The English Language Institute is home to many international students who have little to no understanding of English. When students come to the ELI program, they don’t just learn English; they learn what it’s like going to a HBCU, they make lifelong friends, and they get to share their culture to students who might not be able to experience it for themselves. 

The ELI program is in danger of being sunset/closed by Savannah State University, and we are asking for your help to keep it open. Should the English Language Institute be shut down, many of the students that attend this program will be forced to leave Savannah State University and the Savannah area. SSU is the only HBCU to offer this program, and the only university in this region to offer an education based ELI program. By signing this petition, you are helping show SSU that this program is important, and that it will be detrimental to sunset/close the ELI program. Please help us by signing this petition.

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