BELLEVUE, WASH. – Three Bellevue Community College students have won competitive BCC Reads! scholarships. Sopheary Chiv, of Renton; Mikeya Harper, of Renton, and Connor Olsen, of Issaquah, won the awards on the basis of essays they wrote on the theme of “the impact of environmental disasters on culture, society and the natural world, which is …read more
BELLEVUE — Watch a “green” fashion show, have your children’s toys tested for toxins, learn about ‘toxic beauty” and the link between environmental health and toxicology, all at Bellevue Community College’s ninth annual Earth Week celebration, April 21-25. All Earth Week events are free and open to the public and, unless otherwise noted, will take …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. – Three Bellevue Community College (BCC) students have received Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) scholarships from the state Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. WAVE Scholars from BCC and their respective areas of study are: Todd Merkley, Richland, Nuclear Medicine Technology Tracie Wells, of the Rainier View neighborhood of Seattle, Criminal Justice …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Bellevue Community College (BCC) has received a three-year, $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to address severe shortages of health-care workers locally and statewide. BCC will use the grant to expand capacity in its associate-degree Nursing program and add advanced training in Medical Dosimetry and Radiologist Assistant to its …read more
BELLEVUE — Timothy Egan, author of the National Book Award winner, The Worst Hard Times: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, will discuss that human and environmental catastrophe in a free, public lecture at Bellevue Community College on April 23. Eagan’s book is this year’s selection for BCC Reads!, …read more
BELLEVUE — Why are first and last children often opposites? What challenges or benefits will a middle child face throughout his or her lifetime? Should you adjust your parenting depending on birth order? Gary Benton, noted child and family therapist and author of the parenting workbook, Firespitters, will answer those questions and more in a …read more
BELLEVUE — Bellevue Community College’s Center for Career Connections is offering six free, public workshops this spring on career planning and job-hunting: Tuesday, April 15, 1:30-2:20 p.m. Are you LinkedIn? More than 10 million people are using online networking sites, such as LinkedIn, for career management, job search and recruitment. This workshops covers what recruiters …read more
BELLEVUE — Bellevue Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society, and chapter member Jessica Buskirk, of Bellevue, earned top awards at the society’s regional conference, held March 7-9 on the Clark College campus in Vancouver, Wash. Phi Theta Kappa chapters and members representing 52 colleges from Washington, Alaska, Northern Idaho, Montana and …read more
