Date posted: August 29, 2024
The summer quarter is busy for the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) program. While the program's courses take a break until the fall, our program stays busy through summer volunteering! OLSBC Summer Volunteering OLSBC offers students entering their final year in our program the opportunity to volunteer with us over the summer. Summer ...more about Summertime at OLS Bellevue College
Date posted: August 22, 2024
Please join us in welcoming Jessica Salak as the Interim Associate Dean of Occupational & Life Skills (OLS) Bellevue College. As you may recall, in July we announced that Pilar Lopez retired from her tenure as Associate Dean of the program. Jessica joined OLS in July 2022 as the Workforce Development Manager, and throughout her ...more about Jessica Salak Appointed Interim Associate Dean of the OLS Program
Date posted: July 18, 2024
The end of the 2023-24 academic year marked the end of an era for the Bellevue College Occupational & Life Skills (OLS) program as our beloved Associate Dean, Pilar Lopez, announced her retirement after over a decade of service. Pilar joined the OLS team in 2014 as the Internship Coordinator, actively forging ongoing relationships with ...more about A Legacy of Dedication: Pilar Lopez Retires From OLS Bellevue College
Date posted: June 18, 2024
In the fourth year at OLSBC, students participate in a 250+ hour internship with a local business. All internships are specific to each student and their career pathway. Throughout winter and spring quarters, look for our Internship Stories on our website and social media pages. Intern: Zeke Place of Internship: Goodwill Internship Duties: Package e-commerce ...more about Internship at Goodwill
Date posted: June 11, 2024
In the fourth year at OLSBC, students participate in a 250+ hour internship with a local business. All internships are specific to each student and their career pathway. Throughout winter and spring quarters, look for our Internship Stories on our website and social media pages. Intern: Riley Place of Internship: BC Early Learning Center Internship ...more about Internship at BC Early Learning Center
Date posted: March 21, 2024
This past fall, Bellevue College’s XR Lab opened a beautiful new podcast recording studio. A natural destination for the OLS Podcasts students! The course involves listening to a wide variety of online podcasts, as well as learning how to produce them. This year’s class wrote and recorded four original podcasts – choosing their own topics ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Create Podcasts
Date posted: March 7, 2024
Service Learning is an integral part of the Occupational & Life Skills (OLS) Bellevue College curriculum. For the Winter Service Project, OLS students, faculty and staff came together to make blankets for Seattle Children's Hospital, an annual tradition the program had not done since 2020. OLS is proud to have delivered 22 blankets to Seattle ...more about OLS Winter Service Project to Benefit Seattle Children’s Hospital
Date posted: November 28, 2023
Citizenship teaches many things, including laws, constitution, the Bill of Rights, politics, disability rights and so much more. This all culminates in teaching OLS Bellevue College students what being a good citizen means and putting everything they learn in the classroom and applying it in the real world. One way to be a good citizen ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Volunteer at Jubilee REACH
Date posted: July 25, 2023
Students in the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) Office Procedures and Customer Service course participate in an Office Lab (8 hours) to demonstrate the course outcomes related to specific office procedures. Students had a variety of opportunities to practice and demonstrate basic office administration support skills and how to manage the Outlook Environment proficiently. In addition, students had hands-on practice demonstrating ...more about OLS Bellevue College Students Demonstrate Administration Skills
Date posted: June 28, 2023
2023 Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) graduate Kenassa has gone above and beyond reflecting on his time in the OLSBC program. This year, he wrote a book to share his experience in the program and why he recommends the program to others. He was motivated to write this after observing how he ...more about OLS Bellevue College Student Writes Book on His College Experience
