Glend Huliselan, a Community College Initiative (CCI) Program alumnus from Indonesia who studied Media at Scottsdale Community College from 2015-2016, has won a grant for his community project. The project, Peace Awareness Campaign through Education (PACE), enables youth from warring communities to learn together, in an effort to heal wounds […]
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Throughout July and August, the Community College Initiative (CCI) Program welcomed 211 participants from 13 countries to the United States for one academic year. The participants are attending American community colleges while immersing themselves in U.S. culture, government, and education. On top of taking college courses, participants participate in professional […]
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Keerthi Magi (INDIA) who studied business during the 2015-2016 CCI Program Year at Houston Community College is a recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award. He received a certificate, a letter from President Obama and special pin. Keerthi’s exemplary dedication to a local NGO, Neighborhood Tax Center, awarded him this […]
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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 moreLearn more about how to participate in the 2016 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund competition for your chance to win $25,000 to support your innovate solution to challenges in your community. The State Department created the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) in 2011 to support alumni initiatives that promote shared values […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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This article was originally posted on Community College Daily by Ellie Ashford State Dept.-sponsored program promotes global understanding Young people from developing countries spend a year at an American community college, where they gain career skills, engage in the community, learn about U.S. culture and get inspired to make a […]
read moreThe 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 […]
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