CCI Alumnus Saffat Ahmed Bhuiyan Works to Build a Brighter Future for His Community and Youth

Saffat Ahmed Bhuiyan (Bangladesh, Project Management, Kirkwood Community College, 2021-2022) began his career at GEIST International Foundation in 2018 as a Youth Volunteer Officer. GEIST is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing about change in communities by addressing various social constraints. In his position, he had the opportunity to organize […]

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CCI Alumnus Finds Success in Unexpected Places

Roger Alexander Hincapie (Colombia, Media, Northern Virginia Community College-Annandale, 2018-2019) recently accepted a position with a New York based marketing firm called VAAN. He will be working remotely from Medellín, Colombia as a Delivery Manager. He describes the position as being the communication bridge between the client and the developers, […]

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The CCI Pathways to Success Program 2022: Owning Our Future

Owning Our Future Starting off the year right, 191 Community College Initiative (CCI) Program participants representing 15 countries on five different continents came together from 11 community college campuses for the CCI Program’s annual midyear Pathways to Success Program (PSP) during the second week of January. The PSP is designed […]

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CCI Alumni Ran Podcast Celebrates Cultural Exchange and Heritage

What do Colombian coffee and arepas have in common with Indian biryani and masala? Well, Community College Initiative (CCI) Program Alumni and long-distance relationship duo Luisa Trujillo Lopez (Colombia, Northern Virginia Community College – Annandale, Business Administration, 2019-2020) and Aswin Rengarajan (India, Northern Virginia Community College – Annandale, Business Administration, […]

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The 12th Year: Where Are They Now?

Just a few months ago in May 2019, the 2018-19 Community College Initiative Program cohort completed their exchange year. Since their return to their home countries, the newest group of CCI alumni have taken the skills and values they gained in the U.S. to propel their professional lives and personal […]

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CCI LIVE: Amplify Your Impact

On Saturday, July 27, 2019 the Community College Initiative (CCI) Program hosted CCI LIVE: Amplify Your Impact, a virtual conference for CCI alumni. The 3.5-hour conference brought CCI alumni together in a virtual space to learn from subject matter experts who encouraged them to think purposefully about the impact they […]

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The 2018-2019 Year in Review

In July 2018, the Community College Initiative (CCI) Program welcomed 146 participants from 12 countries to the United States. During the 2018-19 program year, participants engaged in a holistic learning and exchange experience by concentrating on the five pillars of the CCI Program: academics, internships, service learning, cultural exchange, and […]

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