STATE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS,
OPENS DIALOGUE FOR DIPLOMACY
One Indonesian student first learned of the program while working as a street vendor selling handicrafts in Jakarta. To- day, she works for a television station in her native country as a newsperson and anchor. Another student was so im- pressed and gratified by his good fortune that he designed, promoted, and raised funds for a peace statue to erect in the small Wisconsin town where he studied. BY CAROL BROWN, JOHN HALDER, AND SHAWN WOODIN
These and other student accounts
illustrate the profound impact of the
Community College Initiative (CCI)
Program, sponsored by the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA),
part of the U.S. Department of State. Its
influence ripples across the campuses
of participating U.S. colleges and into
their local communities—and spreads
internationally as students return
home to put their knowledge into
practice. The initiative’s most ardent
