The Bellevue College Foundation’s “Become Exceptional” Luncheon raised more than $245,000 from over 600 guests for scholarships and academic programs. Now in its 14th year, the May 1 event, held at the Meydenbauer Center, also attracted 33 corporate and in-kind sponsors that underwrote the cost of the luncheon, allowing every dollar that guests donated to …read more
Summer Sterling of Kirkland, a student at Bellevue College, has won an essay contest from the International Interior Design Association’s Northern Pacific Chapter by writing about her own approach to sustainability and how that can translate in larger ways through her career. Her essay is titled “Doing the Right Thing…and Passing It On,” and is …read more
The Bellevue College Foundation’s “Become Exceptional” Luncheon raised more than $245,000 from over 600 guests, whose generous giving will provide crucial support for scholarships and academic programs for BC students. Now in its 14th year, the May 1event, held at the Meydenbauer Center, also attracted 33 corporate and in-kind sponsors that underwrote the cost of …read more
Thursday, May 9 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and to honor this event, Bellevue College will make its website “naked” to raise awareness of the challenges that persons with disabilities face in accessing digital technology. The entire BC website will be stripped down to its simplest form, with mostly text and few graphics, to make …read more
Computerworld – Bellevue College in Washington has deployed online learning software to help students with autism improve their small-group collaboration skills. Fifty Bellevue students in an Autism Spectrum Navigators program have been taking advantage of a discussion board feature inside Canvas, a learning management system from start-up Instructure. The Navigators program, now nearing the end …read more
Summer Sterling, a student in Bellevue College’s Interior Design program, has won the International Interior Design Association’s Northern Pacific Chapter Student Essay Competition. Titled “Doing the Right Thing…and Passing It On,” her essay discusses the importance of creating sustainable designs. The essay is posted on Bellevue College’s website: http://bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/wp-content/uploads/IIDA-Leaders-Breakfast-Essay.pdf. Sterling, who holds a bachelor’s degree …read more
Bellevue College’s Science Division will host an open house for the community from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, with a variety of educational and hands-on activities and demonstrations in science, technology, engineering and math. Titled “Passport to STEM,” the event will feature: a custom tank used to model ocean waves; a simulated …read more
Bellevue College’s Science Division will host an open house for the community on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a variety of fun, educational and hands-on activities and demonstrations in science, technology, engineering and math. Titled “Passport to STEM,” the event will feature: a custom tank used to model ocean waves; …read more
Exploring the theme “Living in a Changing Climate,” Bellevue College will hold its 14th annual Earth Week celebration April 22-26, with a series of lectures, films, and special events to promote environmental awareness and the sustainable use of our planet’s resources. The festivities kick off on Earth Day on Monday, April 22, with two events. …read more
Students sparred in a video game tournament March 13 at Bellevue College to raise funds and awareness for the school’s Autism Spectrum Navigators (ASN) program. Now in its second year, the tournament raised roughly $8,000, enough says program manager Sara Gardner, to expand in the fall. “Because of myself and my own college experiences, I …read more
