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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

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 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 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 Students Learn Importance of Procedural Writing

OLS students teamed up to complete a procedural writing challenge. The task? Writing about making a sandwich.


Posted February 19, 2025

OLS Students in class

The Impact of Small Acts of Kindness

Students studied the science of how acts of self-care and kindness make a big difference in wellbeing and ability to handle changes.


Posted January 7, 2025

Handpainted kindness rocks are placed in a garden setting on campus.

Self-Determination Class Turns the Tables on Interviewing

Self-Determination in the Workplace is a course that focuses on key workplace skills that help students succeed in future interviews and internships.


Posted December 18, 2024


OLSBC Environment Course Visit Gates Foundation Discovery Center Exhibit

OLS students visited the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center, and an exhibition called "A Better Way to Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation."


Posted December 9, 2024


OLSBC Students Exercise in Robinswood Park

OLS students met to walk to Robinswood Park in Bellevue for their Community Activity.


Posted November 13, 2024