English-Speaking Union of the United States
National News
(New York, September 28, 2015) Dr. Paul Beresford-Hill MBE was elected Chairman of The English-Speaking Union of the United States unanimously at a meeting of its Board of Directors on September 27. His two-year term of office began immediately. Dr. Beresford-Hill was selected to lead the English-Speaking Union of the United States for his global experience as a scholar, educator, administrator and author.
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All the World’s a Stage for ESU Scholars at Shakespeare’s Globe in London
National News
2015 BUSS Scholars in Front of Dartmouth House
This summer, 25 American high school teachers participated as ESU British University Summer School (BUSS) scholars in the three-week Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance program at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. The Globe is a reconstruction of the 1599 Elizabethan playhouse on the River Thames, now a major cultural center in England. Many of the BUSS scholars attended on full scholarships granted by their local ESU Branches. They will return to their classrooms this fall equipped with new methods to teach Shakespeare.
For three weeks, the ESU BUSS scholars live and breathe Shakespeare, immersed in the life of this famous working theatre. They are instructed by Shakespearean scholars and members of the Globe Theatre Company responsible for design, direction, movement, music, text and voice. They have the chance to view Globe productions and concluded their course by performing selected scenes from As You Like It on the Globe stage.
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British Universities Summer School Fellowships 2015
National News
Medha Kirtane (ESU Princeton) and Courtney Powers (ESU Greenwich)
This summer, the University of Oxford has welcomed 19 American teachers as English-Speaking Union British University Summer Schools (BUSS) scholars to its International Summer School program. For three weeks, these American middle and high school teachers study English Literature, History, Politics and Society, or Creative Writing at Exeter College. Founded in 1314, Exeter is one of the oldest and most esteemed colleges at Oxford.
Medha Kirtane, a teacher sponsored by the ESU Princeton Branch currently studying Religion and Politics of the Middle East and the Politics and Economics of Globalization reports "The breadth of the academic focus, the curiosity and passion of my fellow peers, the rich learning environment and the access to great books and resources have really excited and humbled me. I have already experienced the freedom of fresh thoughts and provocative ideas that will stimulate my teaching."
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ESU New York Team Wins Middle School National Debate Championship
National News
On May 29th at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City the facts flew back and forth between students from the the Hackley School of Tarrytown, New York, and the Pegasus School of Huntington Beach, California, who were vying to become the 2015 National English-Speaking Union -Middle School Public Debate Program Champions. Arguing in support of the motion "The United States should abolish the death penalty," Hackley convinced the panel of three judges to award them First Place.
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ESU Andrew Romay New Immigrant Center Celebrates its Second Graduating Class
National News
On May 21 the English-Speaking Union Andrew Romay New Immigrant Center celebrated its second year with a graduation ceremony hosted by the Open Society Foundations, financial supporters of the program, at their offices in New York City.
The Andrew Romay New Immigrant Center (ARNIC), named for the program's key visionary and supporter, is committed to improving the lives of recent immigrants by providing resources and information to help them improve their English, assistance in exploring work and study opportunities, networking, and acquiring cultural fluency so that they may participate fully in American society. Launched in January 2013, the ARNIC Program has served more than 400 new Americans.
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Luard Morse Scholarship awarded to Allyson Carpenter and Laura Campbell
National Announcement
– January 16th, 2015
Allyson Carpenter and Laura Campbell
Allyson Carpenter, a Political Science Major/Community Development Minor, and Laura Campbell, a Biology Major/Chemistry Minor, both at Howard University in Washington, D.C., have been selected as this year's recipients of the English–Speaking Union (ESU) Luard Morse Scholarship. The scholarship provides $25,000 towards a semester of study at an English university during the 2015-16 academic year.
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