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Bellevue College is New Location of King County Elections Ballot Drop Box
Bellevue College is pleased to be the latest recipient of a King County Elections drive-up ballot drop box.
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Perfecting a Perk
An effort by AAA Washington to improve its employee Health & Wellness program has led to a partnership where BC students lend their expertise on the subject, while also gaining real-world experience.
2019 Commencement Photo Gallery
Bellevue College held commencement on a beautiful first day of summer, June 21, 2019. This was the second ceremony on campus after years at Key Arena in Seattle. There were two ceremonies and both went off smoothly. Enjoy the pictures of happy students having their deserved moment in the sunshine. [gallery link="file" size="large" columns="2" ids="eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJlbGxldnVlY29sbGVnZS5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC82M1wvMjAxOVwvMDZcL0lNR182NjQ3LmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiSU1HXzY2NDciLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiRHIuIFdlYmVyIHNwZWFrcyBkdXJpbmcgY29tbWVuY2VtZW50IiwiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiIifQ==,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJlbGxldnVlY29sbGVnZS5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC82M1wvMjAxOVwvMDZcL0lNR182Njk1LmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiSU1HXzY2OTUiLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiQSBzdHVkZW50IHdhdmVzIGhlciBkaXBsb21hIGR1cmluZyB0aGUgZ3JhZHVhdGlvbiBjZXJlbW9ueSIsImRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIn0=,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJlbGxldnVlY29sbGVnZS5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC82M1wvMjAxOVwvMDZcL0lNR182Nzc3LmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiSU1HXzY3NzciLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiU3R1ZGVudHMgcG9zZSBmb3IgYSBwaWN0dXJlIHByaW9yIHRvIHRoZSBncmFkdWF0aW9uIGNlcmVtb255IiwiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiIifQ==,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJlbGxldnVlY29sbGVnZS5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC82M1wvMjAxOVwvMDZcL0lNR182ODAwLmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiSU1HXzY4MDAiLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiVHdvIHdvbWVuIHNtaWxlIGR1cmluZyB0aGUgZ3JhZHVhdGlvbiBjZXJlbW9ueSIsImRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIn0=,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJlbGxldnVlY29sbGVnZS5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC82M1wvMjAxOVwvMDZcL0lNR182NTA2LmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiSU1HXzY1MDYiLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiQSBzdHVkZW50J3MgZG9nIGRyZXNzZXMgdXAgZm9yIHRoZSBvY2Nhc2lvbiIsImRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIn0=,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJlbGxldnVlY29sbGVnZS5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC82M1wvMjAxOVwvMDZcL0lNR182NTE4LmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiSU1HXzY1MTgiLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiU3R1ZGVudHMgbGluZSB1cCBmb3IgdGhlIGdyYWR1YXRpb24gY2VyZW1vbnkiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJlbGxldnVlY29sbGVnZS5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC82M1wvMjAxOVwvMDZcL0lNR182NTIwLmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiSU1HXzY1MjAiLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiU3R1ZGVudHMgbGF1Z2ggYW5kIGh1ZyBwcmlvciB0byB0aGUgZ3JhZHVhdGlvbiBjZXJlbW9ueSIsImRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIn0=,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJlbGxldnVlY29sbGVnZS5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC82M1wvMjAxOVwvMDZcL0lNR182NTI2LmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiSU1HXzY1MjYiLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiRmFjdWx0eSBhbmQgc3RhZmYgbGluZSB1cCBmb3IgdGhlIGdyYWR1YXRpb24gY2VyZW1vbnkiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJlbGxldnVlY29sbGVnZS5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC82M1wvMjAxOVwvMDZcL0lNR182NTMyLmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiSU1HXzY1MzIiLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiU3R1ZGVudHMgbGluZSB1cCBmb3IgdGhlIGdyYWR1YXRpb24gY2VyZW1vbnkiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJlbGxldnVlY29sbGVnZS5lZHVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC82M1wvMjAxOVwvMDZcL0lNR182ODY3LmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiSU1HXzY4NjciLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0Ijoic3R1ZGVudHMgY2hlZXIgZm9yIGZyaWVuZCBkdXJpbmcgZ3JhZHVhdGlvbiBjZXJlbW9ueSIsImRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIn0="]…
Bellevue College Faculty get Educated on Salmon
Bellevue College made a determination to delve deeper into topics surrounding salmon – sourcing, sustainability, and production – with its RISE Learning Institute retreat, which offered faculty the chance to better understand salmon.
BC Faculty Dive Deep to Learn About Salmon
The iconic fish can be found in just about every Pacific Northwest grocery store and restaurant, but how much do you know about salmon? Ten Bellevue College faculty members immersed themselves in a weekend learning excursion to better understand how salmon is deeply interwoven in the lore, history and fabric of our region. The experience…
Bellevue College Foundation Announces 2019 Faculty & Staff Excellence Award Recipients
The Bellevue College Foundation honored four outstanding faculty and staff on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 during a campus ceremony in recognition of their ongoing contributions to the campus and to the community. Awards of $2,500 each go to recipients in the following categories: full-time faculty, part-time faculty, classified staff, and administrative exempt. Nominations are submitted…
Symetra CEO Margaret Meister to Speak at Bellevue College Commencement
Margaret Meister, president and chief executive officer of Symetra Financial Corporation, will address graduates as the keynote speaker for Bellevue College’s annual commencement ceremony Friday, June 21, at the Courter Family Athletic Pavilion on campus. Meister leads a growing national life insurer with roots in the Pacific Northwest, $49 billion in assets, over 2 million…
BC’s RISE Learning Institute cited in high-impact practices study
Bellevue College in Washington has brought multiple high-impact practices together in its RISE Learning Institute in an effort to spread these practices across its campus.
Media Statement
Effective immediately, Bellevue College was closed for the remainder of the day and evening. The College received a threat, and was closed out of an abundance of caution. This was done because the police have not been able to locate the person who made the threat. This is an ongoing police investigation by the Bellevue…
BC Earth Week Inspired by United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Last March the sixth United Nations Global Environment Outlook was released, painting a dire picture of a planet in peril and concluding that “unsustainable human activities globally have degraded the Earth’s ecosystems, endangering the ecological foundations of society.” But the outlook also offers ideas for changing the way the world eats, buys things, generates energy…
Interior Design Showcase Wows Auditors and Public
Bellevue College had its big accreditation visit in March, and the interior design department just kept riding the wave, having their own accreditation visit in May. The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) visits campus every six years and evaluates the program according to 119 expectations distributed across 16 standards. Program chair Dan Beert said that…