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OLS Student Finds Opportunity as BC Athletics Team Manager

Third-year OLS student Logan Kassebaum has found community, leadership, and career experience as a team manager with Bellevue College Athletics. Through his work with Men’s Basketball and Baseball, Logan is building professional skills and confidence that support his long-term goals in sports management.


Posted December 15, 2025

Two Bellevue College students smiling in a van

Finding Purpose and Building Confidence Through Internships at OLS

In the last two quarters of the OLS program, students complete a 250+ hour internship in the career field of their choice.


Posted November 17, 2025

An OLS student working at her internship.

BC Japan Week Brings Cultural Learning to OLS Students

During BC Japan Week, OLS students took part in hands-on workshops and cultural events that brought Japanese traditions to life. From shaping onigiri and learning Taiko drumming to experiencing a traditional tea ceremony and reflecting on the legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, students gained a deeper appreciation for Japan’s history, art, and values through immersive, educational experiences.


Posted November 5, 2025

OLS students attend Japan week

OLS Environment Class Helps With Habitat Restoration

Students in the OLS Environment and Our Community course recently visited the habitat restoration area at Bellevue College. In this wooded area on the eastern edge of campus, BC’s Office of Sustainability has spent the last year working to clean up a waterway that is vital for salmon swimming nearby.


Posted October 22, 2025

OLS Students learn about safe salmon practices outside on the BC campus

Celebrating National Disability Employment Month 2025

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).


Posted October 13, 2025

National Disability Employment Awareness Month poster

OLS Bellevue College Students Attend Eco Poetry Writing Workshop

Professor Camille T. Dungy, renowned poet and author, guided OLS students through a transformative poetry writing experience, focusing on the intersection of nature, environmental action, and identity.


Posted April 30, 2025

OLS students standing outside a campus building

OLS Students Explore BC XR Lab

To see advanced computer technology that is being used in various approaches in businesses, students visited the virtual reality lab on the Bellevue College campus.


Posted April 2, 2025

OLS students explore XR technology at the XR Lab.

OLS Intro to Theater Gets Intro to Playwright 

Award-winning playwright Barbara Lindsay visited our Intro to Theater course. 


Posted March 12, 2025

Barbara Lindsay discusses theater with OLS students.

OLS Students Tour BC Health Sciences, Education, and Wellness Institute

Individual Study students toured and gained hands-on experience at the Health Sciences, Education & Wellness Institute at Bellevue College


Posted March 12, 2025

An instructor teaches an OLS student how to check vital signs on a mannequin.

OLS Program Makes Blankets for Seattle Children’s Hospital

Service Learning is an integral part of the OLS curriculum, and provides the program a chance to make an impact in the community.


Posted February 19, 2025

OLS students make blankets for Seattle Children's Hospital.