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Bellevue College Board of Trustees Adopts New Mission and Vision
Bellevue College’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to adopt new mission and vision statements for the college on Wednesday, April 23.
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Bellevue College Awarded $300,000 Grant to Help Address Sexual Violence
Bellevue College (BC) was recently awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to help address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. BC was one of 57 academic institutions to receive a grant under the OVW’s campus program. The grant will help develop a framework…
BC baseball to host NWAC Showcase
Bellevue College baseball will host the NWAC Showcase on Saturday, Sept. 22. The one-day event will begin at approximately 8:45 a.m. at Courter Field on the BC campus. The event features the top recruitable prospects for both professional scouts and four-year college coaches.
BC’s Dr. Jillene Grover Seiver Weighs in on Multitasking
If you love to spend your free time playing Fortnite or trying your hand at the newest gaming app, then you just might be training your brain to multitask more effectively, according to Dr. Jillene Grover Seiver, a senior lecturer at Bellevue College who researches memory and decision-making.
Unmute the Commute: The Vanpool – KBCS Report
Perhaps you’ve seen them driving around town – those blue and red King County vanpools shuttling groups of commuters to and from work. Metro has the largest vanpool system in the country. Which keeps cars off the road; cutting congestion, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and freeing up riders to play trivial pursuit or sing karaoke.
BC Alum Tyler Cassara-Smith Named One of the “30 Under 30” by 425 Business
Finding the right talent for architecture and design firms is something David Brown, founder and CEO of David Brown International, has been doing for years. But the job would be much more difficult without his project director, Tyler Cassara-Smith.
Unmute the Commute: The Bus Roadeo – KBCS Report
When you think rodeos, bucking broncos or steer wrestling may come to mind, but what about parallel parking and judgement stops? Tammy Klein is a King County Metro bus operator and right now, she is navigating a bus through a series of cones in paved lot behind Metro’s training center in Tukwila. She’s training for a bus roadeo.
Bellevue College Breaks Ground on Student Success Center
On August 23, the Bellevue College community and local leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Student Success Center. Slated for completion in early 2020, the project will create an integrated and seamless service experience for students by housing multiple support programs in one state-of-the-art facility. “This Student Success Center will change the way our…