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Bellevue College Welcomes New Board of Trustees Member Desiré Sotelo
Bellevue College is pleased to announce the appointment of Desiré Sotelo to its Board of Trustees, effective Aug. 7. Appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee, Sotelo brings a broad range of experience, fostering diverse perspectives and making a positive impact on the community.
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As Big Tech grows in the pandemic, Seattle area grows with it | Seattle Times
"The University of Washington has multiple campuses in the region serving more than 60,000 students and supplying graduates to fill entry-level programming, research and data analytics jobs. Seattle University, Bellevue College, a network of community colleges and others add to the pipeline."
Amazon, Microsoft Execs: Team Effort Needed to Address Eastside Growth | 425 Business
"Amazon’s Huseman also sees opportunity at Bellevue College. He noted that it offers a bachelor’s degree in computer science, which inspired Amazon to help champion a new state law for all state community colleges to offer a four-year computer science degree."
Bellevue College Host Fifth Annual Japan Week | 425 Magazine
"Bellevue College's (BC) fifth annual Japan Week is this week. Japan Week is an opportunity for BC students to explore Japanese history and culture throughout the week."
Bellevue College picks team of Clark and LMN for new building | Daily Journal of Commerce
"The team of Clark Construction and LMN Architects is in line to get the contract for a new academic building at Bellevue College."
Yakima native, college professor considers Sept. 11’s impact on Muslim Americans | Yakima Herald-Republic
"Salam Awad was born and raised in Yakima. Her parents live here, and she continues to live here, working remotely as she begins her new job as an assistant professor of political science at Bellevue College near Seattle.
An adjunct professor of political science at Central Washington University for the past three years, Awad’s areas of expertise and teaching interests include international law, human rights and social movements, with a focus on the Middle East."
BIPOC business surge: Upcoming digital workshop and deep-dive seminar series to support BIPOC businesses in the new normal | NW Asian Weekly
"There is huge buzz about the impact of the pandemic on business startups. In 2020 4.3 million businesses were started, a 24% increase over 2019. At the end of July 2021, the uptick was even bigger with a 41% increase over 2020."
US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities | Fox 13
"Student loan debt wiped clean for over 300,000 people with disabilities."
‘We can’t train them fast enough’: Nurse shortages persist as delta variant drives more COVID-19 cases | King 5
"An instructor at Bellevue College says she's getting a high number of nursing applicants, but can’t train them fast enough to meet the demands of the pandemic."
Most Washington state community colleges will require students to get COVID vaccines this fall | Seattle Times
"Bellevue announced Friday that 50 students who were eligible each received a scholarship of either $250 or $400 for the fall quarter. To spur the unvaccinated, the Bellevue College Foundation dangled the $400 for students to get a first shot between July 1 and 22."
What Does It Mean to Be an Autism-Supportive Online College? | EdTech
"To effectively communicate with autistic students, here’s what IT teams need to understand to be inclusive."