Campus Roundup

News and events at Bellevue College…

BC Faculty Receive Innovation Grants:
The Bellevue College Foundation awarded two Lockwood Foundation Faculty Excellence grants, to promote innovation in teaching and advance entrepreneurial models at the college. The awardees were S. Roshni Tewari (Science) and Suzanne Marks (Business Technology Systems).

Jim Bennett
Jim Bennett

Award for Emeritus BC Staffer:
Jim Bennett, retired BC Vice President of Equity and Pluralism, received the Catherine Lealtad Service to Society Award from his alma mater, Macalester College.

BC Instructor Elected To Lead National Group:
Caitlin Walsh, an instructor in BC’s Translation and interpretation Institute, was selected President of the American Translators Association.

Philosophy Instructor Wins Prize:
Philosophy instructor Greg Damico won the prestigious national Rockefeller Prize sponsored by the American Philosophical Association.

BC Coordinator Wins State’s Lifetime Award:
Robin Jeffers, Assessment and Effectiveness Coordinator, received the state’s Assessment, Teaching & Learning Lifetime Achievement Award.

Aaron Hilliard
Aaron Hilliard

New Human Resources VP:
Aaron Hilliard has been hired as BC Vice President of Human Resources. He most recently worked at Muskegon Community College in Michigan.

BC Alum Founds Berlin Dance Company
BC alum Haley Glickfield (2004) has started a contemporary dance company, Necessity Arts Collective, in Berlin, Germany. She has assistant-directed several opera productions in Europe.

Art Instructor gets Genius nomination:
Emily Gherard, an adjunct art instructor was nominated for a Stranger “Genius Award.”

Screen shot of 'Tides'
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Student’s Film is Award Winner:

Digital Media Arts student Amelia Burnatowski’s short film “Tides” was the Audience Award winner at this year’s National Film Festival of Talented Youth. She wrote and directed it. You can watch “Tides” here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq4EV5x5aqw

Molecular Sciences Technician Associate’s Degree Approved:
BC received approval for a program designed to prepare students for careers in pharmacology, medicine and biochemistry.

Men’s Tennis Returns:
BC will have a men’s tennis team in 2014-15, for the first time in 17 years. The Bulldog women’s team is a dynasty: eight straight conference championships from 2005-12, a one-year drop-off, and then regained the crown in 2014.

Three with BC Ties Taken in Major League Baseball Draft:
Baseball draft logoThree baseball players who played for BC were selected in the most recent Major League Baseball draft.
Left-handed pitcher Nick Kiel was drafted by the Mariners in the 18th round. This past season for the Bulldogs he was 7-4 with a 1.81 ERA and struck out 95 batters in 74-1/3 innings. He graduated from Jackson High in Mill Creek.
Outfielder Colin Herring, who played for BC in 2010-11, was selected in the 10th round by the LA Dodgers. He went to Newport High, and played for Coastal Carolina University after BC.
Matt Cooper, who also played for BC in 2010-11, was selected in the 16th round by the Chicago White Sox. He graduated from Marysville-Pilchuck High, and spent the past two seasons at the University of Hawaii.

Last Updated October 3, 2016