Northern Virginia Community College
Northern Virginia Community College Campus Advisors
You are not required to go through any office on your campus in order to apply to the CLS Program. However, we recommend you make use of resources available on your campus to strengthen your application.
Resources on your campus may include an academic advisor, the Scholarships Office, Fellowships Office, Merit Awards Office, Study Abroad Office, Honors Program, Career Office or International Programs Office. A campus writing center may also provide helpful feedback on your essays.
The following individuals on your campus are knowledgable about the CLS Program and can provide advice on the application process for you, and support through the process:
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Leeza Fernand
Program Director, Community College Initiative (CCI) Program and Associate Director, International Education & Sponsored Programs |
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Sana Hilmi
Assistant Professor of Arabic , Language, Literature, and Social Sciences |
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Serife Turkol
Program Coordinator, American Culture and Language Institute- ESL |
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The CLS Program provides resources to help you prepare a competitive application with or without the help of an advisor:
- Review our tips and instruction video about preparing a quality application (links to a video)
- Review our Frequently Asked Questions about applying for the the CLS Program
- Work through our Application Essays Worksheet while you prepare your application (downloads a Word document)
Previous Recipients
Year | Name | Language | Site | Institution |
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2022 | Catherine Thong | Chinese | New Taipei City, Taiwan | Northern Virginia Community College |
2020 | Temujin Bullock | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | Northern Virginia Community College |
2019 | Jacob Polzin | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Northern Virginia Community College |
2018 | Demi Nguyen | Russian | Tbilisi, Georgia | Northern Virginia Community College |
2016 | Maksimilian Kochev | Arabic | Madaba, Jordan | Northern Virginia Community College |
2016 | Vincent Escobar | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Northern Virginia Community College |
2016 | Paige Giarmona | Bangla | Kolkata, India | Northern Virginia Community College |
2015 | Isir Said | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Northern Virginia Community College |
2015 | Ruth Maul | Arabic | Madaba, Jordan | Northern Virginia Community College |
2015 | Sofiya Asedrem | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | Northern Virginia Community College |
2015 | Daniel Tipton | Chinese | Xi'an, China | Northern Virginia Community College |
2015 | Sofia Tipton | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | Northern Virginia Community College |
2014 | Christopher Winter | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Northern Virginia Community College |
2013 | Grace Meng | Japanese | Himeji, Japan | Northern Virginia Community College |
2012 | Meredith Fletcher | Japanese | Kyoto, Japan | Northern Virginia Community College |
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