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foundry10 Works with Foundation to Support Healthcare Student Success
The Bellevue College Foundation can now award work-based learning scholarships to three times as many healthcare students as in years past.
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4 Bellevue College Students Selected for the All-Washington Academic Team | 425 Magazine
Four Bellevue College students were recently honored at a ceremony held at South Puget Sound Community College in Lacey for their outstanding academic achievements and contributions to their communities.
Asian students among Bellevue College honorees | Northwest Asian Weekly
Four Bellevue College students earned recognition on the 2025 All-Washington (All-WA) Academic Team for their academic excellence and community involvement.
Bellevue College Planetarium Gets ‘Phenomenal Upgrade’; Community Shows Planned | 425 Magazine
Bellevue College students and the greater community can experience digital space travel like never before with a recent $450,000 upgrade to the college’s Willard Geer Planetarium, the school announced this week.
WA students with disabilities prepare for life beyond high school | The Seattle Times
Prospective Occupational and Life Skills at Bellevue College student Samuel Wong is featured in a story about life after high school for students with disabilities.
Bellevue College is officially Salmon-Safe | Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Bellevue College recently earned its Salmon-Safe Certification.
Member Spotlight: Meet Matt Thompson | IIDA
Bellevue College alum Matt Thompson shares his educational and career journey in the field of commercial interior design.
Managing your blood pressure for long term health | Bellevue Reporter
In collaboration with Providence Health Plan, the American Heart Association recently launched the Student-Championed Self-Measured Blood Pressure program at Bellevue College in Washington.
Indigenous WA students test themselves in Alaska’s Traditional Games | The Seattle Times
Bellevue College student Jasmine Knudson, an enrolled member of the Tlingit and Haida Tribes who lives in Kirkland, participated in the Annual Traditional Games in Juneau, Alaska. The regional competition serves as a qualifying event for the Native Youth Olympics.
Martha Silano’s Forthcoming Book Explores Her Terminal Illness Diagnosis | University of Washington Magazine
Last year, when poet Martha Silano was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (A.L.S.), she turned to writing to make sense of her experience, the way that she’s always turned towards her art.
Nonprofit Executive Chin Hired as Interim Director at the Pike Place Market Foundation | Northwest Asian Weekly
The Pike Place Market Foundation has hired veteran technology and nonprofit executive Lisa Chin, Ph.D., as its new interim executive director. The move comes after the previous permanent director left following the cancellation of a Day of Remembrance celebration in February.