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Summer Sterling

Bellevue College Interior Design student from Kirkland wins essay competition

Summer Sterling, a student in Bellevue College’s Interior Design program, has won the International Interior Design Association’s Northern Pacific Chapter Student Essay Competition. Titled “Doing the Right Thing…and Passing It On,” her essay discusses the importance of creating sustainable designs. Sterling, who holds a bachelor’s degree in economics, originally worked in state politics and K-12…

Science Division invites community to open house

Bellevue College’s Science Division will host an open house for the community on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a variety of fun, educational and hands-on activities and demonstrations in science, technology, engineering and math. Titled “Passport to STEM,” the event will feature: a custom tank used to model ocean waves;…

Earth Week to feature electric vehicle car show, Cliff Mass lecture

Exploring the theme “Living in a Changing Climate,” Bellevue College will hold its 14th annual Earth Week celebration April 22-26, with a series of lectures, films, and special events to promote environmental awareness and the sustainable use of our planet’s resources. “We chose this year’s theme because the issue of climate change is more relevant…

Bellevue College Foundation luncheon set for May 1

The Bellevue College Foundation will hold its 14th Annual “Become Exceptional” Luncheon on May 1, and seats are still available for the event that provides crucial support for scholarships and programs that benefit BC students. This year’s featured speaker will be Gerald Chertavian, founder of Year Up, an organization that trains and educates low-income young…

91.3 KBCS now on the dial for many more Puget Sound radio listeners

With the successful relocation of the 91.3 KBCS broadcast tower to the summit of Cougar Mountain in Issaquah, many radio listeners in the Puget Sound region now have a new option on the dial, and listeners in the station’s previous coverage area are experiencing much better reception. The project, which has been in the works…

Yalda Daneshfarnia

Interior Design student takes first place in regional design competition

Bellevue College interior design student Yalda Daneshfarnia recently took home a first place award in the student category of the 14th annual Northwest Design Awards, sponsored by the Seattle Design Center. Her winning entry originated with a class assignment to assist in the design of a “co-working” space for a Seattle company. She is the…

Renowned LA designer to present lecture at Bellevue College

Renowned Los Angeles-based designer and architect Frank Clementi will visit the campus of Bellevue College on Thursday, April 11 to present a lecture titled “Hippies, Radicals and Weirdos.” Clementi, who is the Doris Katz Distinguished Visiting Critic in BC’s Interior Design program, will examine architectural themes in buildings constructed during the sixties and seventies. The…

Video game tournament to benefit Bellevue College autism program

On April 13, Bellevue College will hold the second-annual Autism Awareness Video Game Tournament to raise funds for its innovative Autism Spectrum Navigators program, which helps autistic students achieve success in the classroom. “The money raised at last year’s event has helped our program nearly triple the number of students we serve. With support from…

Bellevue College earns national recognition among sustainability leaders in higher education

Bellevue College’s achievements in improving campus sustainability have earned it a spot in an elite group of just 20 colleges or universities nationwide that have been named finalists for the 2013 Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards. The awards recognize institutions that best exemplify the mission of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)…

Two Bellevue College students named to All-Washington Academic Team

Two Bellevue College engineering students, Mustapha Ennaimy and Hatha Dam, have been named to the 2013 All-Washington Academic Team in recognition of their high achievement in academics and dedication to community service. They were honored, along with students from the state’s 33 other community and technical colleges, at a ceremony at South Puget Sound Community…