The English-Speaking Union welcomes all members to the 2018 Annual Conference, November 17-18 in New Orleans to celebrate this year's theme: Setting English in Action for a New Century.
The March 2023 winners were First place, Jacob West of Covington High School, student of Gary Mendoza, a 2016 BUSS (TLab) scholar to The Globe Theatre, London. Second place went to Ronan Newberry of the Willow School, and Third place went to Julia Bannon of Kenner Discovery High School.
Gary Mendoza 2016 BUSS Scholar
Gary Mendoza, who also mentors students to compete in the annual Shakespeare Competition, will head to London for the program this summer thanks in part to the English Speaking Union of the United States [ESUUS], which provided the New Orleans chapter scholarship. Read more here.
Join us for fine fellowship, dining and a fascinating program by John Magill, retired senior curator / historian from The Historic New Orleans Collection. He is also the author and/or contributor to six books including New Orleans: The First 300 Years (Pelican 2017), as well as an ESU Board member:
"NEW ORLEANS BY THE NUMBERS – CRESCENT CITY POPULATIONS 1810-1920"
Magill's lecture will focus on the Crescent City's population growth from 1810-1920, primarily from large European immigrations, and compare that growth with other dynamic cities of the nation. Magill will also compare New Orleans along with other cities in the New World, and in keeping with the English Speaking Union compare it also with newly emerging cities of the British Empire.
Monday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Ralph's On The Park ! Prices: $65 members, $70 non-members
There will be a cash bar on the balcony!
Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty, by John Boles Dinner Program with the Author Lecturing on, "Coming to Terms with Jefferson in the Modern U.S."
New Orleans Country Club 6:30PM
Author and lecturer, John Boles with ESU Branch President, Dave Grissett
Teachers, educators, lifelong learners: Study in the UK and have an unforgettable educational experience!
Our English in Action-TLab programs will transport you to the famed campuses of England and Scotland where you will attend real classes with top professors at the University of Oxford, the University of Edinburgh, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
The ESU celebrates English as a shared language to foster global understanding and good will by providing educational and cultural opportunities for students, educators, and members.