BELLEVUE, WASH. – The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold rating to Bellevue College’s science and technology building. Completed in March 2009 and officially designated the “S Building,” the three-story, 64,000 square-foot facility houses five high-tech classrooms for life sciences and chemistry classes; 16 advanced laboratories, …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. – “College Students and ADHD” will be the topic as Bellevue College (BC) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) host nationally recognized ADHD authority Dr. Harlan Gephart in a free, public lecture Wednesday, December 2. The event begins at 7 p.m. in room 201 of the college’s N Building, at the …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Bellevue College’s student newspaper, The Jibsheet, has won a national Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) for the quality of its online edition. Luke Eden, of Kirkland, was the Jibsheet’s online editor, webmaster and graphic designer at the time of the judging. Elizabeth Ballinger, of North Bend, was Editor-in-Chief and …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. – “Gratitude: Amplifier of the Good” will be the topic as Bellevue College (BC) and Eastern Washington University (EWU) team up to present a free, public “poitive psychology” symposium on the BC main campus Nov. 12. The symposium will feature EWU Professor of Psychology Dr. Philip Watkins, a published researcher who has investigated …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Ceramics, pastels and oil paintings by three rising artists will be on display when Bellevue College presents the exhibition, “Three/Solo,” from Nov. 2 through Dec. 9, in its Gallery Space. A reception for the artists — Matthew Ballou, Jacob Foran and Fred Lisaius — will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. …read more
Bellevue College’s performing arts calendar for Fall 2009: Oct. 30, 7:30 pm Bellevue Acappella Venue: Carlson Theatre, Bellevue College Admission: $10 ($8 students and seniors), through Brown Paper Tickets (www.Brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006) Bellevue College’s Chamber Choir, “Bellevue Acappella,” presents a musical journey ranging from Samuel Barber’s “Agnus Dei” to Eric Whitacre’s “Sleep” and the old …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. – The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Bellevue College more than $293,000 to pilot a new strategy for keeping the doors to higher education open wide: offset rising tuition costs by enabling students not to buy but rent, at a 65% savings, all their textbooks and course materials. The savings on books, …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. – Jean Floten, President of Bellevue College, was celebrated yesterday at the BPW Bellevue monthly luncheon at The Harbor Club in Bellevue as she was announced as the 2009 Woman of The Year. Christine Addison, BPW Bellevue Chapter President, made the announcement and presented Floten with a plaque and proclamation and said Floten …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. – What is it like to lose your hearing, or your sight, or to return from war with a disability? Experience life in new ways this October as Bellevue College (BC) celebrates national Disability History Month with three free, public events. All events will be held on BC’s main campus (3000 Landerholm Circle …read more
