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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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Find Support Through Neurodiversity Navigators
A college degree is ever more important in our digital economy. But for neurodivergent students, getting that degree can take some extra help.
Bellevue College DECA Team Secures 10th National Win | 425 Magazine
The Bellevue College DECA team competed in the collegiate DECA national championships — held in Austin, Texas, from April 20-24 — and won its 10th national championship.
This Week in A&E: Missy Elliott, Frog and Toad, and Mother’s Day Ceramics | 425 Magazine
From May 9-12, Bellevue College is hosting "A Year with Frog and Toad," an hour-long theater performance celebrating the friendship of its title characters geared for the whole family.
DECA Team Wins 10th National Championship
For the 10th year in a row, Bellevue College DECA team members are national champions. The team traveled to Austin, Texas to compete in the collegiate DECA national championships from April 20-24. This latest national title continues the program’s winning tradition, following their win at the collegiate DECA state competition in February.
Viewpoint: Climate Justice Across the Curriculum | Community College Daily
As stated by the United Nations’ Climate Justice Global Alliance, climate justice is the moral and ethical principle that seeks to address the disproportionate impact of climate change on vulnerable communities and future generations.
‘Exploring Pathways’ Help Students Choose Direction
When students enroll at Bellevue College, one of first buzzwords they’ll hear is “pathways.” Whether it’s BC Pathways, Guided Pathways, or choosing a pathway, these terms are used to help students pick an academic program or career field so that they have the best chance of success when selecting their classes and investing in their future.
DECA team wins state competition, sights set on 10th national championship
Bellevue College students won 19 individual first-place finishes, as well as the team title, at the collegiate DECA state competition last month. Next up? Nationals in April.
New BAS in Radiation Therapy Coming Fall 2025
Bellevue College will begin offering a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Radiation Therapy in 2025 with applications opening at the end of 2024.
Neurodiversity with Sara Sanders Gardner | Access Utah
Sara Sanders Gardner is the openly autistic designer and developer of Bellevue College's nationally recognized Neurodiversity Navigators program. As director of the program, they design curriculum, teach cohort classes, lead a team of staff, faculty, and peer mentors, and work to support disability inclusion and access across campus.
Bellevue College Students Invited to Exploring Pathways Career Panels
Held Jan. 30-Feb. 1, this event will include a career-focused series of speaker panels featuring working professionals, including Bellevue College alumni, in a variety of different careers. The event will kick off with a keynote address by a former college faculty member turned data scientist . Throughout the week, students will have the opportunity to learn more about what is involved in various career paths and how to better prepare themselves for entry into these careers.