 AACC Office of International Programs and Services -- Recruiting International Students - As part of an effort to enhance global education, AACC's recruitment initiative has tremendous potential for your college. Join a delegation of community colleges collaborating to increase international student enrollment at their campuses by participating in International Recruitment Fairs in Asia, Latin America, or Europe. See Community College Times articles. -- AACC ACCT Joint Statement on the Role of Community Colleges in International Education (Adobe PDF) -- VISA ISSUES: AACC continues to work with Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, on visa issues. Click Here for her response to AACC's report on visa concerns -- View the AACC Board of Directors Resolution in Support of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.The United Nations has declared a Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). As part of the U.S. higher education response, AACC and the Association of University Leadership for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) have formed a new partnership to promote activities about education for sustainable development among AACC member institutions and affiliated councils. For more information on sustainable development and how you can get involved go to www.uspartnership.org and www.ulsf.org or contact Dr. Debra Rowe at dgrowe@oaklandcc.edu. Click here to view a sustainable development PowerPoint presentation. -- Peace Corps and AACC Initiative - The Peace Corps and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) have embarked on a groundbreaking initiative that will increase opportunities for licensed nurses, trained Information Technology (IT) experts and other specially trained Americans to share their skills by touching the lives of men, women and children around the globe. View Resolution for AACC Board of Directors – Partnership with the Peace Corps
About AACC International Programs and Services: The American Association of Community Colleges actively advocates an international role for community colleges in all dimensions of worldwide education and training. Community colleges increasingly play a critical role to ensure that individuals can function successfully in a multicultural and advanced technological environment that crosses all boundaries of education, communications, language and business. Further, there is increasing support that other countries are reflecting a heightened interest in adopting the community college model. The goals of AACC's Office of International Programs and Services are to advocate the community college role in global education among key constituencies, nationally and internationally, to advance global exchanges and partnerships between member colleges and international entities, and to promote intercultural understanding and engagement among students, faculty, staff, and decision makers. These activities are accomplished through: - showcasing U.S. community colleges abroad at meetings, workshops, seminars
- assisting colleges to recruit international students
- providing training programs
- developing overseas opportunities for senior administrators
- disseminating information about funding and exchange prospects
- maintaining close working relationships with U.S. federal agencies, other higher education associations, both domestically and abroad, and entities involved in global education activities
See: **Publications on "Global Awareness" available for purchase through AACC's Bookstore.** International Programs and Services Staff: Judith T. Irwin
Director of International Programs and Services
One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 410
Washington, DC 20036-1176
(202) 728-0200 ext. 233
jirwin@aacc.nche.edu Wayne Wheeler
International Programs and Services
One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 410
Washington, DC 20036-1176
(202) 728-0200 ext. 250
wwheeler@aacc.nche.edu
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