The "VCCA Journal" presents feature articles, abstracts, teaching strategies, book reviews and announcements. The first issue of Volume 3 includes the following articles: (1) "The Alliance for Excellence: A Model for Articulation between the Community College and the Black Church," by Ervin Griffin; (2) "Traditional and New Opportunities for Faculty Development: A View toward the Twenty-first Century," by W. Robert Sullins; (3) "The Piedmont Expansion Program: Community Colleges in International Trade," by Eduardo A. Peniche; (4) "Reading and Writing to Learn at Blue Ridge Community College," by Douglas A. Petcher; (5) "Using Video in the Foreign Language Classroom," by Carroll Yoder; and (6) "Support Staff as Professionals," by W. Robert Sullins. In addition, abstracts of presentations at the fifth annual convention of the Virginia Community Colleges Association are provided. Articles in the second issue focus on the theme of "The Community College and the International Community." The issue contains: "Educating Faculty for International Education: A Community College Experiment," by Mary Ruth Clowdsley; "An Educational Exchange between Piedmont Community College and Escola Technica Tupy," by David L. Priddy and Raymond F. Brogan; "Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) in the in the Global Village: A Multifaceted Effort," by Eduardo A. Peniche; "International Education at Small, Rural Community Colleges in Virginia," by Quintin S. Doromal, Jr., and Charles R. King; "International Education at Virginia Western Community College (VWCC)," by Charles Downs; "How VWCC Got the International Education Spirit: A Case Study," by Rita Krasnow; "The Valley and Beyond: The Neighborhood Expands," by Nancy Sandberg; "The Miami-Dade Community College International Mission: Focus on Curriculum," by Karen A. Paiva; and a bibliography on international education. (AYC)