PEL people think OUTSIDE the obvious! And PEL people obviously think outside and inside. Check out these photos from recent events and everyday activities.
Student Appreciation Day
About 30 PEL students and alumni braved the elements along with a number of PEL faculty and staff members for the 2016 Student Appreciation Day on Saturday, January 23. Bundled in winter clothes, the group ate barbeque, played games, and sought sunny spots in which to gather.
PEL student Mayra Franco brought her husband, Marcelo, and her two sons, JP and Andre.
"I wanted them to know where I study and also to meet some of my professors and classmates," Franco wrote in an email later. She also said her sons were hoping to play some tennis with Professor Sergei Novikov, who had offered a tennis clinic that day.
They hadn't counted on gusty winds.
"There were tennis players, but no tennis," Novikov said later. "The wind would just blow the balls away."
Ball-toss and other games were staffed by Student Activities volunteers and Campus Activities staff served what Professor Tom Krzesinski called "really good" barbecue, macaroni and cheese, beans, and cake. The barbecue, supplied by Deuces BBQ on 22nd Street S. and 9th Avenue, was termed "world's best" by some, and others raved about the mac and cheese.
"The big Eckerd PEL cake was delicious," Krzesinski wrote. He noted that the two-in-one cake meant attendees had their choice of white cake with frosting, chocolate cake with frosting, or a piece of both, suggesting, perhaps, that he had enjoyed the final option.
Bernard LiLavois '10 said his wife, Diahan, "agreed to accompany me on that cold, blustery day . . . because she knows that Eckerd College will always be to me the 'Garden of Knowledge.'" LiLavois said he frequently visits the library and enjoys the natural beauty of the grounds.
"I love that school," he wrote.
If you have other pictures or thoughts to share, feel free to email Amanda Hagood at hagoodca@eckerd.edu or Anne Anderson at andersaw@eckerd.edu.
Creative Writing & Literature Gathering
About 30 PEL alumni who majored, minored, or completed a concentration in creative writing or literature gathered before the opening night of Writers in Paradise, an internationally recognized writing conference hosted by Eckerd College. PEL creative writing professor Helen Pruitt Wallace, who also is Poet Laureate of St. Petersburg, noted that, in the revising of our writing, we often revise ourselves as well."But we must give ourselves permission to do so," Wallace said.
Donna Littell, PEL's alumni coordinator, and Anne Anderson '07, PEL's director of blended and online learning and a creative writing alumna, organized this year's event. Alumni were invited to display works they had produced since graduating from the program.
Attendees also were asked to share a six-word memoir of their time in the PEL program. A few people who could not attend emailed in their thoughts.
Following the gathering, the group adjourned to the Miller Auditorium to listen to the keynote speaker, Pulitzer Prize winning author Gilbert King.
Worlds of words; universes of ideas. Anne Anderson '07
Leib's class . . . awe and terror combined. Mary Ann Ellis '07
PEL gave myself to me. Wendy Buffington, PEL student
Doors opened to help me understand. Rich Hayward '12
Around the Office & Welcome Back Week
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