Date posted: May 25, 2012
Adjunct instructor Karrin Peterson and students in her English classes grow lettuce, spinach, kale, arugula, radishes and peas. Planter boxes form a row behind the greenhouse on the west side of campus where the students maintain and harvest their food. Back in the classroom, Karrin teaches English 101, 201 and 235 and has done since ...more about Staff Spotlight: Karrin Peterson
Date posted: May 17, 2012
Summer Quarter 2012 course are available for viewing! Make sure to check out this list of courses that faculty have identified which include and address sustainability. Bellevue College is offers a number of courses and degrees emphasizing sustainability and encourages all faculty to integrate sustainability into their programs, courses and sections. There are some GREAT classes offered which include ...more about Summer Quarter 2012 Sustainability Courses
Date posted: May 8, 2012
Please help us to continue our mission of identifying sustainability related and focused courses. By clicking here Register a Section or Course (MyBC login) you will be directed to a simple form to fill out. By identifying a course you will help: Increase enrollment in your section and course Meet students’ increasing needs and interests ...more about Identify a Sustainability Course/Section
Date posted: May 4, 2012
Bellevue College just hired the first coordinator for the Faculty Commons, Marika Reinke. Marika emphasized Sustainability as a framework for her vision of the Faculty Commons. The Faculty Commons provides support for faculty-guided innovation, adaptation of curriculum and pedagogy, and other forms of faculty professional development that contribute to student success and to the educational ...more about Faculty Commons Coord. on Sustainability Pedagogy
Date posted: May 3, 2012
Attention all Instructors! It is time for student evaluations. Instead of printing out multiple forms, we can save paper by using the online course evaluations! Choose to “Opt In” to allow your students to participate in the online evaluations process for Spring 2012. Faculty must choose to participate in this process each quarter to activate ...more about “Opt In”: Online Evaluations
Date posted: April 23, 2012
On month ago, Sustainability at Bellevue college launched our email self-subscription service to make sure students and the Bellevue College community were learning about our efforts to create a more sustainable campus community and opportunities to get involved. We launched a campaign to build out mailing list to 500 students. Today I can report we ...more about Sustainability at BC Reaches 900 Subscribers!
Date posted: April 13, 2012
To kick off Earth Week, we want to engage the campus community to participate in pledging an ‘Act of Green’. The pledges can be simple actions like turning off the light when leaving a room or using the composting bins available around campus. In the cafeteria, we will set up a tree and our aim ...more about Pledge an ‘Act of Green’ Video
Date posted: April 11, 2012
The Sustainability Curriculum Subcommittee presented learning outcomes to the Curriculum Advisory Committee on Friday April 13th and to the Instructional Leadership Session on April 18th, 2012. The learning outcomes created by the committee come as a result of the committee's desire to track existing courses and increase the number of courses and sections integrating sustainability ...more about Proposal on Sustainability in the Curriculum
Date posted: April 10, 2012
Published: April 9th, 2012 | By David Sandler in Bellevue College News and Events Sustainability and environmental awareness will be front and center April 16-20 as Bellevue College celebrates “Earth Week” with a variety of events. Here’s what’s in store over the five days: A fashion show, featuring outfits created from used and second-hand materials, ...more about Fashion show, lecture series headline Earth Week April 16-20
Date posted: April 5, 2012
As Earth Week is coming up, I have begun noticing the increasing effort our campus is making to become more sustainable. Earth Week 2012 is looking up to be an exciting event, with multiple vendor booths, interesting guest speakers, an amazing band and raffle drawings! To kick off Earth Week, we want to engage the ...more about Pledge an ‘Act of Green’
