Past Events and Programs

Interdisciplinary Climate Justice Teaching Squares

Interdisciplinary Climate Justice Teaching Squares will allow faculty to gain interdisciplinary perspectives on climate justice and integrate climate justice into their teaching. This is an expanded teaching square, involving one more meeting than a standard teaching square plus lesson development. We will start with an in-depth introduction to climate justice, followed by a brainstorming activity ...

Interdisciplinary Climate Justice Teaching Squares

Interdisciplinary Climate Justice Teaching Squares allow faculty to gain interdisciplinary perspectives on climate justice and community and civic engagements, and integrate them into their teaching. This is an expanded teaching square: it involves two more meetings than a standard teaching square, development of a climate justice lesson, and working through Canvas modules prior to meetings ...

Interdisciplinary Studies 101: Create your course! – Winter 2023

Why Interdisciplinary Studies - IDS programs provide students with valuable learning opportunities to synthesize ideas and information from multiple disciplines. They learn to see connections between seemingly disconnected areas of study, thereby developing new insights and potential innovations in areas of interest to them. They become more effective communicators, critical thinkers, reasoners, and appreciators of ...

Interfaith Student Success Panel (New) – Winter 2023

Bellevue College is a vibrant learning community with students and employees from every walk of life, including scores of faith traditions and belief systems. Our students in these communities come to campus with varying needs that can be met when we better understand their faiths and determine ways to respect and engage them. Join faculty ...

Intrinsic Hope: Living Courageously in Troubled Times

2019-2020 Climate Justice Book Club Series Facilitated by Kelli Callahan (Criminal Justice), this book club is designed to allow faculty to read about, reflect on, and discuss how we can live a positive and courageous life in the face of climate disruption and growing social inequity: How can we educate with hope in this age ...

Introduction to Climate Justice Topics Workshops

Topic-Specific Two-Hour Workshop Options Completely new to climate justice and want to get your feet wet? Not new to the topic, but want to delve into a specific aspect of climate justice? If you answered yes to either of these questions, one or more two-hour climate justice workshops this Winter quarter may be for you! ...

Introduction to Grants

As Bellevue College negotiates difficult budget times, finding funding for new initiatives can be tough. However, BC was awarded $5.7 million last year in grant funding for programs and services across the college like Nursing, the Early Learning Center, and the Veteran’s Resource Center. But where did that funding come from, and how can programs ...

It Starts and Ends with Feedback

As faculty working with students and peers, giving and receiving feedback is a critical aspect of our jobs. But let’s face it - a conversation involving constructive feedback is awkward at best, and truly painful at its worst. As educators, we can model how to receive feedback. In doing so, we encourage our students and ...

Keeping our Passion Glowing

Join Psychology Faculty, Deepti Karkhanis, and BC Counselor, Yu-ting Su to re-ignite our passions! Recent research shows that the majority of teachers find work stressful, and a good portion of them experience burnout (Herman et al. 2017; American Federation of Teachers, 2017). The insidious nature of burnout makes it difficult for us to recognize it ...

Language and Community: A Literary Discussion Group

Facilitated by English faculty, Nan Ma, this literature reading group for faculty in any and all disciplines meets once a month for an hour to discuss short stories, poetry, and essays that are chosen by group members. Some writers discussed in the past include Amy Hempel, Lydia Davis, Grace Paley, Ocean Vuong, Beidao, and Cesar Vallejo.  Literature offers nuanced ways for understanding ...