Contact the English Language Study Center
English Language Study Center Faculty and Support Services
ELSC faculty members at Penn State Behrend are highly qualified professionals who hold advanced degrees in linguistics, applied linguistics, and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). These faculty members cumulatively have over fifty years of experience teaching English language learners in the United States and at schools and universities around the world. Their shared passion is helping their students to learn and achieve. The ELSC is an integral part of the B.A. in English degree’s Writing Program within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
| Name | Office | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Mary Connerty, ELL Program Director |
7 Carriage House Annex II | 898-6067 | mcc12@psu.edu |
| ELSIE | Carriage House Annex II | - | ELSIE@psu.edu |
| Name | Office | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Mary Connerty | 7 Carriage House Annex II | 898-6067 | mcc12@psu.edu |
| Dr. Massimo Verzella | 130 Kochel | 898-7011 | muv56@psu.edu |
| Dr. Ashley Weber Yochim | 8 Carriage House Annex II | 898-6531 | aaw19@psu.edu |
| Jasper Sachsenmeier | 9 Carriage House Annex II | 898-6067 | jfs253@psu.edu |
| Name | Office | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of International Students, including BEAM mentors (a peer mentoring program for English language learners) | 1 Reed Union Building | 898-7101 | DiversityBehrend@psu.edu |
| Learning Resource Center, including faculty and peer student tutors | 203 Lilley Library | 898-6140 | bdtutor@psu.edu |
| John M. Lilley Library | Lilley Library | 898-6106 | - |
| Center for Adult Students | 20 Erie Hall | 898-6700 | behrendadultctr@psu.edu |
| Office of Community and Workforce Programs | 5451 Merwin Lane, Knowledge Park | 898-6103 | bd-continuinged@lists.psu.edu |
| Fatima Kelly, Retention Coordinator, Admissions | 109 Metzgar Center | 898-6100 | fzp15@psu.edu |