BELLEVUE, WASH. — The U.S. Commercial Service, an arm of the federal Department of Commerce, has awarded an Export Achievement Certificate to Bellevue College, recognizing the $19.9 million local economic impact of the college’s international students. The certificate was presented by U.S. Congressman Dave Reichert to Cris Samia, assistant dean of the college’s international student …read more
Oct. 16 Live Theatre Week Comes to Bellevue College 7 p.m. — Free “Thriller” Dance Workshop with Redmond-based dance instructor Teresa Osborn. Ages 8 and up only, please. 8 p.m. – Favorite Theater Scenes and Songs, performed by the professional actors of Second Story Repertory Theatre and Bellevue College drama students. Venue: Carlson Theatre, Bellevue …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. – Works by Bellevue College (BC) art faculty will be exhibited in the college’s Gallery Space beginning Monday, Sept. 28 and running through Thursday, Oct. 22. An opening reception with the artists will be held Sept. 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the gallery. Both events are free and open to …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Bellevue College’s Gay-Straight Alliance and LGBTQ student groups will present nationally-known screen, stage and television drag performer Miss Coco Peru in a one-person stage show at Bellevue College (BC) Sept. 30. The event begins at 1 p.m. in BC’s Carlson Theatre, on the south courtyard of the college’s main campus. The public …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. — For the seventh consecutive year Bellevue College is welcoming an international scholar-in-residence under the auspices of the prestigious Fulbright academic exchange programs of the U.S. State Department. This year’s Fulbright award brings Gabriela Estrada-Centelles, an assistant professor from the Instituto Technólogico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, to Bellevue for the 2009-10 …read more
Calendar item: Event: Bellevue College 7th Annual American Indian Film Festival Date: Nov. 5, 6, 7 Location: Carlson Theatre on Bellevue College main campus (3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Bellevue, at the intersection of S.E. 28th St. and 148th Ave. S.E.) Admission: All Festival activities are free and open to the public. Website:www.bellevuecollege.edu/aiff Contact: Dr. Sara …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Bellevue College will open its new LGBTQ Resource Center in public ceremonies Sept. 30. The Center will provide a focal point for educational seminars and presentations on LGBTQ issues, as well as a gathering place for members of the campus Gay-Straight Alliance. LGBTQ is a widely used acronym for “lesbian, gay, bisexual, …read more
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Bellevue College has named one of its own graduates, Thomas R. Nielsen of Seattle, to the post of Executive Dean of Instruction. Nielsen becomes the college’s chief academic officer, overseeing its 150 instructional programs and handling related organizational issues. Previously, Nielsen chaired Bellevue College’s Arts and Humanities Division for 13 years. That …read more
