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POCCSA GRANT UPDATES
Institutional Grants: 1-3 Institutional Grants will be awarded for the 2nd cycle competition. Another two granting cycles will be held in 2007. CCIE OCTOBER CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PAPERS AND REGISTRATION NOW OPEN California Colleges for International Education (CCIE) announces
the 3rd Biennial Conference, October 5-7 in Fremont, California at the Fremont Marriott
Hotel. The 2006 CCIE Conference will be co-hosted by NCAGE: Northern California Advocates
for Global Education; SOCCIS: Southern California Consortium for International Studies and
CIES (Comparative and International Education Society) Western Region.
Individual Paper Proposals: Send a 100-150 word abstract along with the
following information: name, address, affiliation, email address, telephone & fax number. CCIE-KOREA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS FOR FALL 2006 The CCIE Soonchunhyang University Fall Semester Scholarship Recipients for Fall 2006 are:
Guangtian Zhu (CCSF); Ava Stanko (El Camino); Ye Win Hliang (CCSF); Alexia Reilly (Pierce/CSUN); Bianca Schilling (CCSF);
Alberto Villasenor (El Camino) CIEE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SEMINAR & PING FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS The Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) will hold a series of International Summer Seminars in various countries for 2006. Four CCIE member faculty/staff were accepted to these prestigious seminars. Unfortunately, two needed to withdraw their applications due to lack of funding (Robert Pielke, El Camino and John O’Neill, Mission). The two recipients that will attend the CIEE Seminars are:
SEEKING CCIE COLLEGES TO PARTICIPATE IN EXCHANGE PROGRAM WITH SOONCHUNHYANG UNIVERSITY IN KOREA
CCIE will begin it’s 1st full exchange program with Soonchunhyang University in Fall, 2006. The stipulations of the exchange are: a) All students will remain enrolled as regular degree candidates at the home institution and pay regular tuition and student fees to the home institution b) All students must maintain full-time status while at the host institution c) Application fees will be waived d) Students will pay for their own books and materials. e) The Host institution will find, arrange, and cover the costs for the accommodation in dorms, homestays or other locations. f) Students will provide their own health insurance and visa requirements Each CCIE member college will accept one or two Korean students each semester. Students will take ESL and basic English courses. For those CCIE colleges that do not offer I-20s, the Korean students will enroll in academic classes to receive their F-1 visa. If your college is interested in accepting one or two Korean students for study for Fall Semester 2006 or Spring Semester 2007, please contact Rosalind at rabyrl@aol.com IIENEtwork.org SPECIAL FEATURE ON STUDY ABROAD FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR IIENetwork.org has posted several articles related to breaking the barriers to study abroad for students of color and other minoirities, along with alist of useful shcolarship resources. To access, visit: www.iienetwork.org/?p=Diversity. STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS FOR THAILAND WITH THE FIRST GLOBAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN NONGKHAI Colleges that may be interested in low cost study abroad programs to Thailand now have the chance to work with First Global Community College in Nongkhai, on the Mekong River in the far northeast of the country. A group from Cal Poly, SLO is there at present, another group from Santa Barbara City College will visit in July to study film making. A program for four weeks in a variety of disciplines can be arranged, with prices including airfare being less than $2500. Nongkhai is a pleasant, quiet city, located across the river from Vientiane, Laos. It was rated as one of the best places for Americans to retire several years ago by the AARP. FGCC has excellent connections with Laos and the National University of Laos, and has university connections that make it possible to add educational and study time in Bangkok or other cities around Thailand. For information contact Don Culton at 310 745-4243. CELDA CONSORTIUM SEEKS FUNDING FOR LATINO STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD CCIE members are invited to a meeting on June 14 at Loyola Marymont University to learn about a Consortium called CELDA whose mission will focus strictly on obtaining more funding to increase the number of college and university students (especially Latinos) studying abroad. The June 14 meeting will also introduce information about the TREK project which will provide funding for 300 participants in August 2006 ($360,000) and for several thousand students in 2007 (Several Million$). TREK Participants will be able to study in summer 2006 in Guadalajara and Cuernavaca or Antigua Guatemala. Expectations are that the number of study abroad sites in 2007 will be increased both in the United States and in Latin America. For additional information on the TREK project: http://www.uhv.edu/study_abroad/mexico.asp. For additional information, contact Vic Padelford, Director of Special Projects, University of Houston-Victoria at padelfordv@uhv.edu. For confirmation of attendance at the June 14 meeting, please RSVP to SpecialProj@uhv.edu IIE announced the 2006 Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education.
Seven U.S. Campuses were recognized for outstanding International Initiatives. Honorable Mention was given
to Glendale Community College for their “The Baja California Field Studies Program: Field Based International
Education for Community College Students.” For more information on Glendale’s Award winning program and for
special opportunities for CCIE member colleges to use the Glendale Field Station in Baja, please contact Jose
Mercade at
jmercade@glendale.edu ESTC is a fully accredited higher
education school of business located in the French Mediterranean
city of Marseille. They offer International Business courses at
the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree levels, as well as paid
internships in local companies. ESTC is a certified testing
center for the TOEIC and TFI (Test de Francais International).
CCIE Member colleges have an unique opportunity to work directly
with ESTC in broadening their international business certificate
and degree programs. If your college is interested in
establishing an exchange program with ESTC, please contact Parma
O’Bar, International Program Coordinator at
parmaobar@estc.fr Please visit the new
CCIE web-page
www.ccieworld.org
for updates on member Study Abroad Programs. Please send
any updates for FALL 2006, WINTER 2007, SPRING 2007 - to
Rosalind by April 15. Inclusion in the CCIE web-page is open
only to those colleges who are current with their dues. PLEASE CHECK THE
CCIE WEB-PAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION ON YOUR
PROGRAMS IS CORRECT AND UP-TO-DATE FALL SEMESTER 2006 Australia:
Sierra Austria: Sierra Chile/Argentina:
Santa Barbara China/Vietnam:
Santa Barbara WINTER BREAK
2006/2007 Australia:
Santa Barbara; Santa Monica Australia/New
Zealand: El Camino Egypt: West
Valley/Mission CCD New Zealand:
Glendale SPRING SEMESTER
2007 Australia: Santa Rosa Chile - Long Beach China - State Center
SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES JUST FOR CCIE MEMBER
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1 scholarship for 50% discount on any program and 10% off all
programs to everyone who mentions the CCIE web-site and who are
student in a CCIE member college
UPCOMING EVENTS & SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES
CCIE has a section on
www.ccieworld.org that
lists various scholarship opportunities for students studying
abroad and for international students studying at California
community colleges. Please send information on any
scholarship that your students have been rewarded that assist
them gain international literacy skills. CCIE has a section on
www.ccieworld.org
that lists various scholarship opportunities for students
studying abroad and for international students studying at
California community colleges. Please send information on any
scholarship that your students have been rewarded that assist
them gain international literacy skills. Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines Gillman
Scholarships DEADLINE for Fall, 2006:
APRIL 4 Freeman
Scholarships DEADLINE for Fall, 2006:
APRIL 5
www.sit.edu/studyabroad/sit NSEP Boren Undergraduate Scholarships
for Study Abroad: DEADLINE for Fall, 2006 is February 10,
2006.
www.iie.org/programs/nsep UPCOMING EVENTS June 21-22: Community College Toolkit for
International Recruitment at Georgetown University in Washington DC.
For on-line registration:
https://apps2.collegeboard.com/olrWebApp/olrWebApp/meetingDetail.do?meetingID=0160606213 October 5 - 7: CCIE Conference. Fremont
Marriott Hotel (near Oakland).
November 1-3: NAFSA Region XII Conference.
Las Vegas, Flamingo Hilton.
http://www.region12.nafsa.org/ November 16-19: ACTFL Conference
“Discovering the Future . . . Discover Languages!” at the Nashville
Convention Center and Renaissance Nashville Hotel.
http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4302 November 16: CCIE Annual Conference at the CCLC Convention
CCIE Corporate Sponsorship
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mailto:parmaobar@estc.frThank you!
CCIE DUES FOR 2005-2006 CCIE
understands that all the California community colleges are
facing a budget crisis, but we urge you to remember CCIE by
paying your 2004-2005 dues promptly. It is critical that every
member be current with their dues in order for CCIE to continue
to support activities such as the Newsletter, Web-Page,
Workshops, and Student Scholarships. If your college has not
already paid their dues, please make sure that the paperwork is
being processed. CCIE gives each of you our sincere thanks for
your continued support for CCIE. As a way to thank our member
colleges, we are listing colleges who are current with their
2005-2006 Dues. To be included in our next list, we ask that
you process your CCIE invoice as soon as possible. Cabrillo; Cerritos; Citrus; Coast CCD; Contra Costa CCD; College of the Desert;
El Camino; Foothill/DeAnza CCD (for 05/06 and 06/07); Glendale; Lake Tahoe; Los Angeles Harbor;
Los Angeles Valley; Long Beach; Los Rios CCD; Marin; Mt. San Antonio; Monterey Peninsula; Napa Valley;
North Orange Co. CCD; Ohlone; Rio Hondo; Riverside CCD; San Diego CCD; San Francisco (for 05/06 and 06/07);
Santa Barbara; Santa Clarita; Santa Rosa (for 05/06 and 06/07); Sierra; Siskiyous; Solano;
State Center CCD (for 05/06 and 06/07); West Valley/Mission CCD
Thank you for processing the 06/07
dues as well! BENEFITS OF COLLEGE & DISTRICT CCIE MEMBERSHIP Members of full status are entitled to: a) ability to vote in all elections and to enjoy other rights and privileges accord to all members; b) access of CCIE Website and inclusion of college / institution in Website; c) access to a collaborative network of community colleges who are devoted to international / intercultural education; d) access to CCIE thematic workshops at reduced rates (TBA); e) access to the CCIE International Negations Modules Project (INMP); f) access to technical assistance team on global competence and its development on community college campuses; g) eligibility for CCIE faculty and staff grants; h) eligibility for CCIE student scholarships; I) eligibility for officer positions; j) inclusion in CCIE annual reports that documents the individual activities of member colleges and which is shared with colleges and organizations throughout the state and nationally; k) inclusion of College in CCIE list-serve; l) participate in the annual business meeting; m) receipt of CCIE on-line monthly newsletter; n) receipt of the CCIE quarterly Directory of Study Abroad Programs; o) receipt to reports and publications prepared by CCIE experts; p) reduced CCIE conference fees.
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