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Student Spotlight: Syed Minhaj Hossain
This article was originally posted on College of DuPage. Syed Minhaj Hossain has been drawing ever since he was a child. He initially attended university in his home country of Bangladesh to study business administration. However, after two years, he knew it wasn’t for him and he studying animation in […]
read moreMLK Day Of Service 2016
The PSP was a great success! And if the eventful week wasn’t enough, after returning on Sunday evening, our determined CCI students got up early the following day to show their support for the Martin Luther King Day of Service. The following are a few examples of our student’s exemplary […]
read moreThe 2015-2016 Pathways To Success Program: A Year Of Firsts And Unforgettable Experiences!
It has been a busy first month of 2016 for the 2015-16 CCI participants! After a much needed winter break, all 147 students representing 12 countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa and Turkey), embarked on a tristate journey for the annual Pathways […]
read moreClimate Change Research Paper
The 2014-2015 CCI Cohort addressed the importance of Climate Change as part of a group effort in which participants worked together as teams to complete research papers on mutually agreed upon subtopics. The groups then presented their findings to the CCI cohort, the CCC staff, members of the US Department […]
read moreExchange Participants Build Workforce and Leadership Skills at U.S. Community Colleges
Exchange participants are arriving at Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale and Alexandria campuses, two of 17 campuses across 11 states, to begin the 2015-2016 Community College Initiative (CCI) Program. The CCI Program is a program of the U.S. State Department that provides participants with quality educational study at U.S. community […]
read moreA Global Community
On Friday, May 15, 2015, twelve students from seven countries celebrated the culmination of a year of hard work at Bunker Hill Community College. They came to Boston from countries as far-flung as Bangladesh, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa and Turkey. The students were part of a U.S. State […]
read moreAnnual Retreat: January 10th – 16th, 2015 in Washington, D.C. & New York City
Following the holiday season, the CCI Program will embark once again on its exciting and eventful annual retreat. This year, the group of 130 program participants representing 12 countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa and Turkey) will meet in Washington, D.C. to […]
read moreNOVA International Education Week
Program participants, faculty and staff members gathered during International Education Week at the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) Alexandria Campus. The weeklong series of events took place during the week of November 17th-21st, and featured Community College Initiative (CCI) Program participants from the Alexandria and Annandale Campuses. CCI participants designed […]
read moreUnderstanding Immigration at the Gubernatorial Candidate Forum
At Bunker Hill Community College, the topic of immigration to the United States has been on the minds of CCI Program participants. Boston is a diverse place to begin with, but because Bunker Hill recently enrolled over 800 international students, and because immigration policy consistently makes national news, it’s no wonder why the topic […]
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