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Changing the Game: Learning Chemistry While Incarcerated
Most educators love teaching classes with engaged students. One such class that Dr. Sonya Doucette, a chemistry professor at Bellevue College, taught was filled with 18 curious, attentive, and excited-to-learn students. They were also incarcerated.
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The Beauty of Teaching: Alum, Instructor Inspires Through Math
An immigrant from Iran, Tony Akhlaghi arrived in Washington as a young man and found Bellevue was the cheapest place for him to live in the late 1980s.
Pioneer in the Field of Ultrasound (Sonography)
As a young woman, Joan P. Baker wanted to go to medical school.
But in order to get in, she needed a language other than English on her transcript, and she had unfortunately failed French. So, she turned to plan B: bypassing medical school to work in radiography.
Bellevue College Receives $1.8M from Late Educator | 425 Magazine
Bellevue College recently accepted a $1.8 million donation to the Bellevue College Foundation from the late Daniel J. LaFond, a former instructor and counselor at the school.
Late Counselor, Instructor Donates $1.8 Million to Bellevue College Foundation
Thousands of Bellevue College students will benefit from $1.8 million bequeathed to the Bellevue College Foundation by the late Daniel J. LaFond, a former instructor and counselor, who passed in October 2024.
International Guitar Series Connects Students to Composers
This year’s International Guitar Series at Bellevue College is about music exploration. World-renowned artists slated to perform on campus this academic year are known for their creative innovations in guitar music and performance. In addition to exposure to global guitar talent, students also get a unique opportunity to innovate alongside them.
Bellevue College Night at the Mariners to Bring Bulldogs, Alumni Together
Alumni, students, faculty, friends, community members, college employees, and anyone who has a connection to Bellevue College, is invited to celebrate Bellevue College Night at the Mariners at 6:40 PM on Saturday, Sept. 13 at T-Mobile Park.
Feel Good Friday: New Flights, Education Funding, and a Local Milestone | 425 Magazine
Bellevue College faculty will introduce DNA technology to students in its Life Sciences and Molecular Biosciences programs this year.
Grant to Help Bring DNA Technology to Bellevue College Courses | 425 Business
Through a new grant funded by the Lockwood Foundation, Bellevue College faculty will introduce DNA technology to students in its Life Sciences and Molecular Biosciences programs this year.
Bringing nanopore tech to STEM classrooms | Community College Daily
Under a microscope, some crab larvae look the same. But, thanks to a new grant, Bellevue College (BC) students and faculty are using nanopore technology to rapidly identify the unique DNA of multiple crab species this summer.
Grant to Help Bring Nanopore Technology to STEM Classrooms
Under a microscope, some crab larvae look the same.
But, thanks to a new grant, Bellevue College students and faculty are using nanopore technology to rapidly identify the unique DNA of multiple crab species this summer.