Gamers of any age can rev up their Super Mario Kart engines for a good cause. On Saturday Bellevue College will hold the second-annual Autism Awareness Video Game Tournament to raise funds for its Autism Spectrum Navigators program, which helps autistic students achieve success in the classroom. Entry to compete in the tournament is $10, …read more
Bellevue College is aiming for the top spot in a public video voting competition related to being recognized as one of the top colleges and universities in the country by the 2013 Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards. Bellevue College’s is one of 20 colleges and universities nationwide to be a finalist for the awards. As part of the …read more
Bellevue College‘s radio station 91.3 KBCS-FM will expand its reach, after the successful relocation of its broadcast tower from its campus to the summit of Cougar Mountain in Issaquah, the college announced this week. The move was made possible after the listener-supported station raised $150,000 for the project through donations and grants. Now, the station …read more
Four Bellevue College employees working in science, design and other departments at the Margin of Excellence Awards on Wednesday. Nominations for the annual award come from students, faculty and staff, and each winner received a $1,000 prize. The college provided the following information about the instructors honored: During a campus ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 6, …read more
Chuck D, author, producer, activist and the leader of legendary rap group Public Enemy, will be one of the speakers at Bellevue College’s MLK Day celebration on Jan. 17. Chuck D’s wife, Gaye Theresa Johnson, will address the celebration, with a presentation titled, “Where Do We Go From Here…Chaos Or Community.” Public Enemy, led by Chuck D …read more
Known as the state’s biggest community college, Bellevue College will soon add to its four-year offerings with two new bachelors degrees: Nursing and Information Systems and Technology (known as IST). The two new programs officially begin classes in the fall of 2013, according to a college press release. This will raise the total number of four-year …read more
The Bellevue College Board of Trustees voted Monday to select David L. Rule, president of Portland Community College’s Rock Creek campus, as president, to replace former longtime president Jean Floten. The board now must enter into negotiations with Rule before the contract is finalized. He is expected to start in January, which is winter quarter. …read more
Bellevue College student Robert Rowe, a 52-year-old taking courses to enter a bachelor’s degree program in education, is the college’s and the state’s first student trustee for a community or technical college. Rowe’s position on the board of trustees is a result of a five-year effort on the part of Bellevue College students to get representation …read more
Bellevue College students and military veterans looking for work training in healthcare informatics and technology will benefit from a new $11.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) visited Bellevue College Friday to congratulate the participating colleges on the grant. Solis said that retraining …read more
Bellevue College is hosting a College Information Night aimed to encouraging Black and African-American students and their families to consider higher education at the college. Bellevue College and the Bellevue School District will host the College Information Night which will cover a range of topics, with presentations about admissions, financial aid, academics, college life, and more. …read more
