If we didn't have contributions from companies and donors, a lot of things at the University wouldn't be possible, ... It's made a difference.

It takes you out of your element and puts you in a rugged sort of setting so you can approach leadership from a different aspect, ... It really put it in perspective what it means to be a leader.

It allows you to do things without considering the monetary aspects, ... You can't beat people paying for you to travel in the summer.

[So far, the reaction from American University students, who started classes Friday, has been] ecstatic, ... It was one of the services that got the biggest response during orientation this summer.

[A friend she met in London suggested the trip, and Ross jumped at the opportunity. While enrolled at University College London, she had traveled extensively across Europe, visiting Paris, Madrid, Vienna and other cities. At the end of the school year, she did not want her journey to end.] I was on a roll, ... I just wanted to keep going.

It's a very similar process to a university or hospital being accredited. It's a thorough process and normally a department spends about two or three years doing self-assessment making sure it meets the rigorous standards required by CALEA.