We have our student council for Fall 2016! we are so excited to be working with them and to see what they bring to the department!
If you have any questions don't be afraid to ask them! They are here to help you and they will do their best! If you can't find them in person, you can email
Ingrid Meneses
"I am Ingrid Meneses. I am from Chili. I am a professional, I am a graduated computer engineer, married, mother of three wonderful children, and now I am an ELL student at UVU. I like to learning English. My goal is learning to speak English and get a masters degree in the United States. I like music, and I like to sing, share with people and spend my time outside learning about new places!"
Lyncy Lui
"My name is Lyncy Liu and I am from China. I am here to learn more about English because I have a company that provides American Educational Services to families in China who want to send their kids to USA for better opportunities. My services includes bringing them to America for summer camp, studying or investing. I am looking forward to sharing with them what I learn from UVU-ESL, culture, freedom, team work and great opportunities."
Anastasia Rybakova
My name is Anastasia Rybakova, and I'm from Russia. I got my bachelor degree in Cultural
studies at Russian Linguistic University. Then I served an LDS mission in Russia Saint-Petersburg
mission during the years 2014-2015. Before my mission I worked as a leadership counselor
for high-school students for 5 years, conducting 18 schools and working with 1000
students. Being a teacher is something I enjoy. That's why I came to the United States.
My goal is to become a teacher and to get skills that will help me in my goals. I
want to get my masters degree in Leadership education. I'm planning to start my master
program next spring.
I have my personal goals,which I try to achieve every day. I like to make goals and
work on their achievements.
I'm a positive person and I like to work hard.
I like to organize activities and be creative.
I like hiking and other outdoor activities.
Vanina Hall
My full name is Vanina Henriette Sandrine Hall. I'm 23 years old. I'm French/Tahitian. I have a big brother, David, and my mom, Constance. I'm from Saint-Brieuc, a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. Basically, I was born in Tahiti, French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. I moved to France when I was three months old, because I was adopted which is so great! I graduated from Sacré-Coeur Private Technical High School, emphases in accounting/finance, communication and economic/law three years ago. I love to travel. I went to England, Spain, Greece, Italia, Slovenia, Bosnia, and USA during summer 2015. Then i went to Canada for a few days on April 2016 before starting my studies at UVU this summer semester 2016. Also, I love languages (I learned Spanish during seven years, Chinese during two years, Japanese during three years, and Italian during two semesters in France when I was in college). I love to listen to music. I love to watch American and British movies. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends etc I'm the only one in my family who went to college and who moved abroad to study. If I graduate from the ESL program this fall, I would love to study Education and/or French teaching major just after hoping to teach French in the US. Maybe Peace and Justice Studies.