By JOSH SUMAN Bellevue Reporter Staff Writer March 13, 2012 · 10:26 AM It was a long journey from The Gambia, West Africa, to the USL’s Los Angeles Blues, but for former Bellevue College soccer player Ebrima “EJ” Jatta, the journey has been well worth it. Jatta was the first player from his village to …read more
LU baseball establishes recruiting success By: Chris Lang | The News & Advance Published: April 25, 2012 For there to be a movement, there has to be a pioneer, one that sets the wheels in motion. In the case of Liberty baseball, those forerunners were Curran Redal and Zane Bator, a couple of junior college …read more
Bellevue College students and programs will get a nearly $280,000 boost after Wednesday’s Bellevue College Foundation fundraising luncheon, the college announced. More than 700 guests attended the college’s 13th Annual “Become Exceptional” Luncheon at the Meydenbauer Center in downtown Bellevue, according to a press release from Bellevue College. The keynote address was delivered by Ronan Farrow, …read more
More students at Bellevue College will be able to afford a college education thanks to the generosity of over 700 guests who attended the college’s 13th Annual “Become Exceptional” Luncheon yesterday at the Meydenbauer Center in downtown Bellevue. The money they donated– nearly $280,000, with the average gift increasing 50 percent over last year – …read more
Barbara Brodsky, director of TRiO Student Support Services at Bellevue College, received the inaugural Distinguished Service Award at a recent meeting of the Washington State TRiO Association. TRiO is a federally-funded program that provides academic and personal support to students with limited income, disabilities, or who are the first in their families to attend college.
Today’s noontime Earth Day Week fashion show at Bellevue College was loud, fun and recyclable. About a dozen students modeled the latest newspaper and plastic bag fashions on a runway in the cafeteria with the school’s DJ Club blasting irresistible and irrepressible sounds throughout. Some of the models were shy and hurried through their turns …read more
Barbara Brodsky, director of TRiO Student Support Services at Bellevue College, received the inaugural Distinguished Service Award at a recent meeting of the Washington Sta te TRiO Association. TRiO is a federally-funded program that provides academic and personal support to students with limited income, disabilities, or who are the first in their families to attend …read more
Patricia Dombrowski, director of the Bellevue College Life Science Informatics Center and the ONC-funded 10-state Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, is the recipient of the Spirit of HIMSS Award. She is recognized for her efforts as the chair of the HIMSS Career Services Task Force, efforts to facilitate the …read more
Baumgartner, a sophomore at Bellevue Community College, is regarded as one of the top-100 junior college prospects in the country by Perfect Game, and has signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Oregon. Baumgartner’s hitting numbers rivaled those of his cousin his senior year at Central Kitsap, but he hadn’t filled …read more
Yen Lam-Steward started working with her father at Lam’s Seafood Market from its humble beginnings on the corner of Main Street in 1991, running the cash register, scaling fish, and cleaning crab. “Can you imagine a little girl cleaning fish that were like 30 or 40 pounds? Cleaning fish is not something that’s very glamorous …read more
