The Bellevue College Foundation will hold its 14th Annual “Become Exceptional” Luncheon on May 1, and seats are still available for the event that provides crucial support for scholarships and programs that benefit BC students. This year’s featured speaker will be Gerald Chertavian, founder of Year Up, an organization that trains and educates low-income young …read more
With the successful relocation of the 91.3 KBCS broadcast tower to the summit of Cougar Mountain in Issaquah, many radio listeners in the Puget Sound region now have a new option on the dial, and listeners in the station’s previous coverage area are experiencing much better reception. The project, which has been in the works …read more
Bellevue College interior design student Yalda Daneshfarnia recently took home a first place award in the student category of the 14th annual Northwest Design Awards, sponsored by the Seattle Design Center. Her winning entry originated with a class assignment to assist in the design of a “co-working” space for a Seattle company. She is the …read more
Renowned Los Angeles-based designer and architect Frank Clementi will visit the campus of Bellevue College on Thursday, April 11 to present a lecture titled “Hippies, Radicals and Weirdos.” Clementi, who is the Doris Katz Distinguished Visiting Critic in BC’s Interior Design program, will examine architectural themes in buildings constructed during the sixties and seventies. The …read more
On April 13, Bellevue College will hold the second-annual Autism Awareness Video Game Tournament to raise funds for its innovative Autism Spectrum Navigators program, which helps autistic students achieve success in the classroom. “The money raised at last year’s event has helped our program nearly triple the number of students we serve. With support from …read more
Bellevue College’s achievements in improving campus sustainability have earned it a spot in an elite group of just 20 colleges or universities nationwide that have been named finalists for the 2013 Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards. The awards recognize institutions that best exemplify the mission of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) …read more
Two Bellevue College engineering students, Mustapha Ennaimy and Hatha Dam, have been named to the 2013 All-Washington Academic Team in recognition of their high achievement in academics and dedication to community service. They were honored, along with students from the state’s 33 other community and technical colleges, at a ceremony at South Puget Sound Community …read more
More than 150 of King and Snohomish counties’ brightest and most inventive high school students will compete March 9 in Bellevue College’s 4th annual Central Sound Regional Science and Engineering Fair (CSRSEF). The participants have spent months conducting independent research, either individually or in teams, in one of 17 science, math and engineering categories. Projects will …read more
Gerald Chertavian, founder of Year Up, a nationwide network of training and education programs for low-income young adults, will be the featured speaker at Bellevue College Foundation’s 14th Annual “Become Exceptional” Luncheon in May. The event, which raised nearly $280,000 last year, provides crucial funding for academic- and need-based scholarships, as well as programs that …read more
During a campus ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 6, the Bellevue College Foundation honored four outstanding employees with “Margin of Excellence” awards, which recognize their selfless commitment to helping students and colleagues achieve success. Gita Bangera, Ph.D. – Instructor, Life Sciences – for creating a research-based biology curriculum that is revolutionizing the way science education is …read more
