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Juan Sebastian Penagos-Marquez 

GCCT Cohort Year: 2023 Hometown: Bogota, Colombia  Community College in City, State: Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fl  Four-Year University in City, State: TBA Major: Business and Global Affairs  Current/Most...

From Networking to Family: Uzair Pasta (El Camino College) Reflects on Building Community in the 2023 Community College Global Affairs Fellowship

“Community: A nine-letter word that encapsulates so much. The Community College Global Affairs Fellowship was a place where dreams met opportunity. It was where our hopes and potential collided, and where our futures seemed to become clearer.”

Community College Global Affairs Fellows highlighted as Champions by Chancellor of the California Community Colleges

Dr. Sonya Christian, Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, highlights CCGAF on her blog as Community College champions, noting that American River, Berkeley City, Compton, East Los Angeles, El Camino, Foothill, Ohlone, Pasadena City, Riverside City and Santa Monica community colleges are all represented this year.

Why Community Colleges Should Be at the Heart of the International Education Community | GCCT Article with IIE

Why Community Colleges Should Be at the Heart of the International Education Community | GCCT Article with IIE

“Scholarships and fellowships form a key gateway opportunity for young non-traditional talent to access competitive careers in foreign affairs and gain the skills they need to be on an equal-playing field with students that can either self-fund or have deeper institutional support. Programs like Critical Language Scholarships, Boren, and Fulbright provide an important ecosystem through which committed students develop language and intercultural abilities, as well as international networks that will grow alongside themselves for a lifetime.”

How Community College Students Can Find and Win Competitive Fellowships | GCCT Article with ProFellow

How Community College Students Can Find and Win Competitive Fellowships | GCCT Article with ProFellow

“While you may not always think it’s true, fellowships are for everyone; and that includes community college and non-traditional students. Let this handy guide be a reminder that your unique experiences set you apart from the rest of the crowd and that you have the potential to bring a fresh perspective to the world of competitive fellowships and scholarships. Now — time to start finding the right opportunity for you!”

Global Community College Transfers: Building Networks for Non-Traditional Student Success in Applications | GCCT Article with ProFellow

Global Community College Transfers: Building Networks for Non-Traditional Student Success in Applications | GCCT Article with ProFellow

“As the lead co-founder and current Co-Executive Director, it has been the honor of a lifetime to coordinate the project and recruit a diverse team of talented, brilliant transfer students and fellowship participants to give back to the community colleges and four-year universities that shaped us. We are united by our shared commitment to diversity and inclusion, while also utilizing our networks to expand access and connect non-traditional talent with fellowships and professional opportunities in foreign affairs and global education.”

A Love Letter to Community College: Transfer Students and Prestigious Scholarships | GCCT Interview with Transfer Nation

“Valencia Scott, Leia Yen, and Nicholas Shafer discuss how #transfers are largely underrepresented in the prestigious scholarship community and why it’s so important to discuss this issue while empowering students to apply. Listen to an incredible conversation regarding why transfers should apply to these types of scholarships, how they can apply, and what support is available.”

Global CC Transfers Network 1-hour Interview | GCCT Interview with Stanford Global Educator Network

“GEN’s 1-hour in-depth interview with Nick Shafer, a former CC Transfer student to UC Berkeley now working at US AID. As a co-founder and interim co-executive director of the new Global Community College Transfers Network, Nick and his former-transfer-student team teach current community college students nationwide how to apply for (and win!) fully-funded elite international travel, international career, and service learning opportunities worldwide!”

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