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"International Update" is a newsletter providinginformation on two-year college international education activitiesand on funding opportunities and governmental/legislative trends thatwill affect community and junior colleges' ability to expand theirefforts in such areas as services for foreign students, bilingualeducation, and study abroad and international exchange programs. The11 annual issues of "International Update" published between November1990 and October 1991 contain information on the availability offunding for international activities from the Fund for theImprovement of Postsecondary Education, the nepartment of Education,State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants, United StatesInformation Agency, the Fulbright Program, and other programs andagencies. In addition to information on the activities, rqonferences,and programs of the American Council on Intaxnational ImerculturalEducation, the newsletters include brief descriptions of a wide rangeof college-based programs and tips on international activities thatcan be undertaken, including: (1) Los Angeles Mission College'sprogram for California's newly legalized immigrant population; (2) anew intercultural anthology for remedial reading/writing students;(3) the visit to St. Petersburg Junior College of two Sovietdignitaries; (4) the opportunities afforded by sister cities'connections; (5) services offered by the Mexican Embassy; (6)security for students traveling abroad; (7) Nassau CommunityCollege's experiential learning program in London; and (8) theeffects of J-Visa regulations on vocational programs. (AYC)

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INTERNATIONAL

L.A. Mission College Educates New Californiansos Angeles Mission Cu lege, oneof 14 colleges in theconsortium for

Community College Education for NewCalifornians, has seen over 7,000 legalizedaliens participate in theirprogram funded byState Legalization Impact Assistance Grants(SLIAG).

"I think we have the largest amnestyeducation program in a two-year college inthe United States," said Jack Fujimoto,president of L.A. Mission.

In 1988, when the first grants wereissued under the 1986 Immigration Reformand Control Act (1RCA) Los Angeles Mis-sion College joined theLos Angeles CountyCommunity Colleges for Amnesty(LACCCA), aconsortium ofseven collegesapplying for SLIAG. Saeed Ali, executivedirector of LACCCA remained in that po-sition when it later expanded to become theSouthern California Community CollegeAmnesty Network (SCCCAN). The con-sortium is currently headed up by PatGallegos and is presentlycalled CommunityCollege Education for New Californians.

The LACCCA functioned separatefrom the regularcommunity college network,or the Los Angeles Community CollegeDistrict, and worked to help the stategov-emment of California understand two-yearcolleges and the role they could play ineducating legalized aliens.

E4V:

Renee Baez, Director, Bilingual ProfessionalExpressway Project (left); Victoria Richart,Dean, Academic Affairs (center); EnriqueGonzalez, Director, Amnesty EducationProgram (right); all based at Los AngelesMission College.

"The state department didn't knowhow to deal with us so they said they wouldtreat us like adult schools," said Fujimoto.

This definition meant that the grantmoney would only cover a maximum of$500 per student, or $2.59 an hour with aminimum of 40 hours of instruction.

The consortium set out to develop amodel and act as a lobbying agent to addressfunding, assessment, curriculum, and staffissues. The consortium lobbied for $100per student for start up costs andan increaseto 55-5.50 an hour per student, which is the

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$ FUNDING $OPPORTUNITIES $

This conference is for you!November 29-30, 1990

$ $ $ $ $

The ITC fall meeting is designed forprofessionals, faculty, administrators, con-tractors, and program officers of fundingorganizations.

On Thursday evening participants havean opportunity to renew old friendships andcreate new ones during the informal wel-come reception at the Radisson Park TerraceHotel.

Fridays' sessions begin at 8:45 a.m. andwill target:

current information onfunding opportunities, ar-eas, and perspectives;strategies for improvedgrant development andwriting;exchange of views withfunding agencies; andlegislative developmentsthat impact on internationalexchange prog:ams.

For more information contact: AmericanAssociation of Community and Junior Col-leges/International Intercultural Consor-tium at (202) 728-0215.

FIPSE SUPPORTS INITIATIVES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETENCEThe Fund for the Improvement ofPostsecondary Education (FIPSE)

offers exceptional opportunities for com-munity colleges in international education.It invites exploration and innovation oncampuses. During its 18-year history,F1PSEhas funded hundreds of projects and overthe next few years will support comprehen-sive study, bl ueprint drawing, experimenta-tion, and evaluation of new initiatives in

international education.F1PSE looks for proposals outlining

strategies for better and different languageeducation programs. New models for teach-ing and learning the use of modern technolo-gies to advance learning is encouraged.

FIPSE supports faculty development ininternational study and language acquisi-tion, expanded overseas internships andstudy abroad programs.

Community colleges should take heartas FIPSE advocates collaborative effortswith international business, industry, andeducation. This is the strength of two-yearcolleges.

Last year, of the 28 FIPSE grants ininternational and intercultural education,only four community colleges receivedawards; American Samoa CommunityCollege, Micronesia; Fort Berthold Com-

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WORDS FROM THE CHAIR

By Evan DobelleIIC Chair

On November 30, the InternationalIntercultural Consortium will meet to dis-cuss grant opportunities for programs toassist community colleges as they educate aculturally sensitive American work force.No responsibility of our institutions is moreclear or more profound.

The next century will test our country.We are compelled to find inspiration, bal-ance and strength amid the shifting demo-graphic and ethnic identity of the UnitedStates. Moreover, the economic powers ofour east and west demand unprecedentedcompetitive excellence from Americanbusiness.

The AACJC and the InternationalIntercultural Consortium can help leadAmerican community colleges in creativelyresponding to these challenges. As John W.Gardner, distinguished leader in public ser-vice and private enterprise, has written:

The first priority for this genera-tion is international understand-ingto learn the hazards andhopes of this world we inhabitand to learn how to cope with itsproblems. Our first step must beto strengthen cur institutions oflearning.

The Consortium looks forward toworking with you in pursuit of Gardner'smandate.

IIC MEETS THISFALL

RECEPTION, THURSDAYNOVEMBER 29

WORKSHOP AND MEETINGSNOVEMBER 30

DID YOU KNOW? _

The Samantha Smith Memorial ExchangeProgram, a student youth exchange pro-gram with the USSR, Central and EasternEurope, and Yugoslavia, is currently ac-cepting grant proposals. The program offerstwo different categories of grants. Under-graduate students under the age of 26 areeligible for Category A grants while thoseunder the age of 21 are eligible for CategoryB grants. For more information see theSeptember 18, 1990 issue of the FederalRegister (vol. 55, No. 1181) or contact: TheSamantha Smith Memorial Exchange Pro-gram, Office of Academic Programs (E/AEE), Room 208, Un ited States Inform ationAgency, 301 4th Street, S.W., Washington,D.C. 20547, (202)619-4420 (for CategoryA Proposals); or The Samantha SmithMemorial Exchange Program, Youth Pro-grams Division (E/VY), Office of Interna-tional Visitors, Room 357, United StatesInformation Agency, 301 4th Street, S.W.,Washington, D.C. 20547, (202) 619-6299(for Category B proposals). The applicationdeadline is November 30, 1990 for bothCategory A and Category B proposals.Applicants will be notified of the results byApril 30, 1991.

The Department of Education is now ac-cepting applications for approximately78 transitional bilingual educafion awardsand 36 alternative instruction awards forinstruction projects for limited Englishproficient students. The awards willrange form $75,000 to $300,000 for threeyears. Applicatioh Deadline; December 7,1990. Contact: Luis Catarineau, Depart-ment of Education, 400 Maryland Ave.,S.W., Room 5615, Washi ngton, D.C. 20202;(202) 732-5701.

The Department of Education is alsoseeking applications for its bilingual edu-cation fellowship program. ApplicationDeadline: December 14, 1990. Contact:Joyce Brown, Departmcntof Education,400Maryland Ave., S.W., Room 5630, Wash-ington, D.C. 20202; (202)732-5727 or (202)732-5729.

The 1991 Japan Exchange and Teaching(JET) Program is now accepting appli-cants for both the Coordinator for Interna-tional Relations (CIR) and thc Assistant

English Teacher (AET) areas of placement.While the JET program recruits from coun-tries other than the United States, in 1990,49U.S. applicants were selected for the CIRposition and 762 U.S. applicants were se-lected for the AET position. This programalso seeks to promote ties between youthsand only accepts applicants 35 years of ageor younger. For more information contact:Embassy of Japan, Office of the JET Pro-gram, 2520 Massachusetts Ave., NW,Washington, D.C. 20008; (202) 939-6700.

If you are interested in two-month inten-sive courses of the Japanese Languagefocusing on teaching methodology, fourcourses are offered throughout 1991. Appli-cation Deadline: December 1, 1990. Con-tact: The Japan Foundation, 142 West 57thStreet, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10019;(212) 949-6360 or 244 South San Pedro St.,Suite 5508, Los Angeles, CA 90012; (213)617-1159.

The II C Spring Conference will be held atthe Allis Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, MO.There are 50 rooms available for IICmembers. For reservations you must contactSharon Jimenez at the HC office; (202) 728-0215. All reservations are on a first comefirst serve basis.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATE is pub-lished by the Office of InternationalServices of the American Associationof Community and Junior Colleges(AACJC). Subscription is a benefit tothe International Intercultural Consor-tium (IIC) and available to members atan annual subscription rate.

All articles published represent theopinions of the authors and do not nec-essarily reflect the views or policies ofAACJC. Send all comments and ad-dress changes to: Editor Tokuyama orAsst. Editor Walden, AACJC, OneDupont Circle, N.W., Suite 410,Washington, D.C. 20036.

Office of International Services:M. Yukie Tokuyama, Director

Shauna Walden, Asst. to the DirectorSharon J. Jimenez, Staff Assistant

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regular full-time student cost. Since theregulations stipulated that education couldonly be provided to students below a certainlevel but offered no method of assessment,the consortium developed their own assess-ment instruments. They also recognized thedifficulty of teaching all the necessary infor-mation in only 40 hours, and designed threecredit courses, 100 hours in length. Theissue of staff development for those teach-ing these special courses was resolved whenthe consortium requested $50 per person fororientation.

The important distinction between theconsortium members and the adult schoolsis that presently the adult school programsstill don't go beyond the required 40 hours ofinstruction. This might explain the steadygrowth and high success rate experiencedby the consortium members.

"We have a high retention rate and 80percent of students whe have taken a coursecontinue (their education)," said Fujimoto.

L.A. Mission College built on this suc-cess and developed their program one stepfurther. Thcy decided to idcntify thc profes-sionals in the program. With the initial 400professionals, they formed the HispanicProfessional Network and brought in coun-selors to show the group what they needed topractice their individual professions in theUnited States. The counselors gave infor-mation on further ESL programs, state boardexams, credentials, and liscensing.

The network has grown to 1000 indi-viduals and has recently received a $325,000grant from The Fund for the Improvementof Postsecondary Education for use over athree-year period.

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munity College, ND; Holyoke CommunityCollege, MA; and Navajo Community Col-lege, AZ.

The disparity rests on the shoulders ofcommunity colleges. Statistics indicate thatthe ratio of proposals to awards of two- andfour-year colleges is virtually the same. Thedisparity exists because community col-leges have pursued FIPSE grants to the sameextent that four-year institutions have.

For more information, attend the IICFall Mee...% and talk with FIPSE programofficers.

According to Jack Fujimoto, "It all

started with amnesty, it all started with

SLIAG."For more information about the con-

sortium contact: Enrique Gonzalez,SeniorDirector for Special Projects, Los AngelesMission College, 1241 San Fernando Rd.,San Fernando, CA 91340; (818) 365-8271, ext. 280.

Jack Fujimoto ispresident of LosAngeles MissionCollege, CA.

SLIAG Funds AvailableThe Office of Refugee Resettlement,

under the Family Support Administration ofHealth and Human Services is responsiblefor the distribution of State LegalizationImpact Assistance Grants (SLIAG). Thesegrants are an outgrowth of the 1986 Immi-

gration Reform and Control Act (IRCA).SLIAG was designed to reimburse

states for providing services to aliens legal-

ized under IRCA. These services includeprograms that educate new legalized aliens

on public resources, anti-discrimination laws,

U.S. history, and English-as-a Second lan-guage.

According to the Office of RefugeeResettlement, IRCA has authorized over $2.1billion to states through fiscal year 1990. Toreceive SLIAG funds, states should havesubmitted an application which designatedsomeone to serve as the "Single Point ofContact," by July 15, 1990. The grants aredistributed by the Office of Refugee Re-settlement and arc issued only to state gov-ernments. Local governments and otherorganizations are not eligible.

The grants are awarded based on anallocation formula that looks at the eligiblelegalized alien population and the cost forSLIAG services in the applying state. How-ever, the funds remain available for use until

fiscal year 1994 for grant recipients, a here-

fore, organizations that are able to provideone or more of the services mandated forSLIAG funds, may want to contact the"Single Point of Contact" in their state gov-ernments for more information.

New InterculturalAnthology for RemedialReadinglWritingStudents

By Sara Pfaffenroth

Which community college studentsprobably know the least about the rest of theworld? Remedial students. Which studentsare least likely to learn very much about therest of the world in their classes? Remedialstudents. Conventional wisdom has heldthat the education of such students mustfocus on skills and more skills. The contentof the read ing and writing used to teach theseskills, it has been supposed, needs to be"relevant," such as essays on football, tele-vision, and working in a supermarket.

In a project sponsored by a New Jerseystate humanities grant, a new interculturalanthology titled Faces and Voices chal-lenges that conven tion al wisdom in two ways.First, the editors believe that remedial stu-dents, for their own self-esteem, prefer todeal with ideas of substance, college levelideas, rather than "relevant" topics whichpresent few intellectual challenges. Second,the editors believe that remedial studentscan learn about the rest of the world, as longas the materials selected arc at the appropri-ate reading level and are appropriately intro-duced. In an age of expanding global viewsand increased focus on critical thinking,both beliefs deserve to be field-tested todetermine if remedial students can benefit inthe ways expected.

Faces and Voices includes 41 texts rep-resenting 25 nations. All seiections have areading level of grade 10.4 or below, yetthey are provocative; they ask students torespond to important questions about cul-tural values and issues. Vocabulary anddiscussion/writing topics are provided foreach selection. McGraw-Hill will be pub-lishing the text in the near future, but alimited number of copies are currentlyavailable from Sara B. Pfaffenroth, CountyCollege of Morris, Randolph, NJ 07869.

For Preliminary Schedule of theIIC Fall Meeting See Page 4.Don't Miss the Opportunity!

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INTERNATIONAL INTERCULTURAL CONSORTIUM"FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES" - FALL MEETING

NOVEMBER 29-30, 1990Preliminary Schedule

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6:30 PM WELCOME RECEPTION Radisson Park Terrace Hotel-Terrace Ballroom

Friday._ Noveinber 30. 1990

8:30 AM REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:45 AM GENERAL SESSIONWelcome-Evan Dobelle, Chair, IIC Executive Committee, President, City College of San Francisco

Introduction-Dale Parnell, President, American Association of Community and Junior Colleges

Keynote Address-Agency for International Development Representative

10:00-10:50 AM PRIMARY PUBLIC FUNDING SOURCESRalph Hines, Chief, International Studies Branch, Center for International Education, Department of Education

Sandy Nmkirk, Program Officer, The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

F. Bi uce Robinson, Asst. Director, Division of Education Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities

11:00-11:50 AM EXPANDING, FLEXIBLE PROGRAMSMargaret Fahs, Director, Debt for Development CoalitionCarol Hardman, Director, Youth and Education Program, Sister Cities International

Julie Banzhaf, Program Officer, Hitachi Foundation

Noon-1:50 PM LUNCHEON SESSIONPresiding-Sue Light, Professor, City College of San FranciscoIntroduction-John Alexander, Director, Center for International Education

Keynote-Bruce Gelb, Director, USIA

2:00-2:50 PM ADDRESS INFORMATION EXCHANGESRoundtable #1-Education and Training Opportunities

Academy for Educational DevelopmentAssociation for International Practical TrainingDelphi International GroupOffice of International Training, USAIDPartners for the AmericasPartners for International Education and Training

Roundtable #2-Faculty and Student Exchange Opportunities

Fulbright ProgramsInternational Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience

International Youth Exchange, USIASamantha Smith Memorial Exchange Program, US; it

Youth for Understanding

Roundtable #3-Additional Student Assistance and Participation Programs

NAFSA: Association of International Education

Peace Corps

2:00-2:50 PM LEGISLATIVE UPDATE (limited to first 25 IIC members In '!istrant

Norman Peterson, Executive Secretary, Liaison Group for International Educational Exchange

3:00-4:00 PM MEMBERSHIP MEETINGAdjournment

INTERNATIONAL

EXPANDING ACCESS TOSTUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS:Amendments to Higher Education Act Proposed

Legislation introduced into both theHouse (HR5710) by Congressman

Ford (D-MI) and Senate (S3240) by SenatorDodd (D-CT) pushes for the expanding useof existing federal fmancial assistance pro-grams.

Specifically, the bills will amend TitleIV of the Higher Education Act makingfinancial assistance available to enrolledstudents at accredited institutions, alsoavailable to those students whostudy abroadunder approved credit courses offered bytheir institution. Currently, existing policydiscourages Mstitutional support of assis-tance for overseas study.

If passed, this access legislation willimpactPell Grants (Sec .411), SupplementalEducation Opportunity Grants (Sec. 4137),State Student Incentive Grants (Sec. 415),Guaranteed Student Loans (Sec. 428), andPerkins Loans (Sec. 461). It will also amendCost of Attendance, Student Eligibility, In-formation Dissemination Activities, andProgram Participation Agreements.

A National Task Force on Undergradu-ate Education Abroad has worked for over ayear with national legislators in developingand supporting the legislation. The taskforce membership includes the Council onInternational Educational Exchange, Insti-tute for International Education, LiaisonGroup for Educational Exchange and

NAFSA: Association of International Edu-cators.

This group urges Congress to broadeneducational opportunities for study-abroadprograms to include more middle incomeand minority students. Financial obstaclesare a major concern.

Senator Dodd and Congressman Fordwill re-introduce the bill in January 1991. Inthe interim they invite higher education in-stitutions and friends to review the legisla-tion, make recommendations, and commu-nicate support to their offices.

Please address all communication to:

Attention: Joan GillmanThe Honorable Christopher DoddSR-444 Russell Senate Office Bldg.U. S. SenateWashington, D.C. 20514

Attention: Tom WolaninThe Honorable William FordCH239 Cannon House Office Bldg.U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515

For more information, read the insertcopied from the September 26, 1990 Con-gressional Record-Extension of Remarks,page E 2997 and October 24, 1990 Congres-sional Record-Senate, Page S18051.

The International Intercultural Consortium(IIC) becomes the American Council

on International Intercultural Education(ACHE) See The Director's Coma, p. 2.

AACJC

Evan Dobelle is the Chair of the newlyestablished American Council on Inter-national Intercultural Education. Underhis leadership ACHE (formerly theInternational Intercul'ural Consortium)will make the transition from its formerconsortium status.

EAST-WEST CENTERMAKES GOOD ONOFFERAsian Pacific StudiesProgram Created

Victor Hao Li's invitation at IIC's an-nual conference to community col-

leges to increase their understanding of con-temporary Asia at the East-West Center hastaken on concrete dimensions. Followingthe directions of its President, the Center, inconjunction with the University of Hawaiiwill sponsor "The Asian Studies Develop-ment Program."

This program is presently projected as along-term undertaking of five to 10 programcycles, each three years in length. A newcycle would begin each year with a summerinstitute at the East-West Center and theUniversity of Hawaii in Honolulu.

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Council Status:What Does It Mean?

By M. \Ude TokuyamaACHE Director

The Internatienal InterculturalConsortium is dead. Eager to advance its

range of activities and expertise, IIC applied

for a more accomodating structurecouneilstatus.

At the November 9, 1990 AACJC Board

of Directors' meeting in Washington, D.C.,IIC officially became one of 19 affiliatedcouncils of AACJC.

What does this mean? For starters, ournew name is the American Council on

International Intercultural Education(ACHE). We have a new constitution andbylaws that make us financially indepen-dent of the AACJC. ACHE rows its ownboat. It hires its own staff, selects its ownheadquarters and rents its office.

AACJC services are available on a costreimbursable basis. During ACHE's firsttransitional year, headquarters will be lo-cated at me AACJC office. Fifty percentofAACJC's staff in the Office of InternationalServices is contracted to ACHE.

ACHE, like other affiliated councils,looks to AACJC to continue to serve as anumbrella organization assisting in the gen-eral coordination of both community col-lege public policy and the two-year collegemovement. Affiliation requires thatcouncilchairs meet twice yearly, in conjunctionwith the AACJC fall Board meeting andAACJC annual spring convention.

Affiliation also gives us the right tonominate a candidate for AACJC Board ofDirectors. AACJC provides a staff liaisonand a Board liaison. In addition, AACJCprovides each council special privileges atits Annual Convention: one non-competitivesponsorship of a forum, waiver of conven-tion base registration fee for council chair,and scheduling of a business meeting.

So how does council status impact onindividual colleges? While that largely willbe determined over time, laying a soundfoundationconstitution, bylaws, publicagenda--is crucial. Decisions about priori-ties, membership, activities for the next 12months will be discussed at the fall meeting.Horefully all members will actively partici-pate in determining ACHE's future.

DID YOU KNOW?The recently formed Peter F. DruckerFoundation for Nonprofit Management,is reportedly the first foundation of itskind designed to encourage nonprofits tomanage for innovation by granting a$25,000 Peter F. Drucker Award forNonprofit Innovation. Application infor-mation for the first award is now available.Contact: Frances Hesselbein, The DruckerFoundation, 666 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor,New York, NY 10103; (212) 399-1710.

The Department of Education is nowseeking applications for its bilingualeducation fellowship program. Applica-tion Deadline: December 14, 1990. Con-tact: Joyce Brown, Department of Educa-tion,400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Room 5630,Washington, D.C. 20202; (202) 732-5727or (202) 732-5729.

The Center for International Education(CIE) has proposed adding Short-termTravel Abroad Grants (STAGs) to itsFulbright-Hays and Title VI programs.These grants would cover a two to threeweek visit for international travel for se-lected faculty. Look for more informationon STAGs in the future.

State education agencies are eligible forDepartment of Education grants of$75,000. The Bilingual Education StateEducation Agency Program was designedto encourage state education agencies topublish data on limited English proficientpersons and to improve bilingual educationprograms. Application Deadline: January18, 1991. Contact: Luis Catarineau, De-partment of Education, 400 Maryland Ave.,S .W., Room 5615,Washington , D.C. 20202;(202) 732-5701.

The U.S. Institute of Peace is now ac-cepting Ipplications for grants of $50,000to $100,000. The Institute is offering thesegrants to individuals and organizationsproposing curriculum development andteacher training in international peace andconflict management; and projects on peace,conflict, and governance in Latin America.Application Deadline: January 1, 1990.Contact: Solicited Grants Projects, U.S.Peace Institute, 1550 M Street, N.W., Suite700, Washington, D.C. 20005; (202) 457-17L3.

The Intercultural Press has released theirautumn 1990 "Intercultural Book ClubSelection." Recommended reading in-

cludes the following: Do's and Taboos ofHosting International Visitors by Roger E.

Axtell; Subject: India, A Semester Abroadby Jennifer Ladd; and The Questions of Di-versity by George F. Simons.

Do's andTaboos looks at hosting inter-national visitors as a cross-cultural skill, it isa valuable guide for anyone that may host an

international visitor. Cost: $14.95, 236pages. Subject India covers the innermostthoughts and feelings of American collegestudents throughout their journey in India.Cost: $16.95, 176 pages. The Questions ofDiversity is a new diversity assessment toolwith questionnaires and diagnostic formswhich provide helpful information for orga-nizations on how to begin dealing with di-versity. Cost $28.00, 42 pages. For moreinformation on these publications contact:Intercultural Press, Inc., P.O. Box 700,Yarmouth, ME 04096; (207) 846-5168, Fax(207) 846-5181.

The ACHE Spring Conference will beheld at the Allis Plaza Hotel, Kansas City,MO. Hotel rooms are limited. For reserva-tions contact: Sharon Jimenez at (202) 728-

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published by the Offic e of InternationalServices of the American Associationof Community and Junior Colleges(AACJC). Subscription is a benefit tothe American Council of InternationalIntercultural Education (ACIM) andavailable to members at an annual sub-

scription rate.All articles published represent the

opinions of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views or poli-cies of AACJC. Send all commentsand address changes to: Editor, M.Yukie Tokuyama, or Assistant Editor,Shauna Walden, AACJC, One Du-pont Circle., N.W., Suite 410, Wash-

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ST. PETERSBURG MEETS ST PETERSBURGBy Jim Moorhead

St. Petersburg Junior College

hink globally, serve locally, was takenliterally at SL Petersburg Junior Col-

lege last month as two international no-tables were welcomed to the local scene.

Rector (President) Stanislav Merkurievof Leningrad State University was greetedwarmly at SPJC for his reciprocal visitfollowing President Carl M. Kuttler Jr.'sSeptember trip to Leningrad. WithMerkuriev was Anatoly Sobchak, chairmanof the economic law faculty at the univer-sity. As chairman also of the Leningrad CityCouncil, Sobchak is one of the best-knownpolitical figures in the U.S.S.R. and is seenby some as a future prime minister.

Both men were awarded honorary de-grees from SPJC in impressive ceremoniesheld on the Clearwater Campus of Florida'sfirst community college. Following his in-duction as honorary president, Merkurievcalled for not just faculty but total exchangesbetween the two schools. Sobchak was noless expansive. He told audiences every-where he went that his mission in accom-panying Merkuriev was to encourage theopening up of relations--social, cultural,educational, and commercial--betweenLeningrad and U.S. communities. He isspearheading efforts to create a free tradezone in his city, one similar to that in HongKong.

In St. Petersburg, Sobchak found him-self face to face with familiar-soundinghistory. Leningrad originally was named SLPetersburg when it was founded in 1703 byPeter the Great. It was changed to Petrogradin 1914 and to Leningrad in 1924. TheFlorida city was nostalgically named in 1888by one of its co-founders, an expatriateRussian nobleman named Peter Demens.

In discussing a "twin cities" relationshipbetween the two communities. MayorSobchak mentioned his pursuit of a popularreferendum to have Leningrad's birth namerestored. During his visit, St. Petersburg'sCity Council adopted a "twin cities" resolu-tion and named Sobchak honorary mayor.

The Merkuriev/ Sobchak visit evolvedfrom an idea that came to Kuttler early thisyear when a visiting Leningrad State Uni-versity law professor, Watery Musin, stayed

Carl M. Kuttler, Jr. (left), and StanislavP. Merkuriev (right), during their Wash.ington, D.C. visit.

in his home. Musin agreed to go back andpush for the idea on his own campus. Soon,Kuttler was packing his bags. Speaking toLeningrad audiences he commended thiscountry's two-year college system-- particu-larly its corporate training capacities-- as amodel for the Soviets to consider in theirsearch for ways to improve their educationaland economic systems.

Rector Merkuriev, besides being headof the U.S.S.R.'s second-largest universityand an internationally renown physicist, is amember of the U.S.S.R.'s State EducationalCommittee, which seeks to implementperestroika (restructuring) in higher educa-tion.

His visit to the Tampa Bay Area hardlycould have been more timely. Just as he andhis party arrived, ABC affiliate WTSP-TVin St. Petersburg was concluding a series oflive broadcasts from the Soviet Union,capped by a 2-hour prime time special and aSunday afternoon U.S./U.S.S.R. interviewshow.

At the start of his visit, Merkurievappeared before the American Council onEducation and the American Association ofCommunity and Junior Colleges in Wash-ington, D.C. Other stops included the Uni-versity of South Florida in Tampa, the Uni-versity oPennsylvania in Philadelphia, andthe John Jay College of Criminal Justice atCity University of New York where he ad-dressed the Council of International Educa-tional Exchange.

Mayor Sobchak had the opportunity toparticipate in We-to-face meetings withPresident Bush, White House Chief of StaffJohn Sununu , Secretary of StateJames Baker,

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Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbac her,National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft,and U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills.He also made a speech before the Center forStrategic and International Studies in Wash-ington, which was covered live for 1-112hours by C-Span.

Senators Push for StudentExchanges with Non-Western European Nations

Last July Senator David Boren of Okla-homa, chair of the Senate Intelligence

Com m i ttee, Senator Majori ty Leader GeorgeMitchell of Maine, and Foreign RelationsCommittee Chair Claiborne Pell of RhodeIsland introduced the "Educational Ex-changes Enhancement Act (S3865)."

This act would provide scholarships to5000 U.S. students studying in Eastern Eu-rope, the Soviet Union, and non-Europeancountries and to 5000 foreign students fromthese regions and nations with fewer than1000 students currently studying in the U.S.The proposed legislation increases fundingfor USIA student exchanges by $50 millionincrements over the next four years: $50million increase in 1991, $100 million in1992, $150 million in 1993, and $200 mil-lion in 1994.

It is imperative that two-year collegesnot only monitor the progress ofreauthorization of USIA programs but alsoorganize to make an impact and ensure thatthe legislation includes all segments of highereducation. College presidents, communityleaders, and state legislators would be wiseto write to Senators Boren, Mitchell, andPell thanking them for their leadership andreminding them of the contributions two-year colleges offer in expanding under-graduate student exchanges.i M.English Literacy Programs

Applications for Department of Educa-tion grants averaging $147,000 for En-glish literacy programs for limited En-glish profi cient persons and their fami-lies. Deadline: 1130/91. Contect: MaryMahony, Dept. of Education, 400 Mary-land Ave., S.W., Rm. 5620, Washington,D.C. 20202, (202) 732-5722.

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ALEXANDER ADVISESCOMMUNI1Y COLLEGESTO SEEK OUT NRCs

The U.S . Departmentof Education (UVED) in its recent announcement for

the National Resource Centers (NRCs)competition emphasizes the importance ofcommunity and junior college participationin NRC outreach activities. To benefit fromthis priority, John C. T. Alexander urgesAACJC institutions to take the initiative,apply some imagination and seek out anNRC in close proximity with a view tocollaboration.

This is the first time US/ED has had anabsolute priority in its NRC grant competi-tion.

The initiation or expansion ofin service teacher uaining ac-tivities for administrators,teachers, and curriculum co-ordinators in elementary andsecondary schools and in in-stitutions of higher education,including community andfour-year colleges.

This priority is based on the under-standing that, given the unprecedented andrapid social, economic, and political changesin the world, it is imperative that we as apeople, i.e., specialists and non-specialists,understand these developments.

John Alexander confirmed that this pri-ority is one of CIE's new efforts to addressthe needs of community and junior collegesin the field of international education. It isalso indicative of CIE's policy to be some-what more directive with its programs tobenefit the larger educational community.

DID YOU KNOW?(continued from page 2)

The Department of Education is award-ing about 35 grants averaging $151,000for training education personnel for pro-grams for limited English proficient per-sons. Programs providing certification-oriented training in mathematics, science, orearly childhood education for teachers inbilingual education programs. ApplicationDeadline: Tanury 30, 1990. Contact:Cynthia Ryan, Department of Education,400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Room 5622,Washington, D.C. 20202, (202) 732-5722.

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U.H. Professor Roger Ames (left); Vice Chan-cellor Melvin Salcaguchi, Hawaii CommunityCollege System(center); AASCU Vice PresidentRobert Leestma.

The first phase includes a summer resi-dential study at the Center, and during theensuing acadcmic year, curriculum devel-opment at home institution:. The secondphase includes a study travel to Asia forfirst-hand exposure to some of its cultures.In the 1111a1 year, in-service workshops onspecific themes will be organized at regionalcenters which wil! develop through the net-working of panicipating institutions.

In order to better ensure that the programwill make a significant impact, AACJC hasdetermined that individual colleges mustsend a team -- two or three people from boththe faculty/administrative staff. Individualcandidates must be:

* /sir .rinated by the president or chan-cellor of the candidate's AACJCinstitution.

* Full-time faculty or program staff.* Able to participate independent of

their families as the nature of theInstitute doas not permit thepresence of family members.

Preference will be given to members ofThe American Council on InternationalIntercultural Education (ACIIE).

This program is unique in that it includes

not only community colleges, but also four-year institutions. Each class will have 40participants, 20 from AACIC institutionsand 20 from The American Association ofState Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

The 1991 Summer Institute is scheduledfor July 21 through August 9, 1991. Fordetailed information on application proce-dures, contact M. Yukie Tokuyama, Officeof International Services, AACJC, One Du-pont Circle, Suite 410, Washington, D.C.20036, (202) 728-0200.

PROPOSALS URGEDUSIA to Visit Campus Clusters

The United States In "Innation Agencyis soliciting proposals for four cam-

pus-cluster sites for its 1991 U.S.-basedTraining Program for Overseas EducationalAdvisers.

USIA plans to incorporate campus visi-tations of 4-5 days in length, into its three-week training program for educational ad-visers from overseas offices. Each campussite will be host to seven or eight partici-pants.

Campus-clusters should be representa-tive of the diverse types of education in thearea. For example, a cluster might include acommunity college, a state land-grant col-lege, a private college/university, and re-search university. The intent of the clusterconcept is to expose participants to varietiesof programs, curriculum, support services,language training, costs, institutional struc-tures, and home hospitality.

Participating institutions are expectedto share the costs with in-kind contributions.Each cluster will require a lead institutionand overall coordinator to administer theprogram.

For detailed information, please con-tact Theresa Carroll at the College Board,Office of Interr 'Iona! Education; (202)332-1480. Proposal deadlines are Decem-ber 14, 1990.

CLASSIFIED

A technical teacher (lecturer) inHorticulture at the Cairns Collegeof Techn ical and Further Education(TAFE), Cairns, Queensland, Aus-tralia, is in search of a suitable ex-change candidate in the U.S. A. Thiscandidate should possess the abil-ity to teach both the theoretical andpractical aspects of horticulture,particularly nursery skills, as wellas have a desire to swap both jobsand accomodations for a period of12 months. If interested pleasecontact Mark Modini, Cairns Col-lege of TAFE, Private Mail Bag 1,Cairns, Qld., 4070, Australia; (070)514455, Fax (070) 312494.

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USAID OPENS COMPETITION SISTER CITIES'CONNECTIONS OFFER

BIFADEC Takes Leadership Role OPPORTUNITIESyiembers of the American Councilon International InterculturalEducation (ACHE) and other in-

terested parties learned of current legislativeand government relations issues as theygathered in Washington, D.C., last Novem-ber for ACIIE's 1990 Fall Meeting on fund-ing opportunities.

Norman Pctcrson, executive secretaryof the Liaison Group for International Edu-cational Exchange, pointed out that thereauthorization legislation for the U.S. In-

. formation Agency, Department of State,Higher Education Act, and the revision ofthe Foreign Assistance Agency, will allhave an impact on international education.As Peterson stressed the importance ofwatching and participating in the develop-ing changes in foreign policy, C. StuartCallison, acting executive director of theBoard for International Food and Agricul-tural Development and Economic Coopera-tion (BIFADEC), spoke to conference par-ticipants on BIFADEC's commitment toworking with two-year colleges.

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educational and vocational skills and in ap-plied knowledge for community develop-ment activities are very relevant, not onlyfor local development in the U.S., but forthe developing countries as well," saidCallison.

This commitment has developed oncstcp further since the ACHE Fall Meeting asBIFADEC, an arm of the United StatesAgcncy for International Development(USAID), recently ',net in Washington, D.C.to provide a forum for various segments ofhigher education to express concern andsupport over the proposed Universty Devel-opment Linkage Projec t (UDLP). Dale Par-n el I, president and chief executive officer ofthe American Association of Community


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Room Reservation Deadline: January 22, 1991

Call for Papers Deadline: January 18, 1991Registration Deadline: March 12, 1991

By Carol Hardman

AACJC OITICE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE1/4'.

lmost 900 U.S. communities arelinked with 1,400 foreign cities in95 countries through the Sister

Cities Program. Through these municipalpartnerships many kinds of internationalexchanges occurexchanges of people,ideas, technology, and information.

Community and jun ior colleges, locatedin communities that have a sister cities pro-gram, can and should play a role in theserelationships to have an effect on the inter-national exchange activities that would ben-efit thc local prognm and the institution.

For example, Des Moines Area Com-munity College in Iowa has carried out anumber of intzrnational activities directlyrelated to Des Moines' sister cities and toIowa's sister states. These have included agroup study abroad project for faculty andsecondary school teachers, with Mexico,foreign instructors of culinary arts fromMexico and France, internships abroad forstudents in Mexico and France, exchangesof faculty and students in dental hygienewith Japan, and the development of sisterinstitutions with several countries.

Sister Cities International (SCI), thenational coordinating body for all U.S. sistercities programs, administers several grantprograms for which two-year colleges areeligible, depending on the kind of projectdeveloped by the college. Grants are com-petitive, require proposals, and must be ap-plied for in cooperation with the local sistercities program. Currently, three grant pro-grams might be of interest: one for ex-changes of trainees, 18 to 35 years old; onefor technical assistance projects with nonindustrialized nations; and one for munici-pal training and local government develop-

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THE ACIIE CORNER

Executive Board EnthusiasticOver New Council Status

By Sue LightACHE Vice Chair

The Executive Board's response to thenew council status of ACHE was to throwitself energetically into a revitalization ef-fort. At the November board meeting itbecame clear that we must define our Mis-sion and Goals, and work on modificationsof the Constitution. How to market theCouncil's activities and services, how toincrease membersh ip, and how to better servethe needs of American community collegeslarge and small, were the prime objects ofdiscussion.

It was agreed that a special meeting fo-cused on these ci tidal issues was neededand should occur prior to the scheduledApril 11, 1991 Executive Committee meet.ing. The weekends of February 9 and Feb-ruary 19 arc the proposed dates for themeeting.

Meanwhile, the task forces created at ourNovember meeting are off and running.Board member Lydia Ledesm a-De John(DeAnza College) chairs the Mission andGoals Task Force, working closely withJoyce Tsunoda (Hawai i Com munity CollegeSystem) and Larry Kostoff (CentennialCollege). A survey was sent to all membersin early December, the responses will helpthe task force define our Mission and Goals.

Another event of great excitement is theEast-West Center (EWC) and University ofHawaii's project to infuse Asian Studies intotwo- and four-year college curricula. Rep-resentatives from ACHE and the four-yearorganization, the American Association ofState Colleges and Universities, met atlength with EWC and the University ofHawaii's School of Asian and Pacific Stud-ies (SHAPS) to formulate the guidelines forthis exciting offer. Colleges arc urged toconsider applying; the criteria for accep-tance (which will be very competitive, withonly 20 places for AC IIE colleges) arc clearlylaid out in the brochure. Call M. YukicTokuyama at 202/728-02(X) if you need abrochure. rhe deadiina for application is

,rebruary 15, 1991.

DID YOU KNOW?The United States Information Agency(USIA) has opened competition for its1990-1991 Fulbright Teacher ExchangeProgram. The number of exchanges avail-able P.r I. the el igibility requirements vary by

country. In general, three years of full-timeteaching experience is required. Languagefluency is required for participation in somenon-English speaking countries. Contact:Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program E/AS X, USIA, 301 Fourth Street, SW,Washington, DC 20547; 202/485-2555.

Language: Ja pan, a two-month languageprogram held in Japan, is designed forEnglish speakers who wish to pursue in-tensive summer study of the Japaneselanguage. Tne program will run from June12-August 11, 1991. Application Deadline:March 1, 1991. Contact: Exchange: Japan,P.O. Box 1166, Ann Arbor, MI 48106; 313/665-1820, FaX 313/665-5229.

People to People 1991 summer studyabroad programs. People to People In-ternational and the University of Missouri-Kansas City are sponsorir g the 1991 Col-legiate Study Abroad progrm. These short-term traveling seminars, field studies, andinternships are offered to serious, academi-cally oriented undergraduate and graduatescholars. Application Deadline: April 25,1991. Contact: Collegiate Program,PeopleTo People International, 501 East ArmourBlvd.. Kansas City, MO 6409; 816/531-4701.

The Institute for Foreign Cultural Rela-tions is sponsoring a series of cultural/information seminars which will be heldin the Federal Republic of Germany andneighboring countries this summer. Theinstitute was founded in Stuttgart, Germanyin 191 and is committed to internationalcultural and information exchange. Theseminar; arc planned specifically for NorthArnefican educatots. Application Dead-line: April 15, 1991. Contact: Institute forForeign Cultural Re1ltions, Department forSeminars, Charlottenplatz 17, D-7000Siattgart 1, Germany; 011-49-711-2225-177, FAX 011-49-711-224346.

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TechnoServe kicks off university-levelglobal education program. TechnoServe,an international non-profit agency based inNorWalk, CT, has been awarded a USAID/Biden-Pell Grant to Koduce and distribute16 interactive "teaching cases" for universi-ties and colleges nationwide. Teachingcases are a means of engaging students inmultifaceted dilemmas encountered in de-veloping countries, i.e. management andpartnership relationships, sustainable de-velopment and environmental concerns, entrystrategies for development organizations, etc.TechnoServe invites educators' suggestionsof possible topics to be included in thisprogram. Please contact Andrea Lucry orPeter Reiling at TechnoServe,49 Day Street,South Norwalk, CT 06854; 203/852-0377.

The Fulbright Scholar Awards Programfor 1992-93 incluies 1,000 grants for re-search and lecturing. Opportunities rangefrom two months to a full academic year;many assignments arc flexible to suit theneeds of the grantee. There am openings inover 100 countries and, in many regions,multi-country research is possible.The basiceligibility requirements for a Fulbright award


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Shauna Walden, Asst. to the DirectorSharon J. Jimenez, Staff Assistant_

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SCHCOL RELATIONS OFFICEADVANCES GLOBAL AWARENESS

By Shelley Brunner

Inresponse to growing interest in globaleducation and international studiesamong educators, Youth For Under-

standing (YFU) International Exchange hasopened a new School Relations Office.

The office mill serve as a resource toboards of education, secondary schools, andcolleges as they develop programs in inter-national education and student exchange."Through this new department, YFU willdevelop a consistent policy toward schools,incorporating many school concerns andprocedures involving student exchange,"reported newl y appointed Director of SchoolRelations Trula Duane. The School Rela-tions Office will assist a national advisorycouncil of educators in developing andimplementing its goals.

"School Relations will develop ideas tohelp teachers and administrators enhancecurriculum through cross-cultural materialsand training," Duane said. "YFU will iden-tify ways to assist schools in breaking downcultural stereotypes and to create globalawareness among students and teachers."Duane and her staff will prepare brochuresand articles for newsletters and educationalmagazines to update teachers on exchangenews and international education.

One of three new programs to be man-aged by the office includes communitycolleges. In a variation on traditional stu-dent exchange programs, YFU will place itsfirst group ot foreign exchange students inU.S. community colleges. Beginr,ing inAugust, 1991, students from Belgium,France, the Netherlands, and Switzerlandwill arrive in the United States to attend oneof three community colleges: Bergen Com-munity College in New Jersey; KirkwoodCommunity College in Iowa and Mont-gomery College in Maryland.

"YFU saw the interest of internationalstudents who have completed their second-ary education in coming to the U.S., and atthe same time the desire among communitycolleges for programs in international stud-ies and global education," said Duane. "Theresulting community college program willoffer these two groups an opponunity for a

cross-cultural experience previously un-available to them."

YFU has organized year-long exchangeprograms for high school students since 1951.Now, students 18 to 21 who are interested inimproving their English and le'..a-ning abnutU.S. culture and society will live with hostfamilies and participate in all areas of col-lege life, from academic courses to extra-curricular activities.

The three community colleges wereselected for the pilot year of the progorr,based on their geographical location, expe-rience with international students and hostfamily capabilities. "Bergen, Kirkwood,and Montgomery offer the highest quality incourses, community involvement, and stu-dent services and support." said Duane. Eachcollege will have a YFU program coordina-tor on campus to provide assistance to inter-national students and their host families.The program coordinator will recruit, select,and orient families; place students withcompatible hosts; help them choose andenroll in classes; and monitor studentprogress and adjustment. A resource to theentire community, the coordinator will bethc liaison between the college, the interna-tional student, and the family.

The staff is developing a list of educa-tors who are interested in information aboutglobal education and student exchange. Callor write to express an interest in YFU pro-grams, receive information, or to offer sug-gestions. The School Relations Office canbe reached at Youth For UnderstandingInternational Exchange, 3501 Newark Street,KW., Washington, D.C. 20016-3167.

Shelley Brunner is the associate Di-rector of the School Relations Office atYouth For Understanding.

Asian StudiesSummer Institute

at theEast-West CenterHonolulu, Hawaii

July 21-August 9, 1991Application Deadline:

February 15, 1991_1

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The American Council on International In-tercultural Education Executive Committee.(Left to Right) Standing: J. Richard Gilliland,Lydia Ledesma-De John, James Hardt,Masaru Yamada, Larry Kostoff. Sitting:Joyce Tsunoda, Sue Light (Vke Chair), andLaura Walker. Not pictured: Evan Dobelle(Chair), Don Dellow, and Dan Kinney.

Export TodayExport Today magazine, founded in

1981, is the practical guide to internationalmarkets and doing business overseas.Written by industry experts, the publicationprovides insider strategies for selling to "hot"export markets and takes a "how-to..." ap-proach to export finance, marketing, distri-bution, cross cultural survival, direct invest-ment, and more.

Special 1991 sections and reports willcover the Caribbean Basin, State ExportPromotion, Europe, The Four Tigers, JointVentures, U.S. Site Considerations, in ad-dition to the annual Finance and Transpor-tation issue,s. The March/April 1991 issuewill provide a survey of international busi-ness educational programs in a "Learningthe Trade" special feature. The magazinewill continue to cover new educational de-velopments and programs.

Export Today also has published twohandbooks: The Dollars and Sense of Ex-porting: A Practical Guide for Solving Yo urExport Problems and Successful High-TechExport Sales. New subscribers will receivea free copy of the "Dollars and Sense"handbook.

AACJC members, faculty, and stu-dents of community and junior collegesqualify for a special offer: $39/year (20percent off the regular price) or just $89 fora three-year subscription. Bulk copies areavailable at substantial discounts.

To subscribe, call 800/825-0061, orsend a check made payable to ExportToday,P.O. Box 28189, Washington, D.C. 20038.Be sure to ask for the AACJC internationalnewsletter offer.

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CALENDAR EVENTSCONFERENCES,SEMINARS,FAIRS

January23-25 "From Cold War to Cooperation:Dynamics of a New World Order," 1991International Development Conference,Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Soci-ety for International Development (SID),USA, and the SID Washington Chapter.Contact: Kathy Morrell, Conference Direc-tor, International DevelopmentConference,1401 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 1100,Washington, D.C. 20005; 202/638-3111,FAX 202/638-1374.

February3-6 Community Colleges for InternationalDevelopment, Inc., 14th annual conference,The Grosvenor Resort, Walt Disney World,FL. Contact: James G. Humphrys, Execu-tive Director, Conimunity Colleges for In-ternational Development, Inc., 1519Clear lake Read, Cocoa, FL 32922; 407/632-1111, Ext. 3050; Fax 407/639-0078.

IUC-USA, a nonprofit,non-partisan edu-cational institution whose mission is topromote international understanding, issponsoring the following CommunityCollege Programs for 1991:

o "Focus Europe: EC 1992 andBeyond," a 10-day seminar in Den-mark and Brussels for Business De-partment and International S tudFaculty. Dates available: February5-15, March 19-29, May 21-31, andNovember 5-15. Cost: $1, 920.o "Educational Horizons in a Chang-ing World," a 15-day, five-nationtraveling seminar scheduled April20-May 5, 1991 or October 5-20.Cost: $2, 255.o European Community MovingTowards "1992," July 13-28. Cost:$2,110o "Central Europe: Nations in Tran-sition," July 13-28. Cost: $2,110.

All costs include air transportation moreinformation contact: E. Maynard Moore,1707 L Street, N.W. , Suite 333, Washing-ton, D.C. 20036; 202/296-9209.

The Institute of International Education(11E) will hold its second seminar oncommunity colleges and internationaldevelopmcnt in Washington, D.C. , May6, 1991. The Community Colleges forInternational Development, Inc. (CCI D) andthe American Council on International In-tercultural Education (ACIIE) will cospon-sor the event with 11E. The primary objec-tive is to familiarize the diplomatic commu-nity in Washington, D.C., about our compre-hensive and dynamic institutions and toengage a dialogue about our mutual con-cerns. These concerns include trends inforeign student support services, job train-ing, international business, English-as-asecond language, and advanced technologycenters. Check the March issue of Inter-national Updatefor details.


are U.S. citizenship and a PhD, or compa-rable IA 'fess i on al qtalifications; for certainfields such as the fine arts or TESOL, theterminal degree in the field may be suffi-cient. For lecturing awards, university orcollege teaching experience is expected.Language skills are needed for some coun-tries, but most lecturing assignments are inEnglish. There is no limit on the number ofFulbright grants a scholar can hold, andforiner grantees may reapply.

The upcoming deadlines include: June15, 1991, for Australia, South Asia, most ofLatin America, and the U.S.S.R.; and Au-gust 1, 1991, for Africa, Asia, Europe, theMiddle East, Canada, and lecturing awardsin the Caribbean, Mexico, and Venezuela.

Application materials are availableMarch 1, 1991. Contact: Council for Inter-national Exchange of Scholars, 3007 TildenStreet, N.W., Suite 5M, Box NEWS, Wash-ington, D.C. 20008-3009; 202/686-7877.

The ACHE Spring Conference will beheld at the Allis Plaza Hotel in KansasCity, MO, April 12-13, 1991. RegisterNOW! The conference hotel rooms avail-able at the Allis are limited and to ensure aroom, ACHE members must fill out a reser-vation form through the AACJC Office ofInternational Services. Deadline: January22, 1991. Contact SharonJ. Jimenez at 202/728-0215 for more information.

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Sister Cities' Connections(continued from page 1)

ment with Poland.For more information, two-year col-

leges should first check with the local mayor'soffice to find out who the contact is for thelocal sister cities program. If no programexists and you are interested in starting aprogram, contact SCI, Attn: E. Norris, 120South Payne Street, Alexandria, VA 22314,or call 703/836-3535 and ask for the affili-ations department.Carol Hardman is the director of the youthand education program at Sister Cities In-ternational.

BIFADEC(continued from page 1)

and Junior Colleges, Maxwell King, presi-dent of Brevard Community College, FL ,

and James Hum phrys, executive director,Community Colleges for International De-velopment, Inc., presented the two-yearcollege perspective and gave background oninternational education in community andjunior colleges.

The universities with long establishedprogram support grants (PSG) recognizedthe value in the proposed project and for themost part supported this new open compe-tition. However, the larger issue became thesource of funding for the new project. Theinitial proposal for UDLP suggested imme-diate funding could be attained through theelimination and/or early termination ofmatching support grants.

This aspect of the proposal fell undermuch criticism and the recent B1FADECmeeting resulted in a compromise. Theboard recommended that AID continue theprogram support grants and assign a taskforce to evaluate these awards as well as theguidelines for the new UDLP. The boardalso recommended that BIFADEC go aheadwith UDLP and search for additional fund-ing rather than use PSG money. The mostimportant outcome or the meeting, wasthat the board held that the UDLP grantswould be awarded through open competi-tionwhich means two-year colleges willhave an opportunity to apply for AIDgrant money through BIFADEC's Uni-versity Development Linkages Prjoect.

International Update will continue toprovide you with current information onthis project as it develops.

'INTERNATIONAL

ACHEInternational Conference

April 12-13, 1991Allis Plaza HotelKansas City, MO

The American Counc il on InternationalIntercultural Education (ACHE) an affili-ated council of the American Associationof Community and Junior Colleges andpreviously the International InterculturalConsortium, is holding it's 1991 interna-tional conference in Kansas City, MO.

The 1991 con ference celebrates globalpartnerships. Acknowledging that today'schallenges and opportunities are interna-tional and that societies are therefore, in-terdependent, ACIM strives to enhance thequality of cooperative educational ventures.

"Global Partnerships: What Works"is the theme of ACHE's annual conferencewhich opens Friday morning, April 12, andextends through Saturday afternoon, April13. The conference precedes the AACJCAnnual Convention.

The 1991 program features sessionson international education and activitiesdeveloped through partnerships. The ten-tative agenda includes sessions on:

International Partnerships

Domestic Partnerships

Impact of Partnerships on Interna-tional Education

Contact: AACJC's Office of Interna-tional Services at (202)728-0200 for regis-tration information.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES AWARDEDFULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS

The International Update honorsthe 1990-91 two-year collegeFulbright recipients. The number of

grants awarded annually varies from year toyear. Out of a total of 1368 recipients thisyear, 46 were two-year college representa-tives.

The program was established in 1946under legislation introduced by formerSenator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. Itwas designed "to increase mutual under-standing between the people of the UnitedStates and the people of other countries."

Several institutions offer awards, theadministration of the program is decentral-ized. The United States Information Agency(USIA), the Department of Education, andprivate organizations such as the Council forInternational Exchange of Scholars (CIES)and the Institute of International Education(11E) each have their programs.

CIES had a total of 936 1990-91Fulbright awards, the 18 two-year collegerecipients came from the following col-leges:

'Calhoun Community College, AL'Pima Community College, AZSan Diego Community College, CACabrillo College, CA' De Anza College, CA'Middlesex Community College, CT'Hartford State Technical College, CT'Delaware Technical and Community Col-

lege, DE'Montgomery College, MD'Anoka-Ramsey Community College, MN'LaGuardia Community College, NY* Saint Mary's College, NC'Sinclair Community College, OH'Midlands Technical College, SC'Tarrant County Junior college, TXHighline Community College, WA"Lehigh Community College, PA

'Hudson Valley Community College, NY

The Department of Education awardedeight grants for the Fulbright-Hays seminarsabroad program to two-year colleges (out of155), seven of the eight colleges are listedbelow:

'Raritan Valley Community College, NJDarton College, GA"North Seattle Community College, WA'College of Lake County, IL"Delgado Community College, LA"West Valley College, CA'Nassau Community College, NY

The Department of Education alsoawarded Massasoit Community College inBrockton, MA, $55,000 through the groupprojects abroad program. Massasoit was theonly two-year college to receive an awardin this category, the 38 other recipients wereall four-year institutions.

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CHINA To HostPlaSIDENTS

The S tate Education Commission of thePeople's Republic of China, the AmericanAssoc'ation of Community and Junior Col-leges' American Council on InternationalIntercultural Education, and the Center forInternational Studies at Utah Valley Com-munity College are sponsoring a trip to Chinafor two-year &lege presidents. Contact:Malan R. Jackson, Director, Center for In-ternational Studies, Utah Valley Commu-nity College, 800 West 12000 South, Orem,UT 84058; 8011222-8000.

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THE ACHE CORNER

A Visit with USIA

By J. Richard GIIIllandACHE Executive Comm Mee

President. Metropolitan CommunityCollege

On January 9, 1991 the AmericanAssociation of Community and JuniorColleges' (AACJC) President, DaleParnell, AACJC Director of InternationalServices, Yukie Tokuyama, and I metwith United States Information Agency(USIA) offic ials in Washington, D.C. Bill31ade, associate director of the Bureau ofEducational and Cultural Affairs andAdeline O'Connell, chief of advising,teaching, and specialized programs divi-sion of USIA, explored ways in whichAmerica's community, technical, andjunior colleges can become far more in-volved in the programs and activities ofthe agency. From the beginning, it wasclear that Mr. Glade did not have signifi-cant prior knowledge of our institutionsbut appeared to be willing to work with usand give us an opportunity to be realparticipant's in the agency's programs.

in recent weeks USIA diminishedseveral opportunities for community col-leges' involvementby restricting eligibil-ity requirements to four-year institutionsthereby excluding two-year institutions.The conversation seemed to demonstratethat at least at times the agency has astrong four-year institution bias and asignificant lack of appreciation of the ca-pabilities of our two-year schools.

Just as in so many other cases, theneed for technical assistance and techni-cal development around the world is ex-tremely great but our federal governmen-tal agencies in Washington do not have agood clear picture of what a wide varietyof services we can provide for them. I

have experienced this many times over theyears in Washington and frequently allacross the country. I'm sure that manyothers active in the community collegefield share my feelings in this regard. TheCanadian model of technical assistance isone to which we should all look for a


DID YOU KNOW?The United States Information Agency(USIA) has opened competition for its1991-1992 Fulbright Teacher ExchangeProgram. The number of exchanges avail-able and the eligibility requirements vary bycountry. In general, three years of full-timeteaching experience is required. Languagefluency is required for participation in somenon-English speaking countries. Contact:Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program E/ASX, USIA, 301 Fourth Street, SW,Washington, DC 20547; 202/485-2555.

Language: Japan, a two-month languageprogram held in Japan, is designed forEnglish speakers who wish to pursue in-tensive summer study of the Japaneselanguage. The program will run from June12-August 11, 1991. Application Deadline:March 1,1991. Contact: Exchange: Japan,P.O. Box 1166, Ann Arbor, MI 48106; 313/665-1820, Fax 313/665-5229.

Peuple to People 1991 summer studyabroad programs. People to People In-ternational and the University of Missouri-Kansas City are sponsoring the 1991 Col-legiate Study Abroad program. These short-term traveling seminars, field studies, andinternships are offered to serious, academi-cally oriented undergraduate and graduatescholars. Application Deadline: April 25,1991. Contact: Collegiate Program, PeopleTo People International, 501 East ArmourBlvd., Kansas City, MO 64109; 816/531-4701.

The Citizen Ambassador Program ofPeople to People International, in coop-eration with the Soviet Academy of Sci-ences, is arranging to send a delegation ofprofessionals from comm un ity, technical,and junior colleges to the Soviet Unionand Poland this summer. The trip willtake place August 5-23, 1991 and will includevisits to Moscow, Leningrad, Gdansk, andWarsaw. The estimated cost is $4950 plustransportation to New York City. Contact:John i_tippert, Director, Science arid Tech-nology Projects, People to People CitizenAmbassador Program, Dwight D.Eiscnhower Building, Spokane,WA 99202;509/534-0430.

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The Institute for Foreign Cultural Rela-tions is sponsoring a series of cultural/information seminars which will be heldin the Federal Republic of Germany andneighboring countries this summer. Theinstitute was founded in Stuttgart, Germanyin 1917 and is committed to internationalcultural and information exchange. Theseminars are planned specifically for NorthAmerican educators. Application Deadline:April 15, 1991. Contact: Institute for For-eign Cultural Relations, Department forSeminars, Charlottenplatz 17, D-7000Stuttgart 1, Germany; 011 49 711 2225 177,FAX 011 49 711 224346.

The United Arab Emirates' Higher Col-leges of Technology is a system of post-secondary colleges designed to provideU.A.E. nationals with practical, profes-sio,a1 skills through the medium of En-glish instruction. A number of faculty andadminstrative positions are now open. In-terested candidatzs should send a resume, aphotograph, two contact phone numbers,and if possible a FAX number. Contact:Higher Colleges of Technology, PersonnelServices, Al Masaood Tower, 13th Floor,P.O. Box 47025, Abu Dhabi, United ArabEmirates, 328074; FAX 011 971 2 328 074.


INTERNATIONAL UPDATE is pub-lished by the Office of InternationalServices of the American Association ofCommunity and Junior Colleges(AACJC). Subscription is a benefit forAmerican Council on International In-tercultural Education (ACIIE) membersand is available to nonmembers at anannual subscription rate of $20.

All articles published represent theopinions of the authors and do not nec-essarily reflect the views or policies ofAACJC. Send all comments and addresschanges to: Editor Tokuyama or Asst.Editor Walden, AACJC, One DupontCircle, N.W., Suite 410, Washington,D.C. 20036.



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CRISIS SPURS FUNDING FORINTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

This is the worst time to seekfunding...but, this is the best timeto seek funding for international

projects," said Andrew Smith at the 1991International Development Conference(IDC), "From Cold War to Cooperation:Dynamics of a New World Order," held atthe Ramada Renaissance in Washington,D.C. last month. According to Smith, arepresentative from the American Forumfor Global Education the present is both agood and bad time for those applying forgrant money.

He explains that in general the recentcutbacks and c urrent economic climate meanlean times for those working with "soft"money. On the other hand Smith says thatfor those seeking money for internationalprograms the rapid movement toglobalizitml has created an interest in andwillingne.3 to fuod international programs.

Smith :tressiA the importance of beingpersistent and not giving up on a fundingsource, he has been successful in acquiringgrants after as many as five tries. "Grantedeach application wasn't for the same project,but I have received awards on the sixth andseventh try," said Smith.

His message: "Funding is an art not ascience." But in order to get ahead learn asmuch about the organization you are re-questing funds from as you can beforesubmitting your application and be sure toget feedback about your rejected grant pro-posals in order to learn what the organiza-tion is looking for and how you're applica-tion can be improved.This information helpsyou learn what sort of proposals they mightbe willing to fund and allows you to matchyour projects up appropriately.

Smith also recommends "InternaiionalStudies Funding and Resources Book: TheEducaion Interface Guide to Sources ofSupport for International Education." Areference publication listing sources of fi-nancial and in kind support for internationaleducation. This joint publication of Educa-tion Interface and the Council on Interna-tional and Public Affairs can be ordered bycontacting; Council on International andPublic Affairs, The Apex Press, 777 United

Donald Matthews, Director of ResourceDevelopment, Daytona Beach Commu-nity College, represented the two-yearcollege perspective at the 1991 Interna-tional Development Conference held inWashington, D.C. last month.

Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017; 212/953-6920.

The conference offered some importantinformation on funding opportunities, notunlike the American Council on Interna-tional Intercultural Education Fall Meeting.A summary of all the advice includes thefollowing:

*Seek funding from sources such as corpora-tions, foundations, the U.S. Institute of Peace,and the National Endowment for the Hu-manities.

*Know the potential funder source whenseeking grant money.

*Collect as much information as you canthroughout the whole process. Sources ofinformation include annual reports andcontact grant officers.*Make an effort to meet with grant officersthrough using your connections, ie, yourboard of directors.

Ask for advice--helpful hintsif your pro-etisal is rejected and be sure that in thefuture you respect their guidelines.

Ask them for suggestions on who wouldfund your project.

*Give your funders recognition-involve dimin the project in some way, the more con-nected they are the more likely they'll in-crease their willingness to help; and

Set up potential funds for after the grantends, be sure to think ahead.

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NOMINATIONS `REQUESTED forACHE Executive

CommitteeThe American Council on Inter-

national Intercultural Education(ACHE) is currently seeking execu-tive committee nominations. March1, 1991 is the final deadline fornominations.

The executive committee iscomposed of nine elected members--six presidents and time institutionalrepresentatives. The terms of fourexecutive committee members willexpire this year, so nominations for aMarch election are immediately re-quested.

The openings by category are(3) presidents and (1) institutionalrepresentative.

To nominate a person, pleaseobtain their prior approval. Indi-viduals may nominate themselves.Nomination letters should include thecandidate's name, title, and institu-tion as well as the name of the nomi-nating party.

The time schedule for nomina-tions and the election is as follows:

Nominations will be ac-cepted in ACIIE's officeuntil March 1, 1991.Voting ballots (two permember institution) will bemailed by March 6, 1991.Envelopes with valid bal-lots must bepostmarked byMarch 15, 1991.Candidates will be notifiedof election results by March22, 1991.If a mn-off is required, an-other ballot with a desig-nated deadline will be is-sued promptly.Formal announcement ofsuccessful candidates willbe made at the annual con-ference in KansasCity,MO.

All nominationi should be sentto AACJC, ACHE Nominationt, OneDupont Circle, N.W., Suite 410,Washington, D.C. 20036; 202/728-0200.

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CALENDAREVENTS

March

24-27 "Difficult Dialogues: Achieving thePromise in Diversity," Washington, D.C.American Association for Higher Education(AAHE) 1991 national conference on highereducation. Contact: Louis Albert, AAHE,One Dupont Circle, Suite 600, Washington,D.C. 20036-1110; 202/293-6440, FAX 202/293-0073.

April

12-13 "Global Partnerships: What Works,"Kansas City, MO. American Council onInternational Intercultural Education 1991international conference. Contact: ShaunaWalden, AACJC Office of InternationalServices, One Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite410, Washington, D.C. 20036; 2021728-0200, FAX 202/833-2467.

13-16 "Celebrating Diversity ;" Kansas City,MO. American Association of Communityand Junior Colleges '71st annual conven-tion. Contact: Mary Ann Settlemire, AACJCCon vention , One Dupont Circle, N.W., Sui te410, Washington, D.C. 20036; 2021728-0200, FAX 202/833-2467.

The Institute of International Education(11E) will hold its second seminar oncommunity colleges and internationaldevelopment in Washington, D.C. , May6, 1991. The Community Colleges forInternational Development, Inc. (CCID) andthe American Council on Internationa' In-tercultural Education (ACIIE) will cospon-sor the event with 11E. The primary objec-tive is to familiarize the diplomatic commu-nity in Washington, D.C., about our compre-hensive and dynamic institutions and toengage a dialogue about our mutual con-cerns. These concerns include trends inforeign student support services, job train-ing, international business, English-as-asecond language, and advanced technologycenters. Check the March issue of Inter-national Updatefor details.


Bruce Gelb, the director of the UnitedStates Information Agency (USIA) hasstepped down and accepted the post ofUnited States Ambassador to Belgium.This was a presidentially appointed positionand the name of a successor has not yet beenreleased.

The Fulbright Scholar Awards Programfor 1992-93 includes 1,000 grants for re-search and lecturing. Opportunities rangefrom two months to a full academic year;many assignments are flexible to suit theneeds of the grantee. There are openings inover 100 countries and, in many regions,multi-country research is possible.The basiceligibility requirements for a Fulbright awardare U.S. citizenship and a PhD, or compa-rable professional qualifications; for certainfields such as the fine arts or TESOL, theterminal degree in the field may be suffi-cient. For lecturing awards, university orcollege teaching experience is expected.Language skills are needed for some court-tries, but most lecturing assignments are inEnglish. There is no limit on the number ofFulbright grants a scholar can hold, andformer grantees may reapply.

The upcoming deadlines include: June15, 1991, for Australia, South Asia, most ofLatin America, and the U.S.S.R.; and Au-gust 1, 1991, for Africa, Asia, Europe, theMiddle East, Canada, and lecturing awardsin the Caribbean, Mexico, and Venezuela.

Application materials are availableMarch 1, 1991. Contact: Council for Inter-national Exchange of Scholars, 3007 TildenStreet, N.W., Suite 5M, Box NEWS , Wash-ington, D.C. 20008-3009; 202/686-7877.

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Program awarded 242 grants for the 1990-19 year, the following 19 arc two-yearcollege recipient.s:

"San Diego City College, CA'West Hill Community College, CA'Chabot College, CA'Laney College, CA'Southwestern College, CA.San Jose City College, CA'King River Community College, CA

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Brevard Community College, FL'North Idaho College, IDOakton Community College, IL' Jefferson Community College, KYMid-Michigan Community College, MI'Jamestown Community College, NY' Hocking Technical College, OH' Blue Mountain Community College, OR' Clackamas Community College, OR'Richland College, TX'Clark College, WA'Madison Area Technical College, WI

Clearly, cr mmunity, technical, andjunior colleges are poorl y represented amongFulbright grant awardees. Lack of knowl-edge and information about the various pro-grams, the nature of some of the awards, andperhaps low representation in the selectionprocess are all contributors to this situation.In any case, these two-year institutions thathave received Fulbright grants should beparticulary proud. International Updatesalutes you.

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model of involvement of that country'scommunity colleges. Funding mechanismsare in place that provide direct support forcommunity colleges to provide internationalservices throughout the world.

At the meeting it was suggested thatindi vidual institutions selectively send theircollege and other promotional materials di-rectly to information centers in desired lo-cations. In addition, staff at USIA indicateda willingess to work with us in regard todevelopoing press releases and other infor-mation that includes community, technical,and junior colleges.

I believe there is much more to be donewith USIA as well as a number of otherfederal agencies. Successes that FrankMensel and his staff have had in regard tocertain federal relations should give us aclear model of how other AACJC functionscan develop highly effective advocacy pro-grams with federal agencies and their areasof responsibility. My sense is that we needto look at this task in order to continue toopen doors that rightfully should be openedto us as America's largest single segment ofpostsecondary educational opportunity.

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1991 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOCUSESON COOPERATION...PARTNERSHIPS

Learn how to capitalize on exchange opportunities and es-tablish contacts with other higher education institutionsabroad, foreign agencies, and organizations. Discover the

different ways a U.S. institution can provide technical assistance toa foreign country and how to set up contracts with foreign institu-tions. Join us in Kansas City.

The American Council on International Intercultural Educa-tion (ACHE) 1991 international conference provides an extraordi-nary opportunity for both faculty and administrators to collectideas and establish networks in international areas.

The 1991 ACHE conference at the Allis Plaza Hotel in KansasCity, MO, April 12-13, 1991 precedes the American Association ofCommunity and Jun ior Colleges (AACJC) 71st annual convention.Anyone and everyone involved in international education shouldn'tmiss this chance to learn what our two-year colleges are doing toboth develop and enhance their international programs.

In keeping with the theme "Global Partnerships: What Works,"the conference will include sessions on domestic and internationalpartnerships as well as the impact that partnerships have had on thedevelopment of international education.

The sessions on domestic partnerships will address issues,both pro and con, on working with various consortia, forms ofcooperation between two-year colleges and business, and the suc-cessful collaboration between three wry different organizations.

The impact partnerships have had on international educationwill be detailed through step by step procedures for developing aninternational program at a higher education institution. "Interna-tionalizing the Curriculum: Cooperation and Creativity," and "In-ternational Education? Just Do It!" are only two of a number ofsessions that will cover the "how-to" aspect of internationalizingthe curriculum. Everything from the standard study abroad programto technical assistance projects will be described as presentersprovide information on how the formation of partnerships contrib-utes to successful international programs.

Conference participants will also be exposed to information onforming international partnerships. This conference will provideboth beginners and seasoned professionals with innovative ideas fortheir international and intercultural programs. Don't miss out on thisopportunity.

For registration information contact: AACJC, Office of In-ternational Services, One Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 410, Wash-ington, D.C. 20036; 202/728-0200.

Be sure to read next month's issue of the International Updateawn erence scheduling information .

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Mexican Embassy OffersServices

By Gregorio Luke

The Embassy of Mexico is very interested in workingwith two-year colleges in the United States tostrengthen or develop their international programs. To

achieve this aim the Embassy offers the following services.Leaures-Mexican diplomats are willing to speak on a number

of topics such as: the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico andthe U.S.; Mexico's culture, traditions, and Foreign Policy; greatMexican artists, i.e. Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Octavio Paz;profiles of Mexican statesmen and heroes like Benito Juarez,Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata; and the Battle of the Fifth of May.

Exhibits-The Embassy can offer exhibits of contemporaryMexican artists. Currently the works of David Lach, a painter whohas created stained glass murals for the Mexico City SubwaySystem ale available. Other potential shows include Mexicancrafts, traditional dress, and posters.

Videos-A collecton of Mexican movies including a series of


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ACIIE Members Say WhatThey Want

By Lydia LedesmaACHE Executive Committee

Chair, Mission & Goals Committee

In November 1990, the InternationalIntercultural Consortium (IIC) changedits status to become the American Councilon International Intercultural Education(ACHE). ACHE is now an affiliatedcouncil of the American Association ofCommunity and Junior Colleges(AACJC). Due to this change, the ACHEExecutive Committee has been activelyreviewing the Council's constitution, mis-sion statement, goals, and objtctives.

A questionnaire was sent out to 225ACHE members in December 1990 ask-ing the various members how they de-fined both international and interculturaleducation, how the Council could ad-dress international and intercultural edu-cation more effectively, what role shouldACHE take as an affiliated council ofAACJC, what should the Council's missionand goals statement encompass, whatnew ideas should ACHE be exploring,how could the ACHE Exec utive Commit-tee better serve the membership, why dideach member institution join ACHE, andhow could ACHE attract new members.

F. ty of the 225 members sent ques-tionnaires responded, for a return rate of18 percent. The following is a "brief"summary of the results.

Our specific goal is to provide per-sons with a greater knowledge and appre-ciation of other countries and their cul-tures. This includes teaching about ge-ography, religion, language, culture,history, political and social systems,goveinment economy, and the interde-pendence of our world.

Our objectives should be to:clarify international andintercultural education;identify benefits to Councilmembership;

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DID YOU KNOW?People to People 1991 summer studyabroad programs. People to People In-ternational and the University of Missouri-Kansas City are sponsoring the 1991 Col-legiate S tudy Abroad program. These sh o rt-term traveling seminars, field studies, andinternships are offered to serious, academi-cally oriented undergraduate and graduatescholars. Application Deadline: April 25,1991. Contac t Collegiate Program, PeopleTo People International, 501 East ArmourBlvd., Kansas City, MO 64109; 816/531-4701.

The Citizen Ambassador Program ofPeople to People International, in coop-eration with the Soviet Academy of Sci-ences, is arranging to send a delegation ofprofessionals from comm unity, technical,and junior colleges to the Soviet Unionand Poland this summer. The trip willtake place August 5-23, 1991 and willinclude visits to Moscow, Leningrad,Gdansk, and Warsaw. The estimated cost is$4950 plus transportation to New York C i ty.Contact: John Luppert, Director, Scienceand Technology Projects, People to PeopleCitizen Ambassador Program, Dwight D.Eisenhower Building, Spokane,WA 99202;509/534-0430.

The Institute for Foreign Cultural Rela-tions is sponsoring a series of cultural/information seminars which will be heldin the Federal Republic of Germany andneighboring countries this summer. Theinstitute was founded in Stuttgart, Germanyin 1917 and is committed to internationalcultural and information exchange. Theseminars are planned specifically for NorthAmerican educators. Application Dead-line: April 15, 1991. Contact: Institute forForeign Cultural Relations, Department forSeminars, Charlottenplatz 17, D-7000Stuttgart 1, Germany; 01149 711 2225 177,FAX 011 49 711 224346.

The Fulbright Scholar Awards Programfor 1992-93 includes 1,000 grants for re-search and lecturing. Opportunities rangefrom two months to a full academic year;many assignments are flexible to suit theneeds of the grantee. There are openings inover 100 countries and, in many regions,multi-country research is possible. The ba-

sic eligibility requirements for a Fulbrightaward are U.S. citizenship and a PhD, orcomparable professional qualifications; forcertain fields such as the fine arts orTESOL, the terminal degree in the fieldmay be sufficient. For lecturing awards,university or college teaching experience isexpected. Language skills are needed forsome countries, but most lecturing assign-ments are in English. There is no limit onthe number of Fulbright grants a scholarcan hold, and former grantees may reapply.

The upcoming deadlines include: June15, 1991, for Australia, South Asia, most ofLatin America, and the U.S.S.R.; and Au-gust 1, 1991, fez Africa, Asia, Europe, theMiddle East, Canada, and lecturing awardsin the Caribbean, Mexico, and Venezuela.

Application materials are availableMarch 1, 1991. Contact: Council for Inter-national Exchange of Scholars, 3007 TildenStreet, N.W., Suite 5M, Box NEWS, Wash-ington, D.C. 20008-3009; 202/686-7877.

The United States Institute of Peaceawards both solicited and unsolicitedgrants. The U.S. Institute of Peace offersfinancial support for research, education andtraining, and the dissemination of informa-tion on international peace and conflict reso-


INTERNATIONAL UPDATE is pub-lished by the Office of International Ser-vices of the American Assoeation ofCommunity and Junior Colleges(AACJC). Subscription is a benefit forAmerican Council on International In-tercul tural Education (ACHE) membersand is available to nonmembers at anannual subscription rate of $20.

All articles published represent theopinions of the authors and do not neces-sarily reflect the views or policies ofAACJC. Send all comments and addresschanges to: Editor Tokuyama or Asst.Editor Walden, AACJC, One DupontCircle, N.W., Suite 410, Washington,D.C. 20036.



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STUDENT SECURITY SUFFERSAMIDST GLOBAL TURBULENCE

By Miriam IsaacsAs more international programsmove to expand into developingcountries and, as even the normally

calm European countries become a greatercause for concern, colleges involved in in-ternational education need to increasinglytake stock of their policies with regard tostudent security and institutional liability.

While parents grow ever more anxiousabout sending their children abroad, insti-tutions need to deal with the increasingpossibility of danger. Campuses will wantto address parental concerns honestly toassure parents that all that can be done isbeing done to protect their children. At thesame time, there is a natural counter-ten-dency on the part of those who direct pro-grams, programs in which they have in-vested considerable time and energy, to nottake up security related issues for fear ofincreasing anxiety or possibly losing enroll-ment. They may be hoping that a problemmay be fleeting and may not want to jeop-ardize their program. Such a tendency,while natural, is potentially dangerous. Thereis a need to mitigate short-term self interestwith long-term credibility for study abroadprograms with the view that, ultimately,parents will be more confident of interna-tional programs if they see institutionsaddressing safety issues.

In order to try to address issues ofdanger in a balanced fashion, it will be bestfor the international education communityto develop some general guidelines andpractices with regard to international edu-cation. It is not always clear how to deter-mine a particular situation as a potentialdanger. A host of questions come to mind.For instance, what should be a response toaState Department travel warning with regardto a particular country or area? In such acircumstance, should students be with drawnautomatically? Who, in the institution'shierarchy should make such a determina-tion? Who will be responsible for costs?What would an interruption mean for thestudents academically?

First, it should be stressed that particu-lar issues need to be discussed in advance of

any sort of crisis, i.e. if a war is speculativelybeing discussed it is too late to wait for it tobreak out before making a decision. When acrisis occurs, there is no time to wait forprotocol decisions. International communi-cations can be slow and the people in author-ity on campus may be more preoccupied withother matters.

Proper guidance for students in suchcontexts should be a joint responsibility forany resident faculty and the main campus. Itmay be important to give students measureddirection. Studcnts may be confused andemotionally torn if they identify with thehost country. They will be worried aboutexpenses, the cost of returning, possibly los-ing credits or tuition. Colleges should beready to answa such questions. Contingencyplans worked out in coordination with thevarious academic departments will help.

As a particular case in point, let usimagine a situation where added protectionis needed for students, perhaps gas masks orsecurity guards. Who should bear the costsof the masks or guards? One possible solu-tion would be to have the resident faculty oron-site director be empowered to make sucha decision. The role and authority of residentdirector or fazulty needs to be reexaminedwith regard to such authority. Where thae isa resident faculty it is important to articulate,again in advance, the responsibilities andauthority of such an advisor.

Taking another posale case, let us saythere is a dangerous region that the hostcountry educators want students to visit. Thehost program schedule licki trips into areasthe faculty deems dangerous. Authorityshould be given to the faculty member tolimit such student visits.

It is likely that international educationmsortia are already lookkig at many of

these issues. Insurance and liability con-cerns are only one dimension. Possible lossof the program or drops in enrollment mayhurt institui ns Imancially. This is where aconsortium an be useful, possibly establish-ing a fund to cover costs of such emergen-cies.

The international education commu-nity should work together to develop internalguidelines and procedures for crisis situa-

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tions. Academic deans and resident direc-tors or faculty abroad need to be brought intothe discussion to deal with the potentialramifications of a mid-semester break in aprogram. There may also be financial aidimplications ?rid all of these issues need tobe addressed.

Miriam Isaacs is an associate professorin ESL at Northern Virginia CommunityCollege-Alexandria Campus and was for-merly a resident faculty of a study abroadprogram. For a copy of crisis guidelinescontact: NAFSA: Association of Interna-tional Educators, 1860 19th St., N.W.,Washington, D.C. 20009; 2021462-4811.

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ACHEInternational Conference

April 12-13, 1991Allis Plaza HotelKansas City, MO

The American Council on InternationalIntercultural Education (ACHE), an affili-ated council of the American Associationof Community and Junior Colleges andpreviously the International InterculturalConsortium, is holding it's 1991 interna-tional conference in Kansas City, MO.

The 1991 conference celebrates globalpartnerships. Acknowledging that today'schallenges and opportunities are interna-tional and that societies are therefore, in-terdependent, ACHE strives to enhance thequality of cooperative educational ventures.

"Global Partnerships: What Works"is the theme of ACHE's annual conferencewhich opens Friday morning, April 12, andextends thrnugh Saturday afternoon, April13. The conference precedes the AACJCAnnual Convention.

Contact: AACJC's Office of Interna-tional Services at (202)728-0200 for regis-tration information.

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CALENDAR EVENTSMarch24-27 "Difficult Dialogues: Achieving thePromise in Diversity," Washington, D.C.American Association for Higher Education(AAHE) 1991 national conference on highereducation. Contact: Louis Albert, AAHE,One Dupont Circle, Suite 600, Washington,D.C. 20036-1110; 202/293-6440, FAX 202/293-0073.

April12-13 "Global Partnerships: What Works,"Kansas City, MO. American Council onInternational Intercultural Education 1991international conference. Contact: ShaunaWalden, AACJC Office of InternationalServices, One Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite410, Washington, D.C. 20036; 202/728-0200, FAX 202/833-2467.

13-16 "Celebrating Diversity," Kansas City,MO. American Association of Communityand Junior Colleges 71st annual conven-tion. Contact: Mary Ann Settlemire, AACJCConvention , One Dupont Circle, N.W. , Suite410, Washington, D.C. 20036; 202/723-0200, FAX 202/833-2467.

May5-11 Japan-U.S. Conference on Women'sIssues, Phoenix, AZ. The conference is partof the 1990's Decade for the Globalization ofWomen's Issues Series and is sponsored byGlobal Interactions, Inc. Contact: JerrieUeberle or Gloria Linstead, Clobal Interac-tions, Inc., 3332 W. Thomas Rd., Phoenix,AZ 85017; 602/272-3438.

6 Two-Year Colleges Dialogue with TheDiplomatic Community, Washington, D.C.The Institute of International Education's(11E) second one-day seminar on commu-nity colleges and international develop-ment. The Community Colleges for Inter-national Development, Inc. (CCID) and theAmerican Council on International Intercul-tural Education (ACHE) will cosponsor theevent with 11E. The primary objective is tofamiliarize the diplomatic community inWashington, D.C., about our comprehen-sive and dynamic institutions and to engagea dialogue about our mutual comerns. Checkthe April issue of the International Updatefor details.

27-29 "Vision '91," the Association of Cana-dian Community Colleges annual confer-ence. winnipee. Manitoba. Contact: RoyPollocK 'onference Coordi nator, Red RiverCom mun ty Col lege, 2055 Notre Dame Ave.,Winnepeg, Manitoba, R3H 0J9; 204/632-2558, FAX 204/6322299.

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videos about the work of Octavio Paz, andthe classic documentary of PrehispanicCulture, "Sentinels of Silence."

Linkages with Mexican PerformingArtists-The Embassy can recommend localMexican dance or music groups that canperform in auditoriums and college the-atres. These artists are independent of theEmbassy.

Feature Articles-The Embassy canprovide a series of brief feature articles thatdiscuss subjects ranging from Mexican his-tory and customs to topics such as: Mexi-can miniatures, Mexizo's Folklore Ballet,200 Years of Mexican Archaeology, and AHistory Lesson in Mexico's ChaputepecCastle.

These articles, provi ded free ofcost, areideal for newsletters and college magazines.General information on Mexico is also of-fered on a number of subjects, includinghistory, demography, statistics, etc. for stu-dents, teachers and libraries.

Booking-MI Embassy services arefree oicost but must be booked at least 30days in advance. For performing artistsand lecturers, transportation and lodging,must be provided (performing artists mayalso request a stipend). In the case of exhib-its, transportation and insurance (due to thedidactic nature of the exhibits, insurancecost is very low) must be provided.

Lectures, exhibits, or concerts can beprogrammed individually, but the idea is tooffer a combination of these activities givingstudents and professors a panoramic view ofMexico's rich cultural diversity.

For more information contact: GregorioLuke, First Secretary, Embassy of Mexico,1911 Pennsylvania A ve., N.W.,Wash ngton,D.C. 20006; 202/728-1645 or ext. 1642,FAX 202/728-1659.

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optimize the relationship betweenACIIE and AACJC;improve the strength and effi-ciency of the Washington, D.C.office and use it to act as anadvocate and work with other or-ganizations to lobby federal andstate legislation;use D.C. office as a clearinghousedistributing material about eventsand have a database of collegesand individuals with expertise;emphasize contract service/tech-n al assistance;network on both the national andregional level and have membersin different regions recruit, advo-cate, and promote the Council;hold both national and regionalconferences, rnanage mectings,better increase participation, andoptimize resources, i.e. have jointconferences with similar organi-zations;produce publications such as thenewsletter/journal andresearcharticles about successful programs;develop a video for promotion andlobbying; anddevise a sliding fee scale to accom-modate both small and large col-leges.

A full report on the questionnaire re-sults will be presented at the April 12 , 1991ACHE membership meeting in KansasCity, MO. The Executive Committee ap-preciates members input and responses.


lution. Unsolicited Grants are offered acrossa broad range of relevant disciplines, skills,and approaches, there are no disciplinaryrestrictions and proposals of an interdisci-plinary or multidisciplinary nature are wel-come. Application Deadline: April 1,1991.Contact: Grant Program, United States Insti-tute of Peace, 1550 M Street, N.W., Suite700, Washington, D.C. 20005-1708; 202/457-1700, FAX 202/429-6063.

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dateANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

PROMISES TO PLEASE ALLThe American Council on Interna-tional Intercultural Education's firstannual conference will take place

on Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, 1991at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City,MO. More than 200 people are expected toattend this two-day event. The conferencefeatures four keynote speakers and 35breakout sessions. Every session willaddress aspects of partnerships in interna-tional education. Some will focus on howthey are formed, others on different mod-els, special challenges, and benefits.

Evan Dobelle, chai r of the Council willhold a membership meeting prior to theopening of the conference at 9:00 a.m.Both members and interested parties areencouraged to attend.

Dobelle, chancellor/president of CityCollege of San Francisco served as presi-dent of Middlesc,x Community College,MA, from 1987-1990. He has held variouslocal, state, and federal government posi-tions such as the chief ri nancial officer andtreasurer for the Democratic NationalCommittee, chief of protocol during theCarter administration, and mayor of theCity of Pittsfield, MA.

Edwin William, director ofTravelearn, PA, keynotes the Friday lun-cheon session. His topic is "Global Lit-eracy and the Adult Market." Williamswho is also a professor and one-time deanof students at Kean College of New Jersey,was a founding member of the New JerseyState College Council for InternationalEducation, a consortium of N-w Jerseystate colleges for developing and operatingsemester and academic study abroad pro-grams for undergraduate students. Wil-liams was formerly director of internatioP!studies at Kean andduring his tenure n, lp . :I

the college bring an international dii,..sn-

Juliet V. Garcia,President, TexasSouthmost Com-munity College, andone of four keynotespeakers at the 1991ACHE Interna-tional Conference.

sion to the general education program. Aspart of the Teachers for East Africa Pro-gram, Williams spent two years in Kenyateaching at an African Secondary School.Since then he has been instrumental indeveloping one largest study travel pro-grams for adult learners in the northeasternpart of the United States. He has personallyescorted more than 200 adult learners ontravel/study programs to Kenya, and more

than 150 deans and directors of continuingeducaiton on site inspection tours to China,Egypt, Morocco, and Kenya. Williams willaddress the issue of adult international edu-cation.

Saturday morining features JulietGarcia, president of Texas Southmost Col-lege and a recognized leader in the field ofhigher education. She has played an activerole with the Southern Association of Col-leges and Schools and is currently the presi-dent of the Southern Association of Com-munity, Junior, and Technical Colleges.She sits on the board of the ExecutiveCouncil of the Texas Ex-Student's Associa-tion, and is a newly elected board memberto the American Council on Education.Garcia had served as dean of arts and sci-ences at Texas Southmost College for fi ve-


SEVEN COLLEGES WIN GRANTS TO ASIAN STUDIESSUMMER INSTITUTE

International Update congatulates seven community colleges selected to participatein the first 1991 Asian Studies Institute. Each college will send a team of two-threepeople to Honolulu to pursue Asian Studies for three weeks and commits todeveloping curricula on Asian studies during the 1991-92 academic year. This summerinstitute is the beginning of what is hoped to be a series of institutes culminating in thesuccessful integration of Asian Studies into postsecondary curriculum. The instituteis sponsored by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges,American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the East-West Center, andthe University of Hawaii.

The Update salutes the following two-year colleges who have been chosen for the1991 summer institute:

City College of San Francisco,CAKapiolani Community College, HIElgin Community College, ILEastern Iowa Community College, IALake Michigan College, MIMiddlesex Community College, MAUtah Valley Community College, UT

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THE ACHE CORNER

Legislative Action in Interna-tional Education Issues

By Dan KinnneyACIIE Executive Committee

PresidentCoffeyville Community College

The legislation that could have thegreatest impact on study abroad opportuni-ties is the Global Education OpportunitiesAct introduced by Senator ChristopherDodd and Representative Leon Panetta.This is a comprehensive package of legis-lation aimed at increasing internationaleducation opportunities at many differentlevels.

Title II of the legislation consists ofamendments to the Higher Education Actthat would increase American students'access to study abroad opportunities. Themain means of doing this is to broadenavailability to students' federal financialaid funds for study abroad. Currently,while there are no legal prohibitions againststudents using their federal aid for studyabroad, ambiguities in the law and bureau-cratic problems result in inconsistent useof aid among institutions. The legislationwould also authorize Department of Edu-cation funds for creating study abroad pro-grams in non-traditional areas of the worldand for students for whom opportunities donot currently exist. It would also provide a

new study abroad incentive scholarshipprogam to encourage students to study

abroad in non-traditional locations.

In addition to the study abroad provi-sions, the legislation would increase for-eign language and international studies in-struction at the primary and secondary levelsthrough a number of proposals. In a mea-sure that affects holders of .1-1 visas whoobtain a Bachelor of Science or a post-graduate degree in the natural sciences,engineering, or computer science, SenatorDaniel Moynihan has introduced legisla-tion whereby the two-year home countryphysical presence requirement would bewaived. In addition to the waiver of thehome residence requirement, the legisla-

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DID YOU KNOW?The first international conference ontechnical higher education, is now ac-cepting proposals. The Conference is be-ing co-sponsored by the American Asso-

ciation of Community and Junior Colleges(A ACJC); Ministry of Labour and SocialAffairs, Istrael; American Techr&al Edu-cation Association (ATEA), and the NewYork City TeAnical College of CUNY.The conference will run from Sunday, Au-gust 4, to Thursday August 8, 1991 inJerusalem/Tel Aviv, Israel. ApplicationDeadline: May 1, 1991. Contact: ISAS,P.O. Box 574, Jerusalem 91004, Israel; 972-2-661-356, FAX 972-2-868165.

The United States Information Agency(USIA), the i. William Fulbright ForeignScholarship Board (B FS), and the Institueof International Education (IIE) an-nounce the official opening on May 1,1991 of the 1992-93 competition forFulbright Grants for graduate study orresearch abroad in academic fields andfor professional traiuing in the creativeand performin g arts. Application Dead-line: October 31, 1991. Contact: U.S.Student Programs Division, Institute of In-ternational Education, 809 United NationsPlaza, New York, NY 10017; 212/984-5327.

The American Council on FAucation'sOffice of International Education hasrecently released the CRE Directory 1990.The Directory lists 440 universities in 27Western, Central, and Eastern Europeancountries. Names of rectors and chief ad-ministration and international relations of-ficers, with addresses, telephone, fax andtelex numbers. National associations andEuropean community organizations are alsoincluded. Cost: $19.00. Contact: Ameri-can Council on Education, Office of Inter-national Education, OneDurant Circle, NW,Washington, D.C. 20036-1193; 202/939-9313.

NAFSA: Association of InternationalEducators is requesting proposals for itsRegion VIII Conference November 14-16, 1991. The theme is "Communication in

a Changing World," and applicants are en-couraged to consider a topic related to the

expanding area of Electronic Communica

tions and the impact of new technology onInternational Education. Preliminary Pro-posals are due May 1, 1991, final sessiondescaptions are due July 1, 1991. Contact:Janice Bogen Field, Deputy Director, Cen-ter for Education Abroad, Beaver College,

Glenside, PA 19038-3295; 215/572-2901,FAX 215/572-2174.

The Fulbright Scholar Awards Programfor 1992-93 includes 1,000 grants for re-search and lecturing. Opportunities rangefrom two months to a full academic year;many assignments are flexible to suit the

needs of the grantee. There are openings inover 100 countries and, in many regions,multi-country research is possible. The ba-sic eligibility requirements for a Fulbrightaward are U.S. citizenship and a PhD, orcomparable professional qualifications; forcertain fields such as the fine arts orTESOL, the terminal degree in the fieldmay be sufficient. For lecturing awards,university or college teaching experience isexpected. Language skills are needed forsome couraies, but most lecturing assign-ments are in English. There is no limit on

the number of Fulbright grants a scholarcan hold, and former grantees may reapply.


INTERNATIONAL UPDATE is pub-lished by the Office of International Ser-vices of the American Association ofCommunity and Junior Colleges(AACJC). Sithscription is a benefit forAmerican Council on International In-tercultural Education (ACHE) membersand is available to nonmembers at anannual subscription rate of $20.

All articles published represent theopinions of the authors and do not neces-sarily reflect the views or policies ofAACJC. Send all comments and addresschanges to: Editor Tokuyama or Asst.Editor Walden, AACJC, One DupontCircle, N.W., Suite 410, Washington,D.C. 20036.

Office of International Pervices:M. Yukie Tokuyama, . ircctor

Shauna Walden, Asst. to tne DirectorSharon J. Jimenez, Staff Assistant

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TITLE VI: Task Force MakesRecommendations

By Ann L. SchoddeVice President, Des Moines Area

Community College

The American Council on EducationCoalition Task Force onreauthorization of Title VI of the

Higher Education Act has developed theirrecommendations to present to Congress.David lha, Provost of Kauai CommunityCollege, University of Hawaii CommunityCollege System also served as a represen-tative for the American Association ofCommunity and Junior Colleges.

The changes represent several newopportunities for community college par-ticipation, but a strong commitment fromAACJC to lobby for overall increasedfunding for all sections of Title VI will benecessary if we want to receive a largerportion of Title VI funds in the future. TheTask Force recommendations will be a partof a total report to Congress regardingreauthorization of the Higher Educ titon Act.The recommendations include:

Increased support for developmen tof institutional linkages betweencolleges, associatinns, and agen-cies abroad.

An expanded definition of "Inter-national Education" that includesinternational studies, foreign lan-guages, area studies, and other in-ternatIonal fields.

An undergraduate education sec-tion that includes funds for a two-tier set of programs; new programstargeted to institutions that are justbeginning to "internationalize theircurriculum" and established pro-grams for coreges that are experi-enced in internatioaal under-graduate education but need addi-tional funds in order fir their effortsto be strengthened.

A broader definition of funding forsummer institutes to include tram-

ing in area studies and other inter-national fields.

A recommendation to change theparticipant limitation in theFulbright Hays program includedin Title VI (IO2(b)(6)) to includeprofessionals other than those in theteaching profession.

There were no recommended changes toTitle VI B, the section that focuses on inter-national business education. It was gener-ally agreed that this section was sufficient aswritten. The Task Force also recommendedmoving the Fulbright Hays program intoTitle VI, and a study of the staffing of theoffice of the Department of Education thathandles Title VI dollars. They also agreed tolobby for 20 percent of all funding to go toundergraduate education.


The upcoming deadlines include: June15, 1991, for Australia, South Asia, most ofLatin America, and the U.S.S.R.; and August1, 1991, for Africa, Asia, Europe, the MiddleEast, Canada, and lecturing awards in theCaribbean, Mexico, and Venezuela.

Application materials are now available.Contact: Council for International Exchangeof Scholars, 3007 Tilden Street, N.W., Suite5M, Box NEWS, Washington, D.C. 20008-3009; 202/686-7877.

The American Association of State Col-leges and Universities (AASCU), hasnamed Northern Michigan UniversityPresident James B. Appleberry as its newpresident,effectiveJuly1,1991. Appleberrysucceeds Allan W. Ostar, who is retiringafter serving 25 years as head of the asso-ciation. AASCU represents more than 370state colleges and universities and 30 statehigher education systems nationwide.

Nassau CommunityCollege Students Work,Gel Paid--And Get Creditin London

For the past 13 years Nassau Commu-nity College has o ffered an innovative coursein which retailing students combine a Nassau-based three credit course with a paid in-ternship in some of London's finest stores.Using the Work Abroad program of theCouncil on International Fducational Ex-change (New York) Professor MarilynChaifetz of Nassau has created the on cam-pus course, following which she travels toLondon with the students to supervise themas they begin their internships.

The advantages of the program includethe fact that community college students areexposed to a new learning experience, havean opportunity to travel and to interface withpeople from another country, and at thesame time--earn money!

The concept can be used for other disci-plines, and discussions are underway be-tween AACJC, C1EE, and Nassau Commu-nity College to provide workshops in whichfaculty from colleges around the countrywill be trained by Professor Chaifetz toreplicate the program. If you are interestedin learning more about this, contact the ACHEor Gerry Thompson at CIEE 212/661-1414,ext. 1340.

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CALENDAR EVENTSMay5-11 Japan-U.S. Conference on Women'sIssues, Phoenix, AZ. The conterence is part

of the 1990's Decade for the Globalization ofWomen's Issues Series and is sponsored byGlobal Interactions, Inc. Contact: JerrieUeberle or Gloria Linstead, Global Interac-tions, Inc., 3332 W. Thomas Rd., Phoenix,AZ 85017; 602/272-3438.

6 Two-Year Colleges Dialogue with TheDiplomatic Community, Washington, D.C.The Institute of International Education's(IIE) second one-day seminar on commu-nity colleges and international develop-ment. The Community Colleges for Inter-national Development, Inc. (CCID) and theAmerican Council on International Intercul-tural Education (ACIIE) will cosponsor theevent with 11E. The primary objective is tofamiliarize the diplomatic community inWashington, D.C., about our comprehen-sive and dynamic institutions and to engagea dialogue about our mutual concerns. Checkthe April issue of the International Updatefor details.

24-27 "Global Imperatives for InternationalEducators," NAFSA: Association of Inter-national Educators' 43rd annual conference,Boston, MA. Contact: Katherine May, StaffDirector, National Conferences and Meet-ings, NAFSA Central Office, 1860 19thStreet, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009-5599;202/462-4811, FAX 202/667-3491.

27-29 "Vision '91," the Association of Cana-dian Community Colleges annual confer-ence, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Contact: RoyPollock, Conference Coord inator, Red RiverCommunity College, 2055 Notre Dame Ave.,Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3H 039; 204/632-2558, FAX 204/632-2299.

July5-6 "Urban South Asia," a 1991 outreachsummer teachers' workshop for secondaryschool teachers and junior college educa-tors, Chicago, IL. The workshop will ex-plore issues relevant to helping studentsbetter understand the challenges being facedby South Asia's burgeoning urban commu-nities. Sessions will examine topics such as

social movements in the city, urban influ-ence on religious expression and practice,and women and the family in the urbanenvironment. Scheduled guest speakers in-clude Eleanor Zell iot of Carleton, College,Sylvia Vatuk of the University of Illinois-Ch icago, and Lee Weissman of the Univer-sity of Chicago. The registration deadline isJune 1, 1991. Contact: South Asia Out-reach, The University of Chicago, 1130 E.59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637; 312/702-8635.

Youth For UnderstandingCommunity CollegeProgram Expands

Youth For Understanding (YFU)International Exchange is expandingits community college program for theacademic year 1992-93. Plans are inplace for the participation of 14 coun-tries and as many as 73 communitycolleges. The YFU Cimmunity Col-lege Program places groups of 15 in-ternational students on campus, pro-viding funds for both student tuitionand the salary for a part-time campuscoordinator. In addition. YFU's ex-tensive resources in traininig and mate-rials are available for college use.

The YFU Community CollegeProgram will be explained in depth atthe AACJCS American Council on In-ternational Intercultural Educationconference in Kansas City, MO, onApril 12,1991. Printed program infor-mation will be available at this session.

For more information about theYFU Community College Program,including an application for collegeparticipation, please contact: ShellyBrunner, School Relations, YFU, 3501Newark St., Washington, D.C. 20016;1-800-424-3691.

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years prior to her 1986 appointment to thecollege's presidency. With this appointmentshe became the first woman president in the63-year history of Texas Southmost Collegeand the first female Mexican-Americancollege president in both the state of Texasand in the United States.

The final general session will be key-noted by Ralph H. Smuckler, deputy assis-tant for University Cooperation and execu-tive director for the new Agency Center forUniversity Cooperation in Development atthe Agency for International Development(USA1D), cont;nues to pursue his two maincareer interests: international developmentand international studies. As a facultymember of Michigan State University since1951, Smuckler has had numerous periodsof leave to pursue these career interests. Hehas resided in such Mazes as Saigon, SouthVietnam and Pakistan, worked on projects,consultancies, and negotiations in Asia, Af-rica, and Latin American coun tries. Smucklerhas spent time in New York where he servedas vice president of Education and WorldAffairs and in Washington, D.C. as head ofthe office which planned a new Institute forScience and Technology Cooperation. Heoversaw the international studies program atMichigan State University and helped foundthe Midwest Universities Consortium forInternational Activities (MUCIA).

This international conference will bethe first ever for ACIIE. The Council, anoutgrowth of the International InterculturalConsortium, is an affiliate council of theAmerican Association of Community andJunior Colleges (AACJC).


tion contains provisions that would confergraduates, providing them immediate accessto permanent resident status.

There are several other proposals thatmay impact international education and,hopefully, have a positive impact on the roleof community colleges in international edu-cation. More details will be provided at theInternational Conference in Kansas City,MO, April 10-12, 1991.

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND AACJCCONVENTION BRING EXCITEMENT TO K.C.

Kansas City, MO, came alive last month for both theAmerican Council on International Intercultural Education's(ACHE) first annual conference and the American Associa-

tion of Community and Junior College's (AACJC) 71st AnnualConvention.

ACHE's first annual conference, "Global Partnerships: WhatWorks," was well attended and deemed a success by participants.The conference highlighted four vibrant keynote speakers: EvanDobelle, Chancellor/President, City College of San Francisco, CA;Edwin Williams, Director, Travelearn, PA; Juliet Garcia, Presi-dent, Texas SouthmostCollege, TX; and Ralph Smuckler, ExecutiveDirector, Agency Center for University Cooperation in Develop-ment, U.S. Agency for International Development, D.C.

Each speaker spoke on a different topic and covered some veryrelevant issues. Dobelle spoke on the importance of education andre' iinded us that as educators there is still plenty left undone.Edwin Williams took time to let us know that there is life afterretirement and an increasirg number of people over the age of 50are engaging in worldwide travel and striving to become moreculturally aware,

Juliet Garcia covered several issues, particularly the increas-ing diversity within our colleges, the importance of addressingHispanics lack of interest in education, and the potential of theU.S.-Mexican-Canadian free trade agreement. Ralph Smucklerspoke as a representative of AID and on the role our institutions canplay in international development. He encouraged our colleges toget involved in upcnming AID programs.

While each keynote speaker focused on different issues, therewas one main theme that echoed throughout each presentation: Aswe move towards a global society, we must take an active role:international education and intercultural awareness are necessities.As educators we must ensure that everyone has the opportunity tobecome more globally aware.

ACHE works to enhance the quality and effectiveness ofinternational and intercultural programs at its member institutionsand the 1991 annual international conference was an attempt tofulfill this goal. The conference provided members and nonmembersalike with an opportunity to network and exchange information.

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Jaime Escalante, teacher at Garfield High School and keynotespeaker at the second general session of the American Associationof Community aiid Junior Colleges 71st Annual Convention inKansas City, MO, last month.

AACJC Convention hasInternational Flair

celebrating Diversity," the theme for the 71st AACJCAnnual Convention was evident throughout each conven-tion activity. Interestingly enough the keynote speaker for

the second general session was Bolivian-born Jaime Escalante, arenown high school mathematics and physics teacher featured inthe film Stand and Deliver. Escalante, despite having been anoutstanding teacher in his native Bolivia, was forced to start allover again upon entering the U.S. His years of experience andBolivian credentials were not recognized in California. He workedas a bus boy while earning his associate degree at Pasadena CityCollege. He received his bachelor's degree from California StateUniversity-Los Angeles and eventually received his teaching cer-tificate. He haF taught at East Los Angeles College, although, hebegan his American teaching career at Garfield High Schoolteaching mathematics. He is still there today, helping his studentsconsistently score high on the AP Calculus test, administered by theEducational Testing Service in order to determine proficiency.

Escalante's inspirational teaching has received national andinternational acclaim, but it is the "honor and respect" from hisstudents that give him the greatest motivation to teach.

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THE ACHE CORNER

A New Era

By Laura WalkerVice Chair-Elect

ACIIE Executive CommitteeTulsa Junior College, OK

We are truly on the brink of a new erawith a focus on international andintercultural education as evidenced bythe well-attended ACHE conference inKansas City, MO, April 12-13, 1991. Asthe Council welcomed participants, bothAmerican and international (Australia,Bulgaria, Canada, England, Japan, NewZealand, Sou th Africa, Mexico, the UnitedArab Emirates and the Netherlands) thespirit of new horizons and new venturesbecame obvious.

From the Atlantic to the Pacific, fromthe north, south, and in between come theACIM Executive Committee membersfor the 1991-92 term: Canada-LarryKosto ff, Centenni al College, Nebraska-J.Richard Gilliland, Metropolitan Commu-nity College; Kansas-Dan Kinney,Coffeyville Community College; Illinois-Herbert C. Lyon, Black Hawk CollegeDistrict; Florida-Charles R. Spence,Florida Community College; Hawaii-Joyce Tsunoda, University of HawaiiCommunity College System; Missouri-Peter Kellam s, St. Louis Community Col-lege; California-Evan Dobelle, City Col-lege of San Francisco; Lydia Ledesma, DeAnza Community College; and Okla-homa-Laura Walker, T ;a Junior Col-lege.

The newly adopted constitution andmission statement are only the beginningsof a plan to impact international educa-tion in the United States. A proposedamendment to the constitution promisesto accelerate the Council's goal to be asinclusive as possible and to provide amulti-category membership structure.Meanwhile, plans are being made for theOctober meeting in Washington, D.C.which will allow new and present ACNEmembers to access funding sources/re-

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DID YOU KNOW?The United States Information Agency(USIA) has announced details of the1992-93 Fulbright Teacher ExchangeProgram. The FulbrightTeacher ExchangeProgram involves a one-to-one exchangefor teachers at the secondary, postsecondary,and, in a few countries, elementary levels,with suitable teachers overseas. The pro-gram is open to teachers in most fields andprovides oppodunities for postsecondaryand senior secondary teachers to participatein summer seminars from three to eightweeks in length. During the summer of1992, seminars will be held in Italy and TheNetherlands. Application Deadline: Octo-ber 15, 1991. Contact: Fulbright TeacherExchange Program, 600 Maryland Avenue,S.W., Room 1423, Washington, D.C.20024; 202/382-8586.

The United States Information Agency(USIA), the J. William Fulbright ForeignScholarship Board (BFS), and the Insti-tute of International Education (HE)have opened their 1992-93 competitionfor Fulbright Grants for graduate studyor research abroad in academic fieldsand for professional training in the cre-ative and performing arts. ApplicationDeadline: October 31,1991. Contact: U.S.Student Programs Division, Institute of In-ternational Education, 809 United NationsPlaza, New York, NY 10017; 212/984-5327.

The Guide to International Education inthe United States, edited by David Hoopes,is an important reference tool. This pub-lication describes sources fJr studying andlearning about other cultures, societies, andlanguages. Learn about international,intercultural , and global education. Cost:$110. Contact Gale Research, Book Tower,Detroit, MI 48226; 313/555-1212.

The American Council on Education'sOffice of International Education has re-cently released the CRE Directory 1990.The directory lists 440 universities in 27Western, Central, and Eastern Europeancountries, The names of rectors, chief ad-ministration and international relations of-ficers, with addresses, telephone, fax andtelex numbers are also listed. National asso-

ciations and European community organiza-tions are included, Cost: $19.00. Contact:American Council on Education, Office ofInternational Education, One Dupont C irc le,NW, Washington, D.C. 20036-1193; 202/939-9313.

Learn Portugese in Brazil with YazigiInternational Short Homestay Pro-grams. Yazigi International offers a pro-gram for Americans between 15 and 35years old. Applicants live with a Brazilianfamily for one to three months. Applicationsshould be subm itted 60 days before departureand programs are offered in June through toNovember. Contact: Carlos Paraiso, Direc-tor, Yazigi International, 805 N. TamiamiTrail, Suite 8, Sarasota, FL 34243; 813/355-0603, FAX 813/351-6722.

NAFSA: Association of InternationalEducators is requesting proposals for itsRegion VIII Conference November 14-16,1991. The theme is "Communication in aChanging World," and applicants are en-couraged to consider a topic related to theexpanding area of electronic communica-tions and the impact of new technology oninternational education. Final Session De-


INTERNATIONAL UPDATE is pub-lished by the Office of International Ser-vices of the American Association ofCommunity and Junior Colleges(AACJC). Subscription is a benefit forAmerican Council on International In-tercultural Education (ACHE) membersand is available to nonmembers at anannual subscription rate of $20.

All articles published represent theopinions of the authors and do not neces-sarily reflect the views or policies ofA ACJC. Send all comments and addresschanges to: Editor Tokuyama or Asst.Editor Walden, AACJC, One DupontCircle, N.W., Suite 410, Washington,D.C. 20036.



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ACHE Members Vote toPass Constitution

The American Council on Interna-tional Intercultural Education(ACHE) membership voted to pass

an amended version of its constitution lastmonth at the business meeting precedingthe annual international conference in Kan-sas City, MO.

The ACIM Executive Committee re-ports provided the membership with vitalinformation on the status of the Council.

The business meeting also allowed anopportunity for current executive commit-tee chair Evan Dobelle, Chancellor/Presi-dent, City College of San Francisco, topresent outgoing executive committeemembers with certificates, thank them fortheir time, and introduce both incomingexecu five comm i ttee members and the 1991-92 officers.

One of the executivecommittee'srecentdecisions was the selection of JoyceTsunoda, Chancellor, University of HawaiiCommunity College System, HI, as chairfor the 1991-92 year and Laura Walker,Director, International Language Center,Tulsa Junior College, OK, as vice chair.

The Executive Committee also deter-mined how the Council will define inter-national and intercultural education andfinalized ACHE's mission statement andgoals.

This information along with some pro-posed changes for membership require-ments were brought forth to the member-ship. ACHE currently has 91 domestic andseven international members and sinceit isimportant to build membership, the L. -five Committee is investigating difkrentforms of membership which would be moreinclusive. Possible membership categoriesinclude: institutional, associate, consortium,and corporate.

ACHE members received a report onfederal relations in addition to some specialpresentations by guest speakers: Robert

Sprinkle, Ann Schodde, Gerry Thompson,and Ray Taylor.

Robert Sprinkle, executive director,Association for International Practi-cal Training, presented the member-ship with a status report on the revi-sion of J-1 Exchange Visitor visaregulations and expressed concernthat the United States InformationAgency is leaning towards restrict-ing the trainee category. The restric-tions of this category affect thosestudents seeking summer travelwork programs and certain pro-grams which are viewed as unrelatedto J-1 student education programs.Since programs must be academic asopposed to practical in orientation,many of our two-year colleges maybe affected.

Ann Schodde, vice president, devel-opment services, Des Moines AreaCommunity College, and one of therepresentatives on the higher educa-tion task force gave the membershipan oral report on their recommenda-tions for Title VI (See the April issueof International Update for details).

Gerry Thompson,executive director,Council on International EducationalExchange (CIEE), provided themembership with information on asuccessful international cooperativeprogram between CIEE and NassauCommunity College and encouragedmembers to get their institutions in-volved in similar ventures.

Ray Taylor, executive director, As-sociation of Community CollegeTrustees (ACCI), announced thatoneof ACCT's new goals is to bringinternational education to the atten-tion of trustees. Taylor invited theparticipation of ACHE in fulfillingthis goal and encouraged members toattend ACCTs annual meeting inBiloxi, MI, October 16-19, 1991.

The American Counci, onInternational interculturalEducation Determines its

Mission and Goals

The ACHE Executive Commit-tee has been working diligently withthe Council's membership to deter-mine the appropriate direction of theorganization. As a result of this ef-fort, the executive committee hasselected the following as the missionstatement and goals of ACHE.

Mission Statement: As the worldbecomes increasingly interdependentin its economic, cultural, and ethicalvalues, we seek to increase mutualunderstanding and sensitivity to theseissues with programs on internationaland intercultural educaion in thecommunity, technical, and juniorcolleges.

ACHE's goals:

Promote the importance andrelevance of internationaland intercultural education.

Identify and disseminate in-formation on opportunitiesto internationalize the col-lege campus.

Identify and disseminate in-formation on opportunitiesto interculturalize the col-lege campus.

Advocate on behalf of inter-national and interculturaleducaion.

Facilitate networks amongand between interested in-dividuals and institutionsnationally and internation-ally in ordei to maximize theexchange of useful informa-tion among council mem-bers.

Create a seamless link be-tween international andintercultural education.

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CALENDAR EVENTSMay24-27 "Global Imperatives for Interna-tional Educators," NAFSA: Association ofInternational Educators 43rd annual con-ference, Boston, MA. Contact: KatherineMay, Staff Director, National Conferencesand Meetings, NAFSA Central Office, 186019th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009-5599; 202/462-4811, FAX 202/667-3491.

27-29 "Vision '91," the Association of Cana-dian Community Colleges annual confer-ence, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Contact: RoyPollock, Conference Coord inator, Red RiverCommunity College, 2055 Notre Dame Ave.,Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3H 0J9; 204/632-2558, FAX 204/632-2299.

June4-5 Association of Colleges for Further andHigher Education, summer conference,Glasgow, Scotland. Contact: Clive Brain,Honorary Secretary, Association of Collegesfor Further and Higher Education, SwindonCollege, Regent Circus, Swindon, WiltshireSN1 IPT; 0793 513193.

13-15 "Educational Change Facilitators:Craftsmanship and Effectiveness," interna-tional conference, Amsterdam, The Neth-erlands. Contact: Ms. Hella de Boer, P.O.Box 7888, 1008 AB Amsterdam, The Neth-erlands; FAX 020 6448755.

July5-6 "Urban South Asia," a 1991 outreachsummer teachers' workshop for secondaryschool teachers and junior college educa-tors, Chicago, IL. The workshop will ex-plore issues relevant to helping studentsbetter understand the challenges South Asia'sburgeoning urban communities must face.Sessions will examine topics such as socialmovements in the city. urban influence onreligious expression and practice, and womenand the family in the urban environment.Scheduled guest speakers include EleanorZelliot of Carleton , College, Sylv ia Vatuk ofthe University of Hlinois-Chicago, and LeeWeissrnan of the University of Chicago.The registration deadline is June 1, 1991.Contact: South Asia Outreach, The Univtsity of Chicago, 1130 E. 59th Street, Chi-cago, IL 60637; 312/702-8635.

August4-8 The first international conference ontechnical higher education, Jerusalem/TelAviv, Israel. The conference is being co-sponsored by the American Association ofCommunity and Junior Colleges (AACJC);Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Is-rael; American Technical Education Asso-ciation (ATEA), and the New York CityTechnical College of CUNY. Contact:

ISAS, P.O. Box 574, Jerusalem 91004,Israel; 972 -2-661-356, FAX 972-2-868165.


scriptions: Application Deadline: July 1,1991. Contact: Janice Bogen Field, DeputyDirector, Center for Education Abroad,Beaver College, Glenside, PA 19038-3295;215/572-2901, FAX 215/572-2174.

The Fulbright Scholar Awards Programfor 1992-93 includes 1,000 grants for re-search and lecturing. Opportunities rangefrom two months to a full academic year;many assignments are flexible to suit theneeds of the grantee. There are openings inover 100 countries and, in many regions,multi-country research is possible. The ba-rc eligibility requirements for a Fulbrightaward are U.S. citizenship and a Ph.D., orcomparable professional qualifications; forcertain fields such as the fine arts orTESOL, the terminal degree in the fieldmay be sufficient. For lecturing awards,univers Ay or college teaching experience isexpected. Language skills are needed forsome countries, but most lecturing assign-ments are in Enghsh. There is no limit onthe. number of nil-bright grants a scholarcon hold, and former grantises may reapply.

The upcoming deadlines include: June15, 1991, for Australia, South Asia, most ofLatin America, and the U,S.S.R.; and Au-gust 1, 1991, for Africa, Asia, Europe, theMiddle East, Canada, and lecturing awardsin the Caribbean, Mexico, and Venezuell,

Application materials are now awil-able. Contact: Council for InternationalExchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden Street,N.W., Suite 5M, Box NEWS, Washington,D.C. 20008-3009; 202/686-7877.

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IMONVO. `"" 4.*

New Video PresentsStrategies for IncreasingMinority Participation inStudy Abroad

Johnnetta Cole, president of SpelmanCollege, presents strategies to overcome themajor factors that inhibit minority studentsfrom participating in international exchangeprograms in a new video from the 43rdInternational Conference on EducationalExchange.

In her speech Cole discusses students'fear of racism in other countries and parents'concerns about sending their children abroad.Also examined are the problems minoritystudents face in obtaining financial aid forstudy abroad programs and the support theyneed from university faculty and staff atpredominantly white institutions. Cole fo-cuses on these obstacles and ,uggests tacticsto surmount them.

The Council on International Educa-tional Exchange (CIEE), sponsor of theconference, produced the video. Cole, thefirst African-American woman to headSpelman College, earned her bachelor's de-gree at Oberlin College, and her master's and,Ph.D. at Northwestern University.

This video is an informative aid forstudy abroad advisors, historically blackcolleges and universities, libraries, educa .tional organizations who want to take aleaning role in minority student issues, andinstitutions concerned with internationaleducation and exchange.

The 32-minute VHS videotape is avail-able for $10.00 from the Council on Interna-tional Educational Exchange, Dept. ISS-55,205 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017.


sources (More information will be availablein future issues of the International Update.)

A takmed executive director and staff,an enthusiastic, committed Executive Board,and a membership eager to meet new chal-lenges are creating a strong spirit of adven-ture an Al excitement for international educa-tion.

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.. INTERNATIONAL

J-VISA REGULATIONS CUTVOCATIONAL PROGRAMS

On April 26, 1991, the United Statesinformation Agency (USIA) releas-ed its draft of proposed regula-

tions pverning training programs des-ignated under the Exchange VisitorProgram.

In 1961 the U.S. Congress passedlegislation (The Mutual Educational andCultural Exchange Act) to strengthenour cross-cultural contact and interna-tional cooperation through a wide arrayof visitor and student exchange pro-grams.

The J-visa category, created underthe 1961 legislation, authorizes tempo-rary visits to the U.S. for a "student,scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, re-search assistant, specialist, or leader ina field of specialized knowledge or skill,or other person of similar descriptionwho comes to teach, instruct or lecture,study, observe, conduct research, con-sult, demonstrate special skills, or re-ceive training." The J-visa has beenused by a wide variety of programs.

These programs have been in opera-tion for over 25 years and have beenadministered first by the Department ofState and then by USIA. Each year asmany as 15,000 foreign students enterthis counny on J-visas.

Last year the General AccountingOffice (GAO) issued a report, Inappro-priate Uses of Education and CulturalExchange Visas, that questioned the le-gality of some of the programs on thegrounds of improper authorization ofthe J-visas. In particular, the GAO nar-rowed the 1961 interpretation of educa-tion and cultural activities by attackingtraining activities. It alleges that certainJ-visa "activities and programs in thetrainee and the international visitor

categories, including ti summer stu-dent/travel work, international campcounselor, and au pair (child care) pro-grams, are inconsistent with legislativeintent" (p. 2).

USIA, in response to the GAO's report,assembled a legal team to analyze theallegations. This legal team or taskforce's proposed April regulations wouldreplace 22CRE Part 514. This regulationwas devised in 1983 as separate regula-tions governing training activities utiliz-ing the J-visa. The current revision isthe first since this regulation was devel-oped.

Reactions from the exchange com-munity are reflected in the commentthat "the new regulations will put us outof business." Many of our colleges,aware of these proposed changes, arealarmed and express grave concern overthe possible implications.

The following is excerpted from themost recent draft of the proposed regu-lations.

Training programs and each seg-ment of these programs must beaccredited by an agency which islisted in the United States Depart-ment of Education's "NationallyRecognized Accrediting Agenciesand Associations," or is accred-ited as a program by a member ofthe Council on Post-SecondaryAccreditation.The proposed changes make a dis-

tinction between specialty occupationand vocational occupation.

Specialty occupation is defined bythe task force as "an occupation thatrequires theoretical and practical appli-cation of a body of highly specialized


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THE ACIIE CORNER

Soviets Express ExchangeInterest

By 11. Richard GillilandACHE Executive Committee

President, Metropolitan CommunityCollege

Recently in the Soviet Union aForum of Scientists and Specialistsfor Soviet-Ametican Dialogue has beenestablished. This organization is notpart of the Soviet government andseeks to develop exchange arrange-ments with American educationalorganizations. The Forum is inter-ested in working with other educa-tors as well as students in both coun-tries.

The Forum was established in1990 to foster mutual understandingbetween the people of the UnitedStates and the Soviet Union. Leadersof this Soviet project are proposingthe following forums for mutual ex-changes:

Exchange of students for advancedtraining in a wide variety of scien-tific studies.Exchange of faculty members be-tween Soviet and American insti-tutions.

Exchange of secondary andpostsecondary artistic groups.Exchange of students and facultyto enhance foreign language train-ing.Sharing methods of teaching andrehabilitation of physically handi-capped persons.

Forum leader Alexander P.Rayevsky has communicated with theAmerican Council on InternationalIntercultural Education in order tobegin establishing exchanges. Dur-ing the last two or three years, therehave been several delegations ofcommunity college leaders that havetraveled to the Soviet Union. Twosuch trips took place in the Fall of1989 and Fall of 1990, they were co-sponsored by the Center for US/USSRInitiatives, Metropolitan Community


DID YOU KNOW_AACJC Publication on Interna-tional Trade is now available. nain-ing for Trade: Community College Pro-grams to Promote Export is edited byLourdene Huhra, Milwaukee Area Tech-nical College, WI, and Mary L. Fifield,Charles Stewart Mott Community Col-lege, MI. The handbook is designed toassist colleges in establishng or enhanc-ing non-credit international businessprograms. Representatives from 32colleges and public and private sectororganizations contributed to the publi-cation.

In the first section of the book, col-lege representatives describe the devel-opment of their programs, and offerguidelines and suggestions to thosenewto the field. The second section pro-vides resources, such as sample promo-tional brochures and workshop outlines,used in the marketing and delivery ofprograms.

The publication was funded througha grant by the U.S. Department of Edu-cation under Title VI, Part B. It isavailable for $20 ($15 for AACJC mem-bers) plus $4 for shipping and handlingfrom AACJC Publications, 2700 Pros-perity Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22031.

Learn Portugese in Brazil withYazigi International HomestayPrograms. Yazigi International offersa program for Americans between 15-and 35-years-old. Applicants live with aBrazilian family for one to three months.Applications should be submitted 60days before departure and programs areoffered in June through to November.Contact Carlos Paraiso, Director, YezifriInternational, 805 N. Tamiami Trail,Suite 8, Sarasota, FL 34243; 813/355-0603, FAX 813/351-6722.

The United States InformationAgency (USIA), the J.WilliamFulbright Foreign ScholarshipBoard (BPS), and the Institute ofInternational Education (HE) haveopened their 1992-93 competi-tion for Fulbright Grants for gradu-

ate study or research abroad inacademic fields and for profes-sional training in the creative andperforming arts. Application Dead-line: October 31, 1991. Contact: U.S.Student Programs Division, Institute ofInternational Education, 809 UnitedNations Plaza, New York, NY 10017;212/984-5327.

QUALI, the Qatar-University ofArizona Language Institute, whichis affiliated with the University ofArizona-Tucson, is looking forexperienced instructors. Candi-dates should hold an M.A. or M.S. de-gree and must be native speakers ofAmerican English. Teachers are neededfor the following subjects: English foradults; English for children; Computer-assisted instruction; keyboarding,wordprocessing, database; and secre-tarial skills. Contact: Mr. Jamil El-Albed, Executive Director, P.O. Box 751,Doha, Qatar; FAX 0974326-533.

INTERNA770NAL UPDAM is pub-lished by the Office of Interna-tional Services of the AmericanAssociation of Community andJunior Colleges (AACJC). Sub-scription is a benefit for Ameri-can Council cat International Inter-cu t ural Education (ACIIE)members and is available to non-members at an annual subscrip-tion rate of $20.

All articles published repre-sent the opinions of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect theviews or policies of AACJC. Sendall comments and address changesto: Editor Tokuyama or Asst. Edi-tor Walden, AACJC, One DupontCircle, N.W., Suite 410, Wash-ington, D.C. 20036.

Office ofinternational Services:M. Yukie Tokuyarna, Director


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BIFADEC Task ForceIncludes Two-Year

CollegesThe Board for International Food

and Agricultural Development and Eco-nomic Cooperation (BIFADEC), an armof the United States Agency for Interna-tional Development (USAID), has estab-lished both a task force and an advisorygroup to the task force for the new Uni-versity Development Linkage Project(UDLP). The task force held its firstmeeting last month in Washington, D.C.Community, technical, and junior col-leges were represented by Sim Humphtys,associate vice president of internationaleducation, Brevard Community College,FL.

This month the advisory group forthe UDLP will meet to discuss the taskforce's recommendations. Maxwell King,President, Brevard Community College,FL, will represent two-year colleges atthis meeting.

In the past, AID has primarily workedwith land grant colleges and researchinstitutions, but with the new universitycenter program state colleges and uni-versities as well as two-year collegeshave been given the opportunity toparticipate.

The presence of Jim Humphrys andrepresentatives from the American As-sociation of State Colleges and Universi-ties at the recent Task Force r.eeting


9151.C5C International

VisitorsOver the past two months the

following countries have sent dele-3ations to Washington to meet withstaff at the American Association ofCommunity and Junior Colleges(AACJC) expressing interest in com-munity, technical, and junior col-leges: Argentina, Australia,Brazil,China, Finland, India, Indonesia,Madagascar, New Zealand, Philip-pines, Qatar, Republic of theMarshall Islands, Romania, Spain,Turkey, and Uruguay.

Fulbright Awards TeacherExchange Opportunity

The Fulbright Teacher Exchange PIO-gram sponsored by the United StatesInformation Agency (USIA), providesqualified applicants an opportunity toparticipate in international exchange.Applicants exchange positions with teach-ers from other countries over a semesteror one-year period.

The program is available in the fol-lowing countries:

Country

ArgentinaCanada-Quebec*DenmarkFinlandFrance*Germany*Mexico*NetherlandsPhilippinesSouth AfricaSwitzerland*United KingdomUSSR

Part_WpAtifjOlgel

July-DecemLAugust/Septenzber-JuneMid-August-JuneEarly August-JuneSeptember-JulyAugust-June/JulySix-week period TBALate July-Late JuneMid-June-MarchJanuary-NovemberFall-SummerAugust/September-JulySeptember-June

*Foreign Language Fluency Required

The application deadline is October15, 1991. Currently, two-year collegefaculty are under-represented in Fulbrightprograms and ACHE urges members toapply. At least three years' full-timeteaching experience is required for theexchange program. All applicants musthave U.S. citizenship, be fluent in theEnglish language, hold at least a bache-lor's degree, be employed in the appro-priate subject field and at the level ofthe position for which the application ismade, and have the approval of theirschool's administration. Applicants willbe notified of their acceptance by latespring and are expected to attend orien-tation programs of the sponsoring agen-cies in the U.S. or abroad during July orAugust.

For more information contact:Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program,600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 142,Washington, D.C. 20024; 202/382-8586.

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Task Force Pushes Title\VI Recommendations

This year Congress will address thereauthorization of the Higher EducationAct. For all of us involved in interna-tional education, this essentially meansTitle VI.

Although Title VI programs primar-ily support graduate education and arearesource centers, in January AA= joinedfive other national associations andformed a task force that evaluated TitleVI in order to explore support for newlegislative language that would be moreInclusive of undergraduate programs.The progress of this effort was reportedin the April issue of the InternationcdUp-date by Ann Schodde, vice president atDes Moines Area Community College,IA, who helped represent two-year col-leges during the collaborative process.

The associations are in contact withlegislators and their staff persons. Tes-timonies are planned for hearings be-fore the House in July. As the Senate hasnot afforded the associations the oppor-tunity to orally present their recomsien-dations, only the written report will besubmitted to the appropriate commit-tee. This ummer both the House andSenate will make their decisions on thefunding level for Title VI.

It is hoped that the task force's re-view of the legislation and recommen-dations for funding will produce posi-tive results. Last year when each asso-ciation mounted its individual case be-fore the hill, the funding of $40 millionfor Title VI translated into 30 percentless than FY66 in constant 1991 dollars.

The higher education associationsare collectively requesting that under-graduate education receive a $2.5 mil-lion increase to permit about 45 addi-tional grants to meet current challengesin international education.

In addition, they will also seek anincrease of $2.5 million for the centersfor international business education, and$1 million for intensive summer lan-guage institutes that have been author-ized but never funded. (See Page 6 forty legislators.) -)

Lut9 Ornce olrInternational ServIces. AACIC June 1M

Embassies and Two-Year Colleges Meet:One-Day Workshop for Dialogue

Last month the diplomatic com-munity and two-year college rep-resentatives met in Washington,

D.C. and attended a one-day workshopon forming and strengthening their rela-tionships.

"An Opportunity for Dialogue: Com-munity College Representatives and Dip-lomats," was sponsored by the Ameri-can Council on International Intercultu-ral Education, the Institute of Interna-tional Education, Community Collegesfor International Development, Educa-tional and Cultural Attache's PlanningCommittee, and NAFSA: Association ofInternational Educators.

This one day event drew 70 partici-pants. Half of these participants werefrom the diplomatic community withoverwhelming representation from theAfrican nations, while the other half wasmade up of two-year college representa-tives from regions as far west as Califor-nia.

The two-year college keynote speaker,Piedad Robertson, president, Bunker HillCommunity College, MA, spoke aboutthe unique qualities of community, tech-nical, and junior colleges and what theyhad to offer.

The workshop also consisted of twopanel presentations on technical educa-tion and financing projects. The techni-cal education panel consisted of two-year college representatives, JimHumphrys, associate vice president,international education, Brevard Com-munity College, FL; Donald Matthews,director, resource development, Day-tona Beach Community College, FL; andPeter Kellams, Coordinator, InternationalEducation, St. Louis Community Col-lege, MO.

The schedule provided wonderulopportunities for networldng both be-fore and after lunch. Before lunch a half-hour was given for refreshments andnetworking and during lunch a resourceperson was placed at each table. Theseresource people represented differentaspects of international education ordifferent regions of the world. They

were comprised of representatives fromthe diplomatic community, Americaneducators, and other experts in interna-tional education. Participants were ableto select where they wanted to be seatedbased on whatever information theywanted to learn more about.

This mini-conference is the secondof its kind, the first having taken place in1989.

International UpdateSalutes Asian Studies

Summer InstituteParticipants

The very first Asian Studies Institutewill take place this summer, July 21-August 9, 1991, in Honolulu, HI. Thisinstitute, sponsored by the AmericanAssociation of Community and JuniorColleges, American Association of StateColleges and Universities, the East-WestCenter, and the University of Hawaiiwas designed as a way to infuse Asianstudies into the undergraduate curricu-lum.

The 1991 participants include:Jeffrey M. Armstrong, Dean of Aca-demic Affairs, Muscatine CommunityCollege; Anita K. Beck, Psychologyln-structor, Scott Community College;Brigitte Breitenbucher, InstructionalCoordinator, Speech/Drama Depamnent,Director, Effective CommunicationCenter, Elgin Community College;Cecilia Carreon, Faculty/ InstructionalCoordinator, English Department, ElginCommunity College; Kusuma Cooray,Instructor, Foodservice/Asian Cuisine,Kapiolani Community College; JulienFarland, Professor, Philosophy Depart-ment, Middlesex Community College;Robin Fujikawa, Instructor, Humani-ties, Co-coordinator, Asian-Pacific Em-phasis, Kapiolani Community College;Jacquelyn Wheatly Green, Instruc-tor/Chair, Foreign Language Department,City College of San Francisco; Eliza-beth M. Hastings, Associate Profes-sor, Business Administration Department,

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Middlesex Community College; MalanR. Jackson, Director, Center for Inter-national Studies, Utah Valley Commu-nity College; Oscar F. Jesperson,Jr., Chair, Social and Behavioral Sci-ence Department, Utah Valley Commu-nity College; Susumu Kasai, Associ-ate Professor of Information and OfficeSystems/Japan Program Coordinator,St. Louis Community College at Meramec;Robert D. La Fleur, Instructor, SocialSciences, Clinton Community College;Linda M. Loomis, Dean, Liberal Artsand General Studies, Lake Michigan Col-lege; James H. Mullen, Jr., Dean,Planning, Research, and Development,Middlesex Community College; LeonRichards, Dean of Instruction, Kapio-lani Community College; William A.Sprunk, Jr., Instructor of English, LakeMichigan College; Gary L. Thalge, In-structor, Economics, City College of SanFrancisco; George S. Wang, Associ-ate Dean for Business Division, St. LouisCommunity College at Meramec; JoanCook Wilson, Instructor, English, CityCollege of San Francisco; and PollyNash-Wright Dean, Liberal Arts andGeneral Education, Elgin CommunityCollege.

THE ACIIE CORNER(continued from page 2)

College, and ACHE. The CommunityColleges for International Development(CCID) also have had exchange visitswith Soviet educators.

Each of the delegations from ourcountry has returned to the United Stateswith a dearer understanding that ourSoviet educator counterparts are ex-tremely anxious to enter into exchangeprograms and are willing to do so in avery.cost effective way. It should also benoted that there is a rapid developmentof non-governmental exchange initia-tives in the Soviet Union such as theForum of Scientists and Specialists forSoviet-American Dialogue.

Colleges interested in the details onthis dialogue should contact RichardGilliland, President, Metropolitan Com-munity College, P.0 Box 3777, Omaha,NE 68103; 402/449-8415.

CALENDAREVENTS

June

13-15 "Educational Change Facilita-tors: Craftsmanship and Effectiveness,"international conference, Amsterdam,The Netherlands. Contact: Ms. He lla deBoer, P.O. Box 7888, 1008 AB Amster-dam, The Netherlands; FAX 020 6448755.

July

5-6 "Urban South Asia," a 1991 out-reach summer teachers' workshop forsecondary school teachers and juniorcollege educators, Chicago, IL. Theworkshop will explore issues relevant tohelping students better understand thechallenges South Asia's burgeoning urbancommunities must face. Sessions willexamine topics such as social move-ments in the city, urban influence onreligious expression and practice, andwomen and the family in the urban en-vironment. Scheduled guest speakersinclude Eleanor Zelliot of Carleton Col-lege, Sylvia Vatuk of the University ofIllinois-Chicago, and Lee Weissman ofthe University of Chicago. The pre-registration deadline is June 1, 1991.Contact: South Asia Outreach, The Uni-versity of Chicago, 1130 E. 59th Street,Chicago, IL 60637; 312/702-8635.

BIFADEC(continued from page 3)

allowed for input from these interestgroups. At this meeting a 14 item list forprogram development was issued forconsideration. Our representatives rec-ommended the following two additionalitems for program development by thecenter: technical and vocational educa-tion, and programs for undergraduates.

As BIFADEC is a lxanch of the Agencyfor International Development, theopportunity to foster a relationshipthrough the university center programis signficant.

J-Visas(continued from page 1)

knowledge to perform fully in the statedfield of endeavor. It requires comple-tion of a specified course of education,where attainment of such knowledge orits equivalent is the minimum compe-tency requirt. ment recognized in theparticular field of endeavor in the UnitedStates."

Specialty occupation excludes avocational occupation which is definedas: "an occupation other than one re-quiring a baccalaureate or higher aca-demic degree."

The Agency proposes:that applicants submit a plan oftraining which dearly defines thecompetencies which the traineewill obtain tlirough participationin each segment of the trainingprogram.to designate only those privatesector training programs whichprovide training in specialty oc-cupations. Vocational traiaingprograms, therefore, will not beapprovd unless they are warrantedby foreign policy needs.to draw this distinction between"specialty occupation" and "voca-tional occupation" in an effort tocurtail the use of J-visas for un-authorized work purposes. TheAgency concludes that the po-tential for inappropriate usage ofthe J-visa is most pronounced inthose areas of productive em-ployment which are generally con-sidered semi-skilled or vocationalin nature.While the timeline for the total

revision project according to Wally Ste-wart, USIA, is estimated as follows:

All comments on the released copyof the proposed regulations were due inMay 3, 1991. The comments were to betaken into consideration and the pol-ished product is to be sent out withinUSIA and to outside agencies for theirreview. This process is expected to takeone-two weeks. The next draft will go tothe Office of Management and Budget(OMB) where it may take from three to

eight weeks. Once the draft gets throughOMB, it will be published in the FederalRegister and have a 60-day commentperiod.

ACIIE urges colleges with J-visastudents to carefully monitor the timeschedules and articulate their interestsand concerns on the issue once the draftis released in the Federal Register.

While abuses may have occuredduring the 25-year period of the currentregulations, the percentage of this abusewithin the training category is neverstated in the GAO report, or in the pro-posed regulations. From our evalu-ation, the GAO report is not an even-handed or scientific report, much of it isanecdotal. While it is apparent thatchanges will be made, it is imperativethat the regulations work to make ex-change programs more accountable, notextinct.

1ELearn First-Hand About-

astern EuropeA group of Romanian profes-

sots from the University of Bucharesth av e cont ac ted the Co m mu nityColleges for International Develop-ment (CCID) expressing their inter-est in teaching in the United Statesfor a one-year period. Colleges in-terested in this venture would berequired to contribute to their stay.All of these professors speak Englishand CCID is willing to help with thearrangements.

The professors and their area ofexpertise are as follows:

Filip Valeriu- Professor ofPhysics, Mechanics, andThermal Physics Chair.Stoic a Gheorg he-AssistantProfessor of MathematicsCorneliu Zidaroiu-AssodateProfessor of MathematicsIon Vaduva- Professor ofMathematics

For more information contact ilimHumphzys, Brevard Community Col-lege, CCID, 1519 Clearlake Rd., Co-coa, FL 32922; (407) 632-1111,ext. 3050.

FUND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONIn an effort to help members support the higher education task force recommendations for Title VI funding (See

Associations Request More Funds, p. 3), the following is a list of the key legislators on the subcommittees that recommend ap-propriations for the Deparmient of Education. ACIIE encourages its membership to call or write these legislators and helpthem realize the importance of funding international education.

The phone column represents the extension of each legislator, to reach a senator dial (202) 224-extension, to reacha representative dial (202) 225-extension. The two full addresses listed below denote both the Senate and Housesubcommittee offices, if you wish to write a specific congressman then insert the corresponding column address. Example:Senator Tom Harkin, SH-316, Washington, D.C. 20510.

SENATEcommirrEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION

Jubcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education186 Dirltsen Senate Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510(202) 224-7283

Phone Address Phone AddressDOM= Republicans:Tom Harkin (IA) CHRM 3254 SH-316 Arlen Specter (PA) RMM 4254 SH-303Robert C. Byrd (WV) 3954 SH-311 Mark 0. Hatfield (OR) 3753 SH-711Ernest F. Hollings (SC) 6121 SR-125 Ted Stevens (AK) 3004 SH-522Quentin N. Brudick (ND) 2551 SH-511 Warren Rudman (NH) 3324 SH-530Daniel C. Inouye (HI) 3934 SH-722 Thad Cochran (MS) 5054 SR-326Dale Bumbers (AR) 4843 SD-229 Phil Gramm cno 2934 SR-370Harry Reid (NV) 3542 SH-324 *Slade Gorton (WA) 3441 SH-730Brock Adams (WA) 2621 SH-513

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONSCOMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, MIS & EDUCATION

Subcommittee on Labor, HHS & Education2358 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515(202) 225-3508

12211101:114.

William H. Natcher (KY)Neal Smith (IA)David R. Obey (WI)Edward R. Roybal (CA)Louis Stokes (OH)Joseph D. Early (MA)Steny Hoyer (MD)*Robert J. Mrazek (NY)

Phone Address

CHRM 3501 2333 RHOB4426 2373 RHOB3365 2462 RHOB6235 2211 RHOB7032 2365 RHOB6101 2349 RHOB4131 1214 LHOB5956 306 CHOB

Phone AddressRepublicansCarl D. Pursell (MI) RMM 4401 1414 LHOBJohn Edward Porter (IL) 4835 1026 LHOBC.W. (Bill) Young (FL) 5961 2407 RHOBVin Weber (MN) 2331 106 CHOB

*Denotes New Subcommittee Member

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iNTERNATIONAL

uIMPACT OF PROPOSED J-VISACHANGES EXPLORED

By Evonne Parker Jones

ProfessorNorthern Virginia Community College

Annandale Campus

The June 1991 issue of Internation-al Update reported that many U.S.two-year colleges have expressed

alarm over the regulation changes cur-rently proposed by the United States In-formation Agency (USIA). These changeswill affect a number of training pro-grams designated under the ExchangeVisitor Program.

As an intern working under thedirection of Frank Mensel, AACJC's VicePresident of Federal Relations and withthe office of international services, Ihave tried to assess the likely impact ofthese proposed changes by conductingan informal telephone survey of com-munity, technical, and junior colleges inWisconsin, Delaware, Virginia, Florida,North Carolina, and South Carolina.

First, colleges were alerted to thefact that USIA's proposed regulationchanges would very likely render themineligible for continued federal J-visafunding. That reality is indicated by twocritical points, delineated in US1A's "4/26/91 Draft, Rev. 5," on "22CFR, Part514 [Rulemaking No. 6]."

The proposed regulation changeswill limit eligibility for federal J-visafunding to those institutions preparingstudents for "specialty occupations" thatrequire "theoretical and practical appli-cation of a body of highly specializedknowledge." A specialty occupation re-quires completing a specified course ofstudy which represents "the minimumcompetency requirement recognized inthe particular field of endeavor in theU.S."

Evonne Parker Jones

The USIA draft also proposes re-strictions on institutions preparing stu-dents for vocational occupations. As ifdeliberately choosing its language topreclude the eligibility of two-year col-leges, the draft defines a vocational oc-cupation as "an occupation other thanone requiring a baccalaureate or higheracademic degree."

Once these points had been clari-fied, colleges polled were asked ques-tions pertaining to their internationalstudent population and the number oftheir students on J-visas.

Information derived varied, some-times widely, from college to college.For example, one community college re-ported having 54 J-visa students, repre-senting 100 percent of its internationalstudent population while a few othertwo-year colleges reported that in theirtechnical/vocational programs, therewere only two or three J-visa students,representing negligible percentages oftheir total international student popula-tions. (continued on page 4)

ALERTThe Department of Education'sseeks your input on Its Center forInternational Education's pro-posed STAGE program. See in-sert for more information.

FIASTPHASE OFCHINA. TOEIR

KICKS OFF

AACJC oFFIcr OF INTERNATIONAL SlItVICES

The Utah Valley Community Col-lege/AACJC's China Exchange Programhas finally reached fruition. Participantsare currently visiting Beijing, Xian,Shanghai, Guilin, Guangzhou, and HongKong to meet with higher educationofficials and learn about Chinese cultureand history.

Next year our participadng collegeswill host Chinese educators within thiscountry. The goal is to have U.S. andChinese educators develop long-termrelationships. The U.S. colleges and theirrepresentatives participating in the firstphase of this program include:

Brevard Community College, FL-James Humphrys; Central MaineTechnical College, ME-William Hi-erstein, Judith Hierstein; Central Ore-gon Community College, OR-RobertBarber; Cumberland County Col-lege, NJ-Roland Chapdelaine; Flor-ida Community College, FL-Char-les Spence; J. Sergeant ReynoldsCommunity College, VA-E. Timo-thy Lightfield; Kapiolani Commu-nity College, HI-Leon Richanis; LakeSumter Community College, FL-Carl Andersen, Monica Andersen, Kris-ten Andersen; Los Medanos Col-lege, CA-Stanley Chin, Sharon Chin;Palomar College, CA-George Boggs;Pasedena Community College, FL-Jack Scott, Lacreta Scott; Pike's PeakCommunity College, CO-MaryPaulsen, Paul Paulsen; Robert Mor-ris College, 1L-Richard Pickett, Bev-erly Pickett; Rogue Community Col-lege, OR-Harvey Bennett, NatashaBennett; Spokane Falls commu-nity College, WA-Vernon Loland, CarolLoland; and Utah Valley Commu-nity College, UT (coordinators)-KerryRomesburg, Judy Romesburg, MalanJackson, Linda Jackson.

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r THE ACIIE CORNER .\Membership in ACIIE:

What's in it for me?

By Donald A DellowACIIE Executive Committee

President, Broorne Community College

One of our primary responsibili-ties as college administrators is to criti-cally review our institutional prioritiesand our use of financial resources. Ata time when many of us are compelledto reduce institutional memberships asa means of budget reduction, we shouldbe careful not to discount those in-volvements that so greatly enhanceour institutions--like the AmericanCouncil on International InterculturalEducation (ACHE). The following area few of the reasons why I concluded acontinuing membership in ACHE wasan excellent investment for BroomeCommunity College (BCC):

We at BCC are convinced thatthe global marketplace is hereand our students must be pre-pared for it. This means thatour society must embrace thevalue of internationalism andinterculturalism. Membershipin a national organization dedi-cated to enhancing these agen-das in community colleges "sig-nifies" to our community, gov-ernance groups, and campusconstituencies that we are apart of a maional movement.Much to the chagrin of my highschool geometry teacher, thewhole is greater than the sumof its parts. Without our finan-cial and professional supportof ACHE who will promote therole of community colleges inbringing about this internalintercultural perspective?Our institution needs to bearound people who are "think-ing and doing" internationalintercultural education. I amalways amazed at how will-ingly my colleagues share in-formation and strategies with

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July 1991

DID YOU KNOW?The Institute of InternationalEducation's (HE) Department ofScience and Technology is seek-ing Higher Education institutionswith programs of teaching, re-search, and technical assistancerelevant to environmental pro-tection and/or the preservation,maintenance and enhancement ofnatural resources in the develop-ing nations and Eastern Europe.IIE is establishing a network of coopera-tion for addressing environmental andnatural-resource problems in the above-stated areas in response to proposal so-licitations from donor agencies. Con-tact: Dr. Mansfieldl. Smith, 11E, 1400 KStreet, N.W., Room 650, Washington,D.C. 20003; 2021682-6576.

Internationalizing Higher Educa-tion: A Matching Grants Programfor Business School/Liberal ArtsCollaboration. The American Assem-bly of Collegiate Schools ofB usiness andthe Association of American Collegeswith support from the KPMG Peat Mar-wick Foundation are accepting applica-tions for their matching grants programto assist and encourage colleges todevelop activities and programs thatintegrate international and interdisci-plinary dimensions into teaching andresearch. Ten to 15 grants of $10,000 or$20,000 will be awarded. ApplicationDeadline: September 30, 1991. Con-tact: Jane R. Spalding, Associate Direc-tor of Programs, Association of Ameri-can Colleges, 1818 R Street, N.W., Wash-ington, D.C. 20009; 202/387-3760.

The United States Institute of Peaceis now accepting applications forits 1992-93 Fellowship program.The Institute offers three types of fel-lowships under the Jennings RandolphProgram for International Peace.

Distinguished Fellows have achievednational or international stature in in-ternational peace and conflict manage-ment or other relevant endeavors. Ap-plication Deadline: October 15, 1991.

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Peace Fellows must have demon-strated substantial accomplishment orpromise of exceptional leadership intheir careers. Application Deadline:October 15, 1991.

Peace Scholars are students recopnized in an American university doc-toral program who have completed allrequired work except their dissertations.Application Deadline: November 15,1991.

Contact: Jennings Randolph Pro-gram for International Peace, UnitedStates Institute of Peace, 1550 M Street,N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005-1708; 202/457-1706, FAX 202/429-6063,TDD 202/457-1719.

Many organizations based in theUnited States provide informa-tion about opportunities to teachEnglish-as-a-Second Language inEast Central Europe. The most re-cently formed of these organizations is:WorldTeach, Harvard Institute for Inte-national Development, One Eliot Street,Cambridge, MA 02138; 617/495-5527.


INTERNATIONAL UPDATE is pub-lished by the Office of InternationalServices of the American Associa-tion of Community and Junior Col-leges (AACJC). Subscription is abenefit for American Council on Inter-national Intercultural Education(ACHE) members and is available tononmembers at an annual subscrip-tion rate of $20.

All articles published representthe opinions of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views orpolicies of AACJC. Send all com-ments and address changes to: Edi-tor Tokuyama or Asst. Editor Walden,AACJC, One Dupont Circle, N.W.,Suite 410, Washington, D.C. 20016.


Shauna Walden, Asst. to th DirectorSharon J. Jimenez, Staff Assistant

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CAC AdvocatesCitizenship Educationand Peace

By Nancy Warzer

Deputy DirectorCouncil for the Advancement of

Citizenship

The Council for the Advancementof Citizenship (CAC), of which MCJCis a member, has published a series ofeight resource packets on citizenshipeducation and peace as part of its Citi-zenship Education and Peace Project(CEP), sponsored by the United StatesInstitute of Peace. The packets aredesigned to assist community leadersand educators in the fields of politicalscience and American history/socialstudies to add a civic and internationaldimension to their classrooms andcommunity discussions.

Topics of the packets are: The Mean-ing of Citizenship...in America and theWorld, The Nature of Politics and Govern-ment, Constitutional and Non-Constitu-tional Governments, Making United StatesForeign Policy, Understanding United StatesForeign Policy, Furthering Peace ThroughInternational Law, Promoting HumanRights in the World, and Civic Participa-tion in International Affairs.

Each packet includes an overview ofthe topic, selected readings, discussionquestions, curriculum ideas, and addi-tional resource listings.

The CEP project explores interna-tional civic education and encouragesthe development of civic education pro-grams that bolster the knowledge, skills,and attitudes necessary for developingresponsible, participatory citizens intoday's rapidly changing, complex worldfor understanding the responsibilities ofAmerican citizenship in a worldwidecontext.

The resource packets are availablefor $5.00 each to cover duplication andpostage costs. Contact Nancy E. Warzer,Deputy Director, Council for the Ad-vancement of Citizenship, 1200 Eight-eenth Street, N.W., Suite 302, Washing-ton, D.C. 20036; 2021857-0580, FAX202/857-9160.

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Refer to the June issue of International Update for information on where to write theSenate and House Appropriations Commitees and encourage them to fund internationaleducation.Source: American Council on E.ducatior., Office of Legislative Analysis, Based on data fromthe Statistical Abstract of the United States, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department ofCommerce, 1990; U.S. Department of Education appropriations documentation; and theHigher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

CCID Offers Exchanges with Eastern EuropeThe Community Colleges for Inter-

national Development (CCID) is offer-ing the opportunity for faculty exchangesbetween community colleges and uni-versities in Eastern Europe. Opportuni-ties are available at the following insti-tutions:

Technical University of BudapestCzechoslovakia Technical Univer-

sity in PragueUniversity of BucharestUniversity of Craiova (Romania)Veliko Turnova University

(Bulgaria)

The univer. hies have nominatedfaculty for assipment to communitycolleges in the following disciplines:civil engineering, mechanical engineer-ing, English-as-a-Second Language,mathematics, physics, Russian, andgraphic arts. All hold earned doctorates

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and are capable of teaching a full aca-demic load in English. Host colleges willbe expected to provide a teaching sti-pend to cover their accommodations,expenses, and local transportation.

The universities have vacancies forcommunity college faculty in the follow-ing disciplines: English, mathematics,physics, and computer science. All in-struction will be conducted in English.The universities will provide housingand a maintenance stipend in the localcurrency.

Community college' faculty must benominated for exchange by their col-lege. Reciprocal exchanges are notrequired. Community colleges inter-ested in participating in the exchangeprogram should contact cap for fur-ther information: Executive Director,CC1D, 1519 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL32922; 407/631-3784, FAX 407/639-0078.

CLASSIFIEDS

Recent female graduate with doctoraldegree in French language, culture, andcivilization seeks an administrative/research position. Ramauriiman Ma-hadev will be available August 15, 1991.2161 N.W. Kinderman Pl., Corvallis, OR97330; 503/758-7127.

A recently retired vice principal of anEnglish Further Education College, isoffering his services to create links be-tween the U.S. and English educationalsystems. Thomas J. Marsden is cur-rently a visiting fellow of the Universityof Southampton, England, and is willingto do presentations, research, adminis-trative or faculty exchange, and teachon a temporary or part-time basis in theU.S. 61 New Forest Drive, Brockenhurst,

,Hampshire, England, S042 7QT.

Office of International Services, AACJC July 11iMEIMIMMO111111

CALENDAREVENTS

August

13-17 The Linguistic Association ofCanada and the United States (LACUS),18th annual meeting, Ann Arbor, MI.Contact: Adam Makkai, Executive Di-rector, LACUS, P.O. Box 101, Lake Bluff,IL 60044; (708) 2343997.

THE ACIIE CORNER(continued from page 2)

me. As we assist each otherthrough the newsletter, the con-ferences, and the professionalnetwork, we improve our learn-ing curves. Besides-from a purelyselfish point of view-those whoare doing international inter-cultural education are a profes-sionally stimulating group of col-leagues.International agencies, major cor-porations, international educa-tional institutions, and our owngovernmental agencies want todeal with one umbrella organi-zation. ACIIE is positioned torepresent all of us in the two-year college movement. Theuniversities and the proprietar-ies have pooled their resourcesto communicate and lobby, canwe afford to do anything less?Finally, ACHE needs us to pro-vide all of these benefits de-scribed above. We can have avoice in shaping the agenda forACIIE and play a role in how theorganization responds to issues.

As I review my list of reasons to continuemembership in ACHE I wonder howmany other items in the budget wouldfare so well. We need the organizationand its needs our financial and profes-sional resources. How about you? I

hope that you will consider joining forthe first time or renewing your member-ship next year.


Spend up tp six months at 1ZJC onsabbatical. The IUC InumnationalEducation Center Focus Europe programoffers the following programs to inter-ested parties:

September 15-23, 1991-London/Ox-ford and Denmark "Education Models inTransition" and the Seventh Interna-tional conference in Svendborg.

October 20-November 3, 1991-Cen-tral/East Europe Study Mission FiveNation tour arranged in conjunction withthe Association of Community CollegeTrustees for presidents, deans, and trus-tees.

Contact: E. Maynard Moore, Execu-tive Dik..ctor, RIC-USA, 1015 FifteenthSt, N.W., Suite 750, Washington, D.C.20005; 2021842-1550, FAX 202/408-5397.

NAFSA: Association of Interna-tional Educators, has relocatedits Washington office. NAFSA stillhas their old telephone number and theorganization can be now be reached at:1875 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 1000,Washington, D.C. 20009-5728; 202/462-4811.

Richard K. Greenfield, executivedirector of the College Consor-tium for InternatIonal Studies(CC1S) will retire next year. Anoutside search operation has been con-tracted.

Georgetown University FatherHarold Bradley has now assumednew responsibilities in the officeof federal relations. Bradley hIclserved as the Director of the Center forImmigration Policy and Refugee Assis-tance/Academy for Intercultural Train-ing (which includes the CASP/CASSprogram) for the last Six years.

Jack Reichard, executive vicepresident of NAFSA: Associationof International Educators, hasannounced his Intention to retire.Reichard will step down from his cur-rent post in 1992.

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J-Visa Changes(continued (mm page 1)

Unexpectedly, however, this surveyrevealed some confusion over the factthat funding for J-visa students, thoughdirectly received from students' homecountries, originally came from the U.S.The majority of J-visa students are in-deed recipients of U.S. dollars, a factorindicating that some of the two-yearcolleges polled would suffer an overalldecrease in federal funding.

It is important that community, tech-nical, and junior colleges are aware ofthe ramifications of the USIA-proposedchanges on their J-visa prognuns. Two-year colleges would no longer receive J-visa funding to train international stu-dents in the many technical and practi-cal skills so critical to the needs of theworld's developing countries. Third worldcountries primarily seek short-term train-ing in these technical and practical skills,not training leading to baccalaureate,master's, or doctoral degrees.

Evonne Parker Jones, who conducted thisinformal survey, is a doctoral candidate inMorgan State University's (Mal) EducationalLeadership Program. Her AACIC internship isunder the supervision of MSU Auistant Profes-sor Leroy Durham and Frank Memel, AACJCsVice President for Federal Relations.

AMERICAN COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL INTERCULTURAI, EDUCA11ON

ONE DUPONT CIRCLE N.W., SUITE 410, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036

202/728-0215 FAX 202/833-2467

Mahalo & Aloha to Two Leaders:Parnell and Pierce

by Joyce TsunodaChair

American Council on InternationalIntercultural Education (ACIIE)

As tlw American Council on Inter-national and InterculturalEducation (ACHE) begins its first

full year as an affiliate council of theAmerican Association of Communityand Junior Colleges (AACJC), I wouldlike to say "Mahalo" and "Aloha" totwo bold leaders, Dale Parnell andDavid Pierce, on behalf of mycolleagues across our vast country andbeyond our boundaries.

"Mahalo" means "Thank You" in

I ACHE Executive Board

Joyce Tsunoda (Chair), ChancellorUniversity of Hawaii Community Colleges, HI

Evan Dobelle, Chancellor and PresidentCity College oi San Francisco, CA

J. Richard Gilliland, PresidentMetropolitan Community College, NE

Pete Kdlams, Coordinator, International Ed.St. Louis Conununity College, MO

Dan Kinney, PresidentCoffeyville Community College, KS

Wry Kostoff, Vice PresidentCentennial College, Canada

Lydia (edema, DeanIntercultural/International StudiesDeAnza Community College, CA

lerbert Lyon, ChancellorBlack I lawk College, IL

Charles Spence, PresidentFlorida Community College in Jacksonville, FL

Laura Walker (Vice Chair), DirectorInternational language CenterTulsa Junior College, OK

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Dale Parnell David Pierce

the beautiful language of the nativeHawaiian people. "Aloha" is an ex-pression with many uses and mean-ings, including "Hello," "Love," "Com-passion," and "Goodbye." Most of all,it expresses a feeling of friendship,warmth and appreciation. I know thatmy colleagues and friends all join mein extending our deepest felt "Mahalo"and "Aloha" to Dale, whose ten yearsof leadership have transformed a quietWashington, D.C., organization into ahighly spirited national movement,and to David, who has assumed themantle of responsibility.

Dale Parnell and David Pierceshare more than the same initials andthe honor of filling the chief executiveposition of the American communitycolleges. Both men have superiorleadership qualities that includevision, administrative skills, and--toborrow from John Gardner's words--a"tough-minded optimism" that inspiresthe hope, determination, and persis-tence which our colleges need to meetAmerica's educational needs.

Dale was the courier of the MCJCCommission on the Future of Commu-nity College's missive, "The termcommunity should be defined not onlyas a region to be served, but also as a

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NU' Atfiliate Council of American Association of Community and Junior Collei:es

SUMMER 7MSTITUTE:

Asian Studies

Development Program

Produces "First Light"(edited excerpts from a letter)

by Joan Cook WilsonFaculty

City College of San FranciscoParticipant, 1991 Summer Institute

The Asian Studies Development Program,sponsored by the East-West Center and theUniversity of Hawaii, included 20 facultymembers and administrators, who wereselected by AAC1C, to acquire an increasedawareness and knowledge of contemporaryAsia, to support curriculum development,and to establish a network for professionalreinforcement.

Sitting on the plane...I am ex-hausted and happy as I look at ourthree weeks' effort. I am impressedfirst by the intensity of the AsianStudies Development Program and byour hard work both in the sessionsand on institutional and individualprojects. Typically beginning at 7:30AM and ending at 4:30 PM, our dayswere overbrimming with lectures byscholars such as Tu Weiming ("Confu-cian Dynamics in East Asian Socie-ties"), Paul Varley ("Japan: TheAesthetic Tradition"), Victor Li ("Law,Culture, and Society"), Gerald Fry("Southeast Asia: Diversity andUnity"), and East-West Center Schol-ars; with pedagogical discussionsabout mythology and goals; and withvideo and slide presentations. At 4:00PM, we cast a glazed eye on a half-inch thick reading assignment for thenext day. We worked hard and ourwork was worthwhile.

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September

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WiLomm., American Council on International Intercultural Education (ACHE Se tember 1991

National Endowment for theHumanities: as part of its effort tcimprove the teaching of foreignlanguages, is soliciting applications inall foreign languages, particularly inless commonly taught languages suchas Russian, Japanese, Chinese, andArabic. Awards will be made forsummer institutes for school teacherson incorporating authentic materialsfrom the target culture into thecurriculum at all levels of languageinstruction, including introductorycourses; for college and universitycurriculum development and relatedfaculty study aimed at strengtheningundergraduate language programs,including those for prospective schoolteachers; and for various specialprojects to strengthen foreign lan-guage education. Eligible applicants:Public and private elementary and sec-ondary schools, school systems, two-and four-year colleges and universi-ties, academic associations, andcultural institutions, such as librariesand museums. Application deadline:March 15,1992; National Endowmentfor the Humanities, 1100 PennsylvaniaAvenue, N.W., Room 302, Washing-ton, D.C. 20506, 202/786-0373.

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects:Applications for overseas training,research and curriculum developmentprojects in modern foreign languages,and area studies for fiscal 1992 arenow being accepted. Preference:short-term seminars to improveforeign language and area studies atelementary and secondary schools.Priority areas are sub-Saharan Africa,Latin America and the Caribbean, EastAsia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific,Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union,the Near East, and South Africa andSouth Asia. Deadline: October 21,1991. Funds: $2.2 million. Awardsrange from $40,000 to $200,000 each.Contact: Lungching Chiao or Gwen-dolyn Weaver, Department of Educa-tion, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.,Room 3052, Washington, D.C. 20202,202/708-7283.

DID YOU KNOW?Grants for Graduate Study: Thecompetition for Fulbright 1992-93and other grants for graduate studywill close October 31, 1991. Graduatestudents may apply for one of 670awards to increase mutual under-standing between the people of theUnited States and other countries.Most provide, round-trip transporta-tion, tuition and maintenance for oneacademic year. Applicants must beU.S. ritizens at the time of the applica-tion, hold a bachelor's degree or itsequivalent before the beginning dateof the grant, and in most cases shouldbe proficient in the language of thehost country. Except for specificawards, candidates may not hold thePh.D. at the time of application.Creative and performing artists arenot required to have a bachelor'sdegree, but must have 4 years ofprofessional study or equivalentexperience. Deadline: October 31,1991. Contact: college or universityFulbright Program Advisers.

Undergraduate And BusinessInternational Education: Fiscal1992 applications are available forprograms to strengthen undergraduateinstruction in international studiesand foreign languages and to enhanceinternational business educationprograms and the capacity of businessto engage in global economic activi-ties. Deadline: November 4, 1991, forinternational studies and foreignlanguages and November 8, 1991, forthe business and international educa-tion programs. Funds: $1.3 millionfor 25 undergraduate internationalstudies ranging from $30,000 to$75,000 each and about $1 million for15 business and international educa-tion grants ranging from $40,000 to$100,000 each. Contact: ChristineCorey, Undergraduate InternationalStudies and Foreign Language Pro-grams or Susanna Easton, Businessr. d International Education Program,Education Department, 400 MarylandAve., S.W., Room 3053, Washington,D.C. 20202, 202/708-7283.

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International Research andStudies: The Education Departmentinvites applications for fiscal 1992awards to improve instruction inmodern foreign languages and areastudies. Priorities: development ofinstruction materials on sub-SaharanAfrica, Latin America, Asia, Europeand the Middle East; development ofpostsecondary instruction materialsthat explore current developments inthe Soviet Union, study the economic,social and political aspects of Germanunification, or the economic, nkilitary,political and social aspects of E:Lro-pean integration. Deadline: Novem-ber 1, 1991. Funds: $2.3 million forabout 18 awards. Contact: JoseMartinez, Deptartment of Education,400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Room 3053,Washington, D.C. 20202, 202/708-9297.

Fulbright Foreign Student En-hancement Seminars: The U.S.Information Agency seeks applicationsfor three-day seminars in Wasitington,D.C., Chicago, and San Francisco toprovide 150 foreign students with anintroduction to the United States.Deadline: September 30, 1991.Funds: Maximum $85,000. Contact:Nancy Searles, 202/619-5384.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATE is pub-lished by the American Council onInternational Intercultural Educa-tion (ACIIE). Subscription is a benefitof membership and is available tononmembers at an annual subscrip-tion rate of $50.

All articles published representthe opinions of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views orpolicies of the American Associationof Community and Junior Colleges(MCJC). Send all comments andaddress changes to: EditorTokuyama, ACHE, One DupontCircle, N.W., Suite 410, Washing-ton, D.C. 20036.

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AID SOUGHT FORUNDERGRADUATES:

Congress Asked to ExtendSupport for International Educa-

tion Beyond Programs ThatServe Graduate

Students and Scholars

(excerpted from The Chronicle ofHigher Education, July 31, 1991)

by Thomas J. DeLoughry

The federal government needs tobroaden its approach to internationaleducation beyond its support forgraduate students and scholars, if it isto answer the demands for informa-tion about other cultures from under-graduates, school teachers, and thenews media.

Administrators of the internationalstudies centers last week told theHouse Subcommittee on Postsecon-dary Education that they needed moremoney...to expand internationaleducation opportunities for under-graduates who may not be on track tobecome specialists in internationalstudies, but want to know more aboutthe world.

Ann Olsen Schodde, vice-presidentfor development services for the DesMoines Area Community College, toldlast week's hearing that communitycolleges had instituted internationalstudies courses and provided facultydevelopment programs with thegovernment grants and were hungryfor more money. "We hope that bythe year 2000, 75% of two-yearcolleges in America will have active,aggressive, international-educationactivities," she said.

Advocates of enabling moreundergraduates to study abroad, pointout that about 1 percent of Americanundergraduates do so each year. Sucha low participation rate, they argue,ultimately hurts America's ability tocompete economically.

The Liaison Group for InternationalEducafional Exchange is supporting

legislation introduced by Rep. Leon E.Panetta (D-CA) and Sen. ChristopherJ. Dodd (D-CA), which would clarifystudent-aid rules regarding study-abroad students and provide grants toexpand study-abroad programs.

The proposed bill would enablestudents to receive College-WorkStudy funds for working in othercountries, and...allow loan recipientsto grant power of attorney to relativesor friends, who could sign theirstudent-loan checks;...(it) would alsoestablish a need-based grant programfor students who study abroad.

IIECALENDAR OF EVENTS

December 5-6, 1991Fall Conference on "Legislative andFunding Issues" Washington, D.C.

March 18, 1992Live Interactive Video ConferenceOn "International Education, FromA National Perspective"

April 10-11, 1992Annual Conference "Looking In,Looking Out; The Challenge OfIntercultural InternationalEducation"

EXECUTIVE COMMFITEEMEETINGS

December 4, 1991

April 9, 1992

Any concerns, ACIIE memberswould like the Executive Committeto consider at its meetings, shoul.be identified in writting andsubmitted to the national office atleast one month prior to the nextscheduled meeting.

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Making The WorldA Classroom:

A TravellStudy Tour For CollegeAdministrators To Morocco

TraveLearn, a company that spe-cializes in developing traveVstudyprogramming for adult learners,provides reduced rate travel opportu-nifies that allow college administra-tors to experience first hand thecultural programming and quality ac-commodations of TraveLearn pro-grams, and to learn about the poten-tial of the adult market for revenuegenerating travel/study programs thatcombine life-long learning and inter-national education. They are also anopportunity for college administratorsto share and exchange ideas and expe-riences in a relaxed overseas setting.

TraveLearn's "Site Inspection Tourto Morocco for College Administra-tors," February 1-11, 1992, will giveparticipants a chance to experiencethe "Thousand and One Nights" at-mosphere of the imperial cities ofRabat, Fez, and Marrakesh. At aspecial reception with administratorsand faculty of Mohammed V Univer-sity in Rabat, the group will be pro-vided with an introduction to highereducation in Morocco. They will alsohear a lecture on "Moroccan Tradi-tions and Islam by Dr. AbdellatifKriem, a faculty member of Moham-med V University College of Arts andHumanities and King Hassan's per-sonal translator. In Fez, participantswill hear a lecture, "Fez: The SpiritualCity of Morocco," by a faculty memberfrom the University Med Ben Abdel-lah. One of the highlights of the tripwill be the opportunity in Fez to havea luncheon with the families ofEnglish-speaking Moroccan students.

The special cost of this all inclusiveeleven-day program out of New York,utilizing first class hotels, and thespecial learning component will be$975. Space is limited and registra-tions are accepted on a first come firstserved basis. For more informadon,please contact TraveLearn at 800/235-9114.

Mahalo and Aloha(continued from page 1)

climate to be created." He carried thismessage to our diverse campuses fromMaine to Maui and stirred an egalitar-ian zeal and sense of mission withinus all.

"The term community should bedefined not only as a region to beserved, but also as a climate to be

created."

Under Dale's leadership, AACJCbecame more global in perspectiveand policy. In 1988, the AACJC Boardof Directors adopted the internation-alization of American communitycolleges as a public policy. Member-ship in AACJC was opened to accred-ited internhtional higher education in-stitutions. AACJC assumed leadershipin promoting an educational role inglobal economic development bysponsoring the first U.S. "Training forTrade Conference" in Hawaii in 1989.One Dupont Circle opened the Officeof International Services with full-timestaffing, and with Dale's support, it'sConsortium of International andIntercultural Education became a full-fledged council of AACJC. Daleprovided the inspiration for a uniqueprogram of professional developmentfor college faculty called the AsianStudies Development Program suc-cessfully launched at the East-WestCenter in Hawaii this past summer.

On his last official trip abroad asAACJCs chief executive officer, Daletook the same message of communityand broad-based access to educationoverseas to two-year colleges in Asiaand the Pacific. He inspired educatorsin the Northern Marianas, Australia,and Japan. At the annual meeting ofthe Japanese Public Junior CollegeAssociation, his words: "We teststudents to bring them into ourcolleges, not to keep them out,"brought nods of admiration fromquality conscious Japanese educators.

In the AACJC's new chief executiveofficer, David Pierce, we have a leader

of the same tough mettle to guide us, aswe meet the new demands before us, toeducate Americans across generationsand across lifespans to fulfill individ-ual potentials for personal fulfillmentand national prosperity. Our collectivechallenge over the next decade is tofulfill AACJC's Public Policy "to fosterand nourish international and intercul-tural diversity" through innovative cur-ricula and through international inter-change. We are committed to assistingother countries in understanding andestablishing community colleges toutilize their human resources and topromote international understanding.

Our collective challenge over thenext decade is to fulfill AACJCsPublic Policy "to foster andnourish international and inter-cultural diversity" through inno-vative curricula and throughinternational interchange.

This is a tremendous challenge, butDavid Pierce demonstrated his coal-mittment to international education,as well as his leadership and adminis-trative atniky, through "ProjectEmphasis," which introduced aninternational dimension across thecurricula of the community collegesystem in Virginia.

On behalf of ACIIE, which servesas AACJC's international arm, we lookforward to serving the members inpromoting our community collegemission and philosophy througheffective networking and cooperation.Together we will find new and crea-tive ways to further the mission of the"people's college."

Mahalo and Aloha to bothDavid and Dale.

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Our work was also punctuated withaesthetic pleasures, individual andgroup. Personally, I stoppe ' to seebanyan trees and the Thai pagoda

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outside Lincoln Hall, the clouds andrain at 5:00 AM, and the tropicalflowers, and to enjoy our beach-bumswims at the end of the day. Theprogram offered us an authentic teaceremony and visits to a Shintotemple bon ceremony, four temples ofHonolulu, and the Academy of Arts.We were delighted by Japanese poetMakoto Ooka's demonstration oflinked poetty. So we were consis-tently stimulated both intellectuallyand aesthetically.

Even though some of the newscast-ers on Honolulu radio seem concernedthat the locals are losing their alohaspirit, participants were struck by theextraordinary hospitality of the East-West Center staff....We can't sayenough kind words for Betty Buck'scalmness, hard work, and concern forus which kept us well and happy andfor her staffs goodwill andgenerosity....Roger Ames, Universityof Hawaii Director (for the SummerInstitute), is unusually talented....hecombines scholarly leadership and alove for Asia with a talent for admini-stration. He was concerned about theneeds of each participant: deliveringarticles to us, making faculty contactsfor us, meeting with us to offer helpon our projects....He also shared hisgood humor and his family.

I know I need to mention network-ing, as setting up connections amongcommunity colleges and universitieswas one of the aims of the program,but I prefer to talk about the friends Imade during the three weeks and thecommitment I saw to cooperating,working together and, sharing re-sources with participants in theprogram and with other colleges anduniversities and even high schools aswell. The institutional plans writtenby participants reflect this desire forcontinued connection. Although thecolleges represented in the groupwere in many ways very different, welearned from each other and devel-oped clearer ideas of our own institu-tional needs.

At our final session, we optimisti-cally named our group FIRST LIGHTbecause we see ourselves at just thebeginning of our task.

. Volunteersa To Polandthe U.S. Agency for Interna-

eveopment (A.I.D.) Farmers-a ,er progam, Americans are

Poland to help farmers createof :ivate agricultural coopera-

id enhance the commercialnance of existing privateitural cooperatives, principallycessing and marketing.cording to Donald Cohen,tent of Volunteers in Overseaserative Assistance (VOCA),World Bank, the Europeanrnunity, the Polish-Americanrprise Fund, and others haveit available to Poland's agricul-I sector, but they need institu-al mechanisms to deliver it.re working at the local level toelop these mechanisms."'At first (Polish) farmers wereactant to accept us," said Erlingrannesen, a retired professor andricultural agent at the UniversityIdaho. "But we broke the ice and3n their confidence when theyarned we were not being paid forir services. That was hard fortem to believe, but I explained thatimericans volunteer a lot to helpithers."

A.I.D., which provides economic,:echnical, and humanitarian assis-tance to more than 80 countries, hasgiven a $3 million grant to VOCA torecruit and fund travel and livingexpenses for the volunteers, Ameri-can farmers, agricultural professors,and agribusiness professionals.Fifty-six volunteers have gone toPoland since the program started in1990. Approximately 250 more willbe sent during the next three years.

If you wish to become a volunteeror would like more information,contact Peter Gourlay at 202/ 647-3863 or write A.I.D., Office ofExternal Affairs, Room 4889,Washington, D.C. 20523-0056,

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Los Angeles Community College DistrictContinues Project With Mexico

Officials of the Colegio Nacional de Educacion Profesional Tecnica(CONALEP) and the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)met on June 6-8 in Baja California, to discuss continental mutualcooperation. Representatives of CONALEP schools in Mexicali, Tijuana,Ensenada, San Luis, and La Paz, joined members of headquarters stafffrom Toluca to discuss curriculum and report on progress in meeting thechanging business and industrial needs of the border region.

Nine representatives of LACCD discussed ways of assistingCONALEP in the development of curriculum for the system oftechnical colleges which has 250 campuses throughout Mexico. Plansto explore improving vocational educational programs and Englishteaching skills for vocational students were developed.

Electronics and computer specialist Walter Taylor of TradeTech, who has worked two summers at CONALEP in Toluca, willhead a task force to begin work in Baja in August. Joe Rios, amachine technology instructor of Trade Tech, will coordinate theVocational English Project in Toluca, also starting in August.Heading the project in Mexico is Lic. Carmen Arriola Salazar,Coordinator of International Relations for CONALEP. Over twodozen LACCD staff members have worked with CONALEP inMexico since 1984.LIM ..... MINNIONIMMINIIIMMINIIMMINNINI=MMINIMINION1111111011MOIMIMOIMI

Florida & Indiana Join UVCC AACJC ChinaWorld Wise Schools Tour Proves Success

Florida and Indiana are the lateststates to be declared Peace CorpsWorld Wise States.

Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh issued aproclamation to enable Hoosierstudents to learn geography and studyother cultures. "World Wise Schools(WWS) has the power to make geog-raphy and international awarenessrelevant to our students," IndianaPublic Instruction Supt. H. Dean Evanssaid. U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar ofIndiana agreed, "We need to doeverything we can to foster culturalawareness amid geographic literacyand this program does both." "WorldWise Schools is a forward-lookingprogram we endorse wholeheartedly,"Florida Education Commissioner BettyCastor said in a WWS event at Deer-lake Middle School in Tallahassee.According to Peace Corps Dir. Cover-dell, 60,000 students in all 50 statesare now being reached through theglobal awareness education program.

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by Malan JacksonDirector, Internationl Studies

Utah Valley Community College

From June 20th to July 5th, seven-teen AACJC college presidents fromten states, many of them with theirspouses, were veated like kings andqueens and guests of the State Educa-tion Commission of China. The groupspent fifteen days in Canton, Guilin,Shanghai, Xian, and Beijing, visitingtwenty-two colleges and universitiesand meeting with more than sixtyeducators. Utah Valley CommunityCollege organized and coordinatedthe tour with Chinese officials.

The direct result of this visit will bemany faculty, student, and cultural ex-changes between MCJC membercolleges and colleges and universitiesin China. Also, the colleges thatparticipated in this tour will house agroup of Chinese educators in theUnited States next year.

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CALENDAR EVENTSSeptember

11, 25 and October 3 JapanesePhilanthropy Conference: "Japan atthe American Grassroots." Contact:Jenny Warwick, Managing Director,Corporate Philanthropy Report, SuiteD, 2727 Fairview Avenue East, Seattle,WA 98102.

16-19 International Issues Confer-ence: "Planning and Design in EasternEurope: An Agenda for Collaboration,"location: Westin Crown Center,Kansas City, MO. Contact: PaulWind ley, College of Architecture andDesign, Kansas State University,Seaton Hall 213, Manhattan, KS66506; 913/532-5950 or Lance B.Lewis, 913/532-5575.

26-29 Annual Conference on Ger-man Studies, German Studies Associa-tion, Los Angeles. Contact: Ann T.Allen, Department of History, Univer-sity of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292.

27-28 Annual Conference on Englishas a Second Language: "LanguageAcquisition, Language Learning inE.S.L.," Contact: Harold A. Smith,American Language and CultureProgram, 202 Memorial Hall, Missis-sippi State University, MississippiState, MS 39762; 601/325-2627, Fax601/325-8652.

October

3-5 International EducationConference: "InternationalizingCampus and Curriculum II," Contact:Jerry Jones, Office of InternationalPrograms, American Association ofState Colleges and Universities, Suite700, One Dupont Circle, Washington,D.C. 20036; 202/293-7070, Ext. 248.

5-12 International Studies: "NewGermany, United Europe, and theU.S.: It's a Matter of Economics andEnvironment." Contact: CollegeConsortium for Inteinational Studies,Suite 203B, 301 Oxford Valley Road,Yardley, PA 19067; 215/493-4224.

October

10-11 Fulbright Association 14thAnnual Meeting and Conference,Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington,D.C. Theme will be "Democracy andthe Fulbright Ideal-ContemporaryChallenges". Program: seminars,workshops, evening performance,banquet, and receptions at the Danish,Korean, Mexican, and Tunisianembassies. Contact Jane Anderson,Executive Director, or DeborahLaredo, Membership Directory, 2021331-1590, Fax 202/331-1979.

10-12 International Studies Forum:"Third World Studies." Contact: AnneLudwig, International Studies andPrograms, University of Nebraska,Omaha, NE 68182; 402/554-2293.

10-12 International Studies AnnualMeeting: "The Third World in the1990's: Prospects and Problems."Conatct: Zia H. Hashmi, Association ofThird World Studies, Landrum Box8106, Georgia Southern University,Statesboro, GA 30460; 912/681-0332.

10-13 Annual European-StudiesConference: "Europe from the Atlanticto the Urals." Contact: Bernard Kolasa,Political Science, University of Ne-braska, Omaha, NE 68182; 4021554-3617.

11-12 Annual Conferenc on Interna-tional Studies: "Discovering HiddenResources: an International TreasureTrove." Contact: Linda A. Korbel,Chair, Department of Foreign Lan-guages and International Studies,Oakton Community College, 1600 EastGolf Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016;708/635-1871.

22-23 International Studies Confer-ence: "Earth Observations and Global-Change Descision Making: A NationalPartnership." NASA and other spon-sors. Contact: Robert H. Rogers,ERIM, Box 8618, Ann Arbor, MI48107-8618; 313/994-1200 Ext. 3234,Fax 313/994-5123.

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October

24-26 International Issues AnnualConference: "21st-Century Prepared-ness: Addressing Issues of the Chang-ing Global Community," InternationalAssociation of Black Professionals inInternational Affairs. Contact: RemelMoore, 301/663-3131 Ext. 302 orMichele Cisco Titi, 202/282-2094.

N ovember

3-8 Third Global Congess: "Join-ing Hands for Quality Tourism:Preservation, Interpretation and theTravel Industry" sponsored by theEast-West Center, Eastern MichiganUniversity, and the University ofHawaii. Subthemes: PreservingCultures and Environments; Interpret-ing Across Cultures; InterpretingCommunities; Applying AppropriateTechniques; Building Partnerships;and Tourism Development andMarketing. Contact: Raymond Tabata,808/956-2866, Fax 956-2858, or JaneYamashiro, 808/956-9123.

6-8 International EducationConference: "Diversifying Destinationsfor Education Abroad." Contact:Fraser Brown, Council on Interna-tional Educational Exchange, 205 East42nd Street, New York, NY 10017;212/661-1414 Ext. 1114, Fax 212/972-3231.

December

5-6 AACJC's American Council onInternational Intercultural Education(ACHE) fall conference on "Legislativeand Funding Issues." Themes: Legis-lative information on and advocacyactivities for prospective programs ininternational education, insight ongrant proposal writing and securingcontracts from primary public andprivate funding organizations, andgeneral networking. Conference willbe held in Washington, D.C., Toobtain registration forms contact M.Yukie Tokuyama, Director, ACHE,202/728-0215, Fax 202/833-2467.

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ACIIE Continues ToDefine Its Mission

By Laura WalkerVice Chair

American Council on InternationalIntercultural Edulation (ACHE)

The first meeting of the 1991-1992 ACIIE Executive Boardtook place this August over two

full days. The Board extensivelydeliberated the formulation of strate-gies to better carry out the AACJCpublic policy to internationalize ournation's community and junior col-leges.

Laura Walker, director of InternationalLanguage Center, Tulsa Junior College

The Board affirmed its commit-ment to facilitating AACJC's interna-tional endeavors which include: 1)disseminating information on trendsin international curriculum, activities,and programs, 2) cultivating instruc-tional partnerships abroad, 3) stayingaware of issues related to interna-tional students, and 4) seeking meansfor greater access to funding for thedevelopment of international pro-grams. The summer partnershipprogram with American Association ofState Colleges and Universities(AASCU) and the East-West Center atthe University of Hawaii, the winterconference advocacy activities withthe legislature, and the teleconference


MARK YOUR CALENDAR!ATTEND FALL CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

plan now to attend the annualACIIE Fall Conference inWashington, D.C. The theme is

"Legislative and Funding Issues," andthe dates are December 5-6, 1991.The Conference guarantees you themost up-to-date information on thetheme topics.

On Thursday, ACHE is sponsoringa national legislative seminar. Thefirst fifty conference registrantsindicating their interest in this semi-nar will meet early on December 5thfor expert briefings on key legisla-tions, policies and regulationsaffecting international education.They will then visit legislative officesand federal agencies, as arranged, andwrap up the morning with lunch onCapitol Hill. The afternoon will beopen for each participant to directlycontact their own state's congress-persons in Washin4ion.

Those not on the Hill may want tospend Thursday afternoon in a

workshop for advanced training ingrant writing. For an additional $60fee, thirty participants will be in-structed by expert and ever-popularProfessor Lynda Icochea, director ofthe Center for International Studiesand grant officer of Bergen Commu-nity College, on "How to Sustain anInternational Office with ExternalFunds." Interested parties should signup immediately.

Thursday evening's grand recep-tion for legislators and their staff,diplomats, presenters and conferenceregistrants will give participants anexcellent opportunity to network andre-establish ties with colleagues.

On Friday, you will learn so muchthat your registration fee for two dayswill be paid for ten times over throughbetter and more effective fund raisingand successful contract negotiations.Stay on top of the latest ideas andregulations in grant writing.


INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT BOOMS:

TEN PERCENT GAIN AT TWO-YEA R. COLLEGESThe recently released Open Doors 1990/91, Report on International Educa-

tion Exchange states the total number of international students in U.S. highereducation increased by 5.3 percent over the previous year. Enrollmentapproached 410,000, with graduate students constituting 45 percent. Asianstudents contributed significantly to the growth. Japanese student enrollmentexpanded by 23 percent and Chinese students increased by 1,9 percent.Europe is the second largest place of origin of international students. EasternEuropean student enrollment soared 42 percent from the previous year. .

In 1990-91 there were 57,700 international students at two-year colleges,up from 52,400. Of these students, 48,900 pursued a two-year associatedegree. California and Florida received the highest proportion of communitycollege students; 26 percent and 16 percent of their total international studentenrollment respectively. Miami-Dade College reported 5,800 internationalstudents and continued to lead the nation in higher education enrollment ofinternational students.

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DID YOU KNOW?The Japan Foundation Centerfor Global Partnership (CGP):was established in April 1991, toenhance closer relations and coopera-tive efforts between Japan and theUnited States.

CGP supports regional and commu-nity level exchanges in the belief thatmutual understanding begins withdirect contact among diverse culturaland social groups. Based on this, CGPoffers two regional/grass-roots level

programs:1) Educational Outreach Programs

to support activities that improvecross.cultural understanding. Grantsare also available to develop networksand information exchange systems.

2) Exchange Activities to providepartial financial support for activitiesthat support the exchange of ideasand programs that help introduce theJapanese and American public to eachother's society and culture.

CGP also provides grants toorganizations in Japan and in the U.S.to train future leaders in exchangeactivities.

Applications for artistic activitiesconducted by galleries, museums,theaters, movie theaters, and artfestivals will be considered whenaimed primarily at the regional andcommunity level of exchange.

Priority will be given to 1) jointlyadministered U.S.-Japan programs,and 2) long-term programs that focuson U.S.-Japanese relations.

For more information write: CGP,New York Center, Application Process-ing Section, The Crown Building, 730Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY10019-4105. Tel: 212/333-2499 Fax:212/399-1138

Funding is available throughNAFSA: Cooperative Grants Program(COOP) mini-grants are available forup to $1,000 to be applied to smallerprojects that enhance the cultural/educational experiences of foreignstudents and scholars. NAFSA re-ceives proposals year around.Contact: COOP, Tel: 202/462-4811.

USIA To Choose 1992 CampusSites: The United States InformationAgency (USIA) has begun its searchfor sites for its May 11-16, 1992Overseas Educational Advisor Train-

ing Program. Proposals shouldinclude programs which will developeach advisor's understanding of thediversity of higher education in theUnited States. Preferred sites areclusters of educational facilities (i.e.,two-year colleges, universities, highschools, conservatories, etc.). Submitproposals by January 15, 1992. Please

see insert for more information.

Hebei Business CollegeSearches for ACHE "Sister"College: The President of HebeiBusiness College, Yuan Min Cui, hasrequested ACHE's help in establishingcultural exchanges with Americancolleges. The Hebei Business Collegewas founded in 1984, and is com-prised of three departments: BusinessEnterprise Management, FinancialAccounting, and Planning Statistics.Courses are also offered in HotelManagement, Financial Management,and Computer Engineering. There arecurrently over 3,000 students attend-ing the college, 305 faculty members,and over 1,000 alumnae.

For information, write: Yuan MinCui, Hebei Business College,Shijiazhuang, China.

Mnerican Schools AbroadFace Teacher Shortage: Many ofthe 750 overseas American andInternational schools are facing aserious shortage of qualified appli-cants for teaching and administrativepositions. Currently the needs rangefrom faculty in large universities inlarge urban centers, to Grades K-8schools in remote African, Asian andSouth American outposts. Approxi-mately 5000 teaching andadministrative positions open eachyear, mostly filled by Americans.

Many schools offer tax-free salariesand housing, and teachers report thatthe quality of life in international

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schools is very high. Schools are focal

points of the community, and theheadmasters or instructors there aremore highly respected than in the U.S.

For more information contact: TheInternational Educator's Institute, P.O.Box 103, West Bridgewater, MA02379. Tel: 508/580-1880.

USIA Citizen ExchangeGrants: The Citizen's ExchangeOffice awards funds to public, privateand non-profit organizations in threedivisions:

1) Discretionary Projects--this is ageneral category in which USIAfunds projects submitted by organiza-tions. There are generally 50-100applicants, with 10-20 awards avail-able for the best proposals. DesMoines Area Community College wasthe only two-year college to receivethis award in 1991(see page 5).

2) Creative Art--Proposed topicsare the responsibility of the institutionapplying for this grant.

3) InitiativesUSIA proposesspecific topics and awards grants tothe best application from each topicarea. These grants are awardedthrough a highly competitive process.For more information write: USIA,Office of Citizen Exchanges, 301 4thStreet, Washington, D.C. 20547.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATE is pit.).fished by the American Council onInternational Intercultural Educa-tion (ACHE). Subscription is a ben-efit of membership and is availableto nonmembers at an annual sub-scription rate of $50.

All articles published representthe opinions of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views orpolicies of the American Associationof Community and Junior Colleges(AACJC). Send all comments andaddress changes to: Editor M YukieTokuyama, ACHE, One DupontCircle, N.W., Suite 410, Washing-ton, D.C. 20036.

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ACE Invites ApplicationsThe American Council on Education (ACE) invites applications from commu-

nity colleges for a project that brings together, in a mentor-like relationship,institutions that are seeking to develop or maintain exemplary programs. Theproject has three areas of focus: 1) introe4uctory and intermediate courses tobuild foreign language skills and to create sensitivity to the role language plays

in a culture; programs in less commonly taught languages are particularlyencouraged; 2) programs for preparing elementary and secondary schoollanguage teachers; 3) courses that incorporate foreign language into other areas

of the curriculum--language across culture. Thirty institutions selected toparticipate in the four-day workshop, February 20-23, 1992, will send three-

person teams to work with representatives of mentor institutions. Following

the workshop, the team will receive a subsequent consulting visit. Deadline is

November 15, 1991. For applications contact: Barbara Turlington; Director ofInternational Programs; American Council on Education; One Dupont Circle;

Washington, D.C. 20036. Tel: 202/939-9313 Fax: 202/833-4760.

YFU Seeks CommunityColleges for ExchangePrograms: Youth for Understand-ing (YFU) is recruiting 20 communitycolleges from across the country toparticipate in an international ex-change program. Presently, BergenCommunity College in Paramus, NewJersey, and Kirkwood CommunityCollege in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, arehosting YFU's first community collegeexchange participants from Belgium,Finland, the Netherlands, and Switzer-land. The international students arehosted by volunteer host families andtake part in all aspect of college life,including sports and club activities.

In 1992-93, international studentsfrom 19 countries are expected toparticipate in YFU's communitycollege program. Each country willrecruit, screen, and prepare as manyas 45 students to participate. On theaverage, groups of 15 students will beplaced at a given campus.

Community colleges interested inparticipating in the program will hecarefully evaluated and selected basedon their capacity to develop andsustain a host-family network, com-mitment to provide qualityeducational opportunities and supportservices to international students, andwillingness to work with YFU toimplement a cost-effective programand establish a long-term relationship.Interested educators and schools

should write: Michael F. Brennan,Program Manager, YFU InternationalExchange, 3501 Newark Street, NW,Washington, DC 20016. Tel: 202/895-1180 Toll Free: 800/424-3691.

YFU is a private, non-profit,educational organization dedicated tointernational understanding andworld peace. Established in 1951,more than 150,000 high schoolstudents have participated in YFUexchanges. Each year, about 4,000international students come to theUnited States from 30 countries. YFUhas a network of ten regional officesin the U.S. and 30 national officesaround the world.

The Congress-BundestagYouth Exchange ProgramAccepts Applications: CDSInternational, Inc. is now acceptingapplications for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program forYoung Professionals. The programconsists of three phases. In the firsttwo-month phase students receiveintensive language training. Theythen study for four months at aGerman technical or trade school or auniversity. Finally, the last fivemonths are spent as an intern in aGerman company, or business. Par-ticipants have the opportunity to livewith host families throughout Ger-many. The program extends from July1992 to mid-July 1993.

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Students Earn Credits In AWork Abroad Program: Tomeet the demand for two-yearcollege involvement in internation-alizing curricula, NassauCommunity College (NCC) hasdeveloped an international coopwhich enables its student to legallyobtain work in internationalbusiness firms, agencies, andorganizations, while earningcollege credit.

NCC has successfullyimplemented this program for thepast 13 years and through itsOffice of International Studiesinvites you to a two day WorkAbroad Workshop, November 1-3,1991 to learn itS model to enableyour students to apply theircurriculum to international em-ployment settings.

This two-day workshop willinclude training to establish theprogram at your institution,develop administrative and studentinterest, arrange for job placementabroad and work permits, obtainstudent housing, and successfullyimplement the training program.Professor Marilyn Chaifetz, authotof How to Do a Work AbroadManual, will facilitate the work-shop. For additional informationand an application form, call:Office of the Dean of Instructionand International Studies, NassauCommunity College. Tel: 516/222-7775 Fax: 516/222-7783.

Candidates from all fields ofinterest are encouraged to apply.Applicants must be United Statescitizens and between 18 and 24 yearsof age by July 1992. For more infor-mation and an application contact:Congress-Bundestag Program, CDSInternational, Inc., 330 Seventh Ave.,New York, New York 10001. Tel:212/760-1400.

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EasternEurope...AWindow ofOpportunity

By Lee BettsPresident

Frederick Community College

We were 21 North Americancommunity college educators--presi-dents, deans, professors, a trustee,spouses--whose mission was to studyEastern European postsecondaryeducation and to begin to buildbridges between our communitycolleges and recently liberated educa-tional colleagues in Czechoslovakia,Hungary, Poland, and EasternGermany.

Our tour leader was Dr. LeslieKoltai, former chancellor of the LosAngeles Community College System,now a professor at UCLA. Born, raisedand educated in Hungary, he and hiswife, Cathy, had escaped during theHungarian Revolution of 1956,tiptoeing delicately through a minefield on the Austrian border withvirtually no possessions other thantheir infant son strapped to Les's back.

Timing is so important in life. Tohave been in Budapest with Les andCathy the day Hungarians celebratedfor the first time the Revolution of1956...to stand at the BradenbergGate virtually alone at midnight 13days after the German reunification...to visit Prague in the midst of celebra-tions during their first year of politicalfreedom...to attend a rock concert inthe Marx-Engels Auditorium in whathad been East Berlin...were largerthan life experiences that bordered onthe unbelievable.

As Charles Dickens once wrote, "Itwas the best of times, it was the worstof times...." We saw the joy andenthusiasm of new-found freedom,

especially among younger people. Wealso saw uncertainty, doubt andconfusion, especially among those ofadvancing yes. The people knewwhat they had leftcommunism,socialism, repression; they wereuncertain where they were going.

In East Berlin we visited a collegespecializing in nurse training andother allied health specialties. Theeducational system was now in flux,struggling to conform with westernEuropean standards. The nursinginstructors were concerned that goodpractices might be jettisoned with thebad. Indeed, we saw evidence ofradical reactions to the old socialistsystem; the possibility that a newauthoritarian structure might replacethe old.

Descending from the Czechoslova-kian border into Prague, we passedthrough the worst air pollution wehad ever experienced. Visibility at 2p.m. was no more than 100 yards.The forest around us was dying.Visiting a chemical engineeringcollege at Prague, we learned that thecommunist leadership had carednothing about the environment. Highsulphur coal had been used almostexclusively in industries. A newenvironmental engineering programhad just been established by thecollege. Behind the buoyant spiritaccompanying their freedom wesensed a profound realization thattheir country faces many seriousproblems and will need help fromother nations.

In Krakow, Polish educators sharedtheir hopes, uncertainties and con-cerns with us. Struggling withunemployment and inflation that haddoubled during the preceding sixmonths, they were trying to unravelthe mysteries of a free market econ-omy. Those who were youngerseemed most receptive to new ideas.The concept of the comprehensivecommunity college was appealing.They wanted to learn more.

A brief visit to Auschwitz on ourway back to Berlin was at once themost meaningful and most unpleasantexperience of the entire two-week

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tour. To view the display of man'sinhumanity to man, and walk througlthe crematorium were truly soberingexperiences. As we left, a quietnesssettled upon our bus for several hourwhile we reflected on what we sawand what we heard from our tourguide.

As we headed back to Berlin andCopenhagen for our return flight toAmerica, we encountered a difficultsituation at the Polish-German bordeiThirteen buses were lined up ahead cus awaiting customs inspections.After waiting a half hour, Les sud-denly left the bus and walked aquarter of a mile to the border andtalked in Russian to the man in chargat the border patrol. "I represent animportant American delegation ofeducators. We must get to Berlintonight. Can you help us?" Withinminutes the bus was escorted to thefront of the line and we passedthrough customs uneventfully. As th .guard bid farewell to Dr. Koltai, hesaid, "Please give my warmest greet-ings to our new American friends."window of opportunity has opened foAmerica in Eastern Europe. How wekespond could be crucial to theirfuture and ours.

Handbook 11-r----%IadeAvailableTo Foreign Students: Th(University of Iowa has, for the pastwenty years, produced a handboolthat helps foreign students and scholars adjust to American life. The boolincludes information about bankinservices, health care, obtaining :

driver's license, American colloquialisms, and much more about everydasituations. Copies of the handbook artnow available on disk. The format an(basic information can be recopied, an(local addresses, organizations, an(names can easily be substituted int(the text. OIES Assistant Director Gar)Althen is the author of The Handbookof Foreign Student Advising. Copies othe two disks cost $95, including postage and handling. Sent orders to: ThtOIES, 120 International Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242.

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erican Cou ell nI e a lo al te cultu I Education AC1 FA October 1991

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE (CONGRATWATIONS!

Center for University Coop-eration in Development: Aproposed bill authorizing the Centerfor University Cooperation in Develop-ment at USAID also creates an advi-

sory committee and task force onUniversity Cooperation in Develop-ment composed of representativesfrom higher education community.

The intent of USAID is to broadenthe agency's agenda of university andcollege involvement through Centerprograms. USAID also intends toencourage programs within highereducation that strengthen long-termpartnerships with institutions indeveloping countries, commitment tointernationalizing curriculum andparticipation in development coopera-tion.

The Center is expected to expandUSAID cooperation with universitiesand colleges in areas of agriculture,family planning, environment, andtechnical training.

Trust Fund for Interna-tional Education: The SenateIntelligence Committee approved theFY 1992 Intelligence AuthorizationBill (S1325) that contains a provisionthat would establish a new $180million program to enhance U.S.capacity in foreign languages andinternational affairs.

$35 million would be used to fundthe program the first year and theremaining $145 million would beplaced in a trust fund. The interestincome from this fund would be usedto finance the program in subsequentyears. One-third of the annualprogram budget would supportundergraduate study abroad scholar-ships.

Of controversy is the designatedadministration to be filled by theDepartment of Defense. Some sectorsof the higher education communityoppose having programs linked withthe intelligence community. TheConference Committee is considering:

Up to 10 million for an initiative toexpand student exchanges betweenthe United States and countriesunderrepresented in current pro-grams. U.S. students could receivescholarships through the program tostudy in countries outside of WesternEurope, and international studentwould be eligible for scholarshipsfrom countries with fewer than 1,000students to the U.S. each year. (BorenD-OK)

$300,000 for scholarships to Viet-namese students to study business lawand economics in the U.S. (Kerry D-MA)

$2 million for new youth exchangeinitiatives for Eastern Europe. (Brad-ley D-NJ)

Unconfirmed information indicates$195 million total or $30 millionincrease from FY 1991--for USIAexchange programs.

Reauthorization: In June, sixmajor higher education associationsofficially transmitted their joint TitleVI reauthorization Task Force recom-mendations to Congress.

The House Subcommittee onPostsecondary Education supported 95pet :ent of the task force recommenda-tions. The House and Senate ad-vanced appropriation levels reflecting17 percent increase in funding forthese programs over FY 1991 levels.Current plans call for a fundingrequest of approximately $18 millionfor the Center in 1993.

Support for Eastern Euro-pean Democracies (SEED):The conference committee authorized$415 million for both FY 1992 and FY1993 for SEED, recommending at least$15 million for assistance to the BalticStates. Suballocations include $25million for democratic institutions,$75 million for energy and environ-ment activities, and $140 million fortechnical assistance and otherprograms.

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Des Moines Area CommunityCollege (DMACC) and theSoviet Union develop anexchange program. TheUnited States Information Agency(USIA) has granted DMACC$60,000 to develop a citizens'exchange program with theStavropol State PedagogicalInstitute (SSPI), USSR. Thismonth a team of twelve SSPIfaculty members will tour DMACC.Next month, History ProfessorJohn Liepa, faculty chair of theexchange project, will take a teamfrom Des Moines to visit the SovietUnion for two weeks. In May1992, DMACC President Borgenand sixteen staff members will visitthe Stavropol Institute. Videotapesof the exchanges are planned.

Santa Fe Community Collegehas received a $775,000 four-year grant from the W.K.Kellogg Foundation to estab-lish the InterculturalCommunity LeadershipProject, a broad-based com-munity outreach program.Funds will be used for workshopson leadership and problem-solvingfor faculty, staff, and students;monthly seminars for community-based groups on consensusbuilding, negotiation and media-tion; and leadership-trainingconferences for nation-widecommunity leaders.

Nassau Community College,established a People-to-People Friendship Corpsunder instructor LillianSwarth. This is a letter-writingcampaign between students fromthe United States and Russia andcurrently includes more than 100U.S. institutions and individuals.For information contact: LillianSwarth, professor of secretarial/office technology. Tel: 516/222-7288.

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American Council on International Intercultural Education (ACHE) October 1991

CALENDAR EVENTS

2426 International Issues AnnualConference: 21st-Century Prepared-ness: Addressing Issues of the ChangingGlobal Community, InternationalAssociation of Black Professionals inInternational Affairs. Contact: RemelMoore, 301/663-3131 Ext. 302 orMichele Cisco Titi, 2021282-2094.

30-Nov. 1 The United States Coali-tion for Education for All (USCEFA)will hold a ground-breaking confer-ence in Alexandria, Virginia. Theconference is entitled Learning for All:Bridging Domestic and InternationalEducation, and is designed to bridgeeducational reform efforts in theUnited States with similar initiativesin other countries. This is the firstU.S. conference to link these world-wide efforts ideducational reform.

For information and registrationmaterials contact: USCEFA, 1616 N.Ft. Myer Drive, 11th Floor, Arlington,VA 22209. Tel: 703/528-7474 Fax:703/528-7480.

NOVEMBER

1-3 Nassau Community CollegeWorkshop: Work Abroad Workshop.Step-by-step method to create andimplement a work abroad programtailored to meet the needs of yourcollege. Contact: NCC, Dean ofInstruction, 349 Miller Ave., GardenCity, NY 11530-6793.

3-8 Third Global Congress: JoiningHands for Quality Tourism: Pre.serva-tion, Interpretation and the TravelIndustry sponsored by the East-WestCenter, Eastern Michigan University,and the University of Hawaii.Subthemes: Preserving Cultures andEnvironments; Interpreting AcrossCultures; Interpreting Communities;Applying Appropriate Technkmes; andBuilding Partnerships. Conta:t:Raymond Tabata, tel: 808/9F,6-2866,Fax 956-2858, or Jane Yamushiro, tel:808/956-9123.

NOVEMBER

6-8 International Education Confer-ence: Diversifying Destinations forEducation Abroad. Contact: FraserBrown, Council on InternationalEducational Exchange, 205 East 42ndSt., New York, NY 10017. Tel: 2121661-1414 Ext 1114 Fax 212/972-3231.

8-9 US-AID, NAFSA, and St. LouisCommunity College will be host:ng aseminar, to instruct college adminis-trators, program coordinators, andInternational Educational Directors inEffective Practice.s for Hosting US-AIDTechnical Training Programs. Forregistration materials, contact: St.Louis Community College, Interna-tional Education, 300 S. Broadway,P.O. Box 88917, St. Louis, MO 63188-8917. Tel: 314/539-5363

DECEMBER

5-6 AACJC's American Council onInternational Intercultural Education(ACHE) fall conference on Legislativeand Funding Issues. Themes: Legisla-tive information On and advocacyactivities for prospective programs ininternational education, insight ongrant proposal writing and securingcontracts from primary public andprivate funding organizations, andgeneral networking. Place: Washing-ton, D.C. To obtain registration formscontact M. Yukie Tokuyama, Director,ACHE, 202/728-0215, Fax 202/833-2467.

5-8 Singapore, Language Fair '91.Language, education and serviceexhibits will be held at the WorldTrade Center in Singapore. Theannual fair will also include transla-tion/interpretation, and computerassisted language programs. For moreinformation, contact: World AccessCorporation, 15 Bemis Road, P.O. Box171, Wellesley Hills, MA 02181. Tel:617/235-8095.

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5-8 Annual International Educationand Training. Concurrent withLanguage Fair '91--World Trade Fair,Singapore. Exhibits: Educationequipment/ Supplies, and EducationalInstitutions. Contact: World AccessCorporation, 15 Bemis Road, P.O. Box171, Wellesly Hills, MA 02181. Tel:617/235-8095.

ACIIE Mission (cont. from page 1)

on international education are justsome of the programs which are part.4 the grand plan to assist AACJCcolleges in accomplishing theirinternational goals.

The Executive Board also proposedchanges in the ACIIE constitution toexpand its scope of membership, to bemore inclusive than exclusive. Usingthe basic model of AACJC whichvaries fees based on student enroll-ment, a new fee structure ww tted.For 1992, ACHE will charge thoseinstitutions with less than 1500 fulltime equivalent (FTE) students $350and for those with higher FTE's a feeof $595 for the calendar year. Newmembers will become instant mem-bers and thereby receive complimen-tary membership for the balance ofthis year.

Finally, as many of you havenoted, the Board adopted a new logofor its stationary, news letter, andgeneral marketing purposes.

Fall Conference (con t. from page 1)

Presenters include experts fromdiffPrent federal funding programs,and nonprofit organizations engagedin international exchanges andprojects.

Roundtable sessions will provideyou with the opportunity to meetprofessionals who share your particu-lar interests and to discuss yourindividual questions and concerns.

Register now. See insert for details.

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