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Bellevue College to host regional science fair March 9

More than 150 of King and Snohomish counties’ brightest and most inventive high school students will compete March 9 in Bellevue College’s 4th annual Central Sound Regional Science and Engineering Fair (CSRSEF). The participants have spent months conducting independent research, either individually or in teams, in one of 17 science, math and engineering categories. Projects will…

Gerald Chertavian

Year Up founder Gerald Chertavian to speak at Bellevue College Foundation luncheon

Gerald Chertavian, founder of Year Up, a nationwide network of training and education programs for low-income young adults, will be the featured speaker at Bellevue College Foundation’s 14th Annual “Become Exceptional” Luncheon in May. The event, which raised nearly $280,000 last year, provides crucial funding for academic- and need-based scholarships, as well as programs that…

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Four employees honored with “Margin of Excellence” awards

During a campus ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 6, the Bellevue College Foundation honored four outstanding employees with “Margin of Excellence” awards, which recognize their selfless commitment to helping students and colleagues achieve success. Gita Bangera, Ph.D. – Instructor, Life Sciences – for creating a research-based biology curriculum that is revolutionizing the way science education is…

Gallery Space to feature graphic works by African American artists

As part of Bellevue College’s celebration of Black History Month, a special exhibit of works by some of the most prominent African-American artists from the past 40 years will open Feb. 6 in the college’s Gallery Space. The exhibit is sponsored by BC’s Office of Multicultural Services, and the Office of Equity and Pluralism. “Color(ing)…

Yoshiko Harden

Bellevue College diversity chief Yoshiko Harden honored

Yoshiko Harden, vice president of diversity at Bellevue College, is one of 11 women who will be honored at the upcoming “Women of Color Empowered” luncheon in Seattle on Thursday, Jan. 31. She was chosen based on her career achievement, significant contribution to local communities of color, and inspiration to others to follow her lead.…

Employee receives Governor’s Trophy at campus ceremony

Susan Gjolmesli, the longtime director of Bellevue College’s Disability Resource Center, was presented with the Governor’s Trophy in Memory of Carolyn Blair Brown during a reception on campus yesterday, attended by her colleagues, friends, family, and others in the community. The award, given by the Washington State Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment (GCDE),…

Healthy Kids, Healthy Families Fair at Bellevue College on Feb. 2

WHAT:  The 3rd Annual Healthy Kids, Healthy Families Fair, presented by Bellevue College’s Parent Education Program and Parents Advisory Committee, along with Swedish Medical Center’s Issaquah Campus. Performing live will be children’s musicians Caspar Babypants at 11 a.m. and Johnny Bregar at 1:45 p.m. WHEN:  Saturday, Feb. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE:…

Information meeting for Bellevue College Parent-Infant class

WHAT:  An informational meeting for parents interested in signing up for a Parent-Infant class offered by Bellevue College’s Parent Education Program that will begin in late January. WHEN:  Monday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. WHO:  For parents with infants who were born in June of 2012 or later. WHERE:  Bellevue College’s Early Learning Center (located…

Rapper and activist Chuck D to speak at Bellevue College MLK Day Celebration

WHAT:  To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Bellevue College will host rap artist and activist Chuck D and his wife, Gaye Theresa Johnson, Ph.D., a professor of Black Studies, for a presentation titled “Where Do We Go From Here…Chaos Or Community.” The event is sponsored by BC’s Multicultural Services, the Black Student Union, and…

Bellevue public radio station 91.3 KBCS picks up “The Thom Hartmann Program”

91.3 KBCS, a public service of Bellevue College, will become the new Seattle/Bellevue home of the popular progressive talk radio show “The Thom Hartmann Program.” With an estimated 2.75 million listeners nationwide, the program bills itself as the number one progressive radio show in the country, and will air from noon to 3 p.m. weekdays,…