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First-generation Alum Learns English, Earns Transfer Degree
Francine Ribeiro Myles originally found Bellevue College through English as a second language classes. Now, she’s a graduate with an Associate in Arts and Sciences degree and is currently a junior student of Economics at the University of Washington.
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Gary Locke named chair of C100 | Northwest Asian Weekly
The Committee of 100 (C100) recently elected former Gov. Gary Locke as its chair.
Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success | GeekWire
Arnold spent time at the Gates-owned Corbis, at PATH, which has a close partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and now Microsoft, where Arnold is CTO of the company’s nonprofit-focused Tech for Social Impact.
Business of … Higher Education | 425 Business
The Eastside enlightens minds and ignites curiosities at a variety of schools, from four-year university programs to short-term coding boot camps.
Bellevue College votes to extend Gary Locke’s contract as interim president | The Seattle Times
Former Gov. Gary Locke will remain as Bellevue College’s interim president when his current contract expires in June, a year after he was named the Eastside school’s temporary leader.
Community Colleges Whose Graduates Earn the Most Money | Newsweek
Career landscapes and industry needs are constantly evolving, and so are the ways Americans seek the skills needed to pursue their chosen professions.
Grown-up child writes from own experience | Peninsula Daily News
MARROWSTONE ISLAND — There once lived a girl who worried a lot. Unexpected things would happen at school and at home, and this girl would feel panicky.
New COVID-19 testing site in Bellevue | Bellevue Reporter
A new site at Bellevue College will open on Tuesday, expanding efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in east King County and along the I-90 corridor. This will be the first free, high-capacity COVID-19 test site on the Eastside.
Bellevue College Hosts Drive-Through Flu Shot Clinic | 425 Magazine
Bellevue College (BC) recently confirmed in a press release that at a Nov. 6 drive-through flu-shot event, more than 55 vaccines were administered to the BC community.
Former BC coach Turner has a new challenge: leading Jamaica’s men’s team to the Olympics | The Seattle Times
The path that took Rick Turner from playing varsity hoops at Lake Washington High School in the 1980s to landing the Team Jamaica coaching job in 2019 is a fascinating one. Turner talked his way onto the men’s coaching staff at Bellevue College as a voluntary assistant — and by 2000 he had ascended to coach.