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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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Join Exploring Pathways Oct. 23
The Exploring Pathways event series is designed to help current Bellevue College students learn more about the focus areas in each of the eight BC Pathways at the college.
How to Find Autism-Friendly Colleges | U.S. News & World Report
Bellevue College's Neurodiversity Navigators is featured in a story about how to find college programs for people who have autism.
Educators use extended reality tech to immerse students in new learning experiences | GeekWire
Christina Sciabarra has $1,000 and the beginnings of a plan to infiltrate the plant world. Sciabarra, who teaches political science at Bellevue College near Seattle, will explore how native flora has been impacted by climate change through 360-degree video, an immersive format that brings the viewer up close and personal with the subject.
Innovative Education Programs to Know About on the Eastside | 425 Magazine
Bellevue College and its Neurodiversity Navigators program were featured in 425 Magazine's roundup of innovative educational programs.
XR Lab Awards 10 Microgrants with National Science Foundation’s Support
As part of a grant awarded by the National Science Foundation, Bellevue College has initiated a series of microgrants designed to fuel Extended Reality (XR) research. The effort is part of Bellevue College’s commitment to place itself at the cutting edge of XR development.
Bellevue College beefs up its ‘extended reality’ lab with federal grant | Puget Sound Business Journal
Bellevue College is giving its coursework a virtual makeover. In September, the college landed a roughly $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for its "extended reality" lab.
XR Lab: Visiting Students and School Groups Welcome this Summer
Experience the future of technology at Bellevue College's Extended Reality (XR) Lab. Open to visitors across the Pacific Northwest, the XR Lab offers a unique opportunity to dive into the exciting world of XR.
Jazz Student Wins DownBeat Music Magazine Awards
Award-winning pianist Roman Goron began the current stage of his musical career in the fall of 2023 when he enrolled in big band and jazz classes at Bellevue College.
Pathways graduates soak up the spotlight | Mercer Island Reporter
It was Cianna Solan and Aviya Bentov’s time in the spotlight and they soaked up every second of it during their Mercer Island School District (MISD) Pathways program graduation celebration.
What to Know About Bellevue College’s Neurodiversity Navigators Program | 425 Magazine
Bellevue College offers a resource aimed at neurodivergent students — the Neurodiversity Navigators program — that offers specialized courses and peer mentors to help students with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more excel while attending the college, according to a release from the school.