Date posted: April 1, 2012
Sustainability at Bellevue College and the Library Media Center will host a forum on the BC Reads! Book for2012-2013, Deep Economy by Bill McKibben. Join us for an overview and breakdown of the book for application in your section and hear from a panel of Faculty who have experience applying this text in their syllabus. ...more about BC Reads! Deep Economy Forum – 4/26
Date posted: March 23, 2012
The Sustainability Initiative and the Library Media Center are pleased to announce the BC Reads! selection for 2012-2013. Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future (2007) is written by one of the greatest environmental writers and activists in the United States, Bill McKibben. In Deep Economy, you will read about how our ...more about BC Reads! Presents Deep Economy for ’12-’13
Date posted: March 11, 2012
Click hear to hear Van Jone's message to BC! Van Jones is a globally recognized, award-winning pioneer in human rights and the clean-energy economy. Jones, who served as adviser to the White House Council on Environmental Quality, is currently a senior fellow in the Energy and Environment program at the Center For American Progress. ...more about Van Jones Gives a Message to Bellevue College
Date posted: March 5, 2012
Date posted: February 28, 2012
The Institute for Business & Information Technology (IBIT) is offering three classes in their Business Sustainable Practices Program spring quarter. The Business Sustainable Practices program prepares professionals to compete in a business environment that increasingly requires an understanding of sustainability practices that are proven to increase the financial return, competitiveness and effectiveness of business and operations. ...more about Spring Sustainable Business Classes
Date posted: February 24, 2012
Here is a quick update on what’s been going on with BC2Eco-Office Survey. If anyone needs a refresher as to what BC2 stands for, it is ‘Bellevue College x Beyond Conservation = BC2’. This program was developed to monitor the level of sustainability maintained in campus offices. Student auditors examine the office buildings on campus and ...more about BC2 Eco-Office Update!
Date posted: February 3, 2012
You may remember last winter when the Environmental Advisory Committee challenged you to try and reduce your paper use on campus. Well, we’re back to ask you to try to do it again during the second annual Great Paper Chase Challenge! Did we say there were prizes again? There are three ways you can participate ...more about The Great Paper Chase II: Double or Nothing
Date posted: January 31, 2012
The Faculty Professional Development Day featured two sessions on Sustainability. Sustainability in the Curriculum: Water is Life with Michael Reese, Michael Righi, Kent Short Water—we all need it. Think Water doesn’t apply to your discipline? Think again! See how water can apply in your field through topics like social justice, politics, health, conservation, ecosystems, management, ...more about PD Day – Sustainability in the Curriculum
Date posted: September 29, 2011
Hello Everyone, It is with great pleasure that I introduce myself to you as Bellevue College’s first Sustainability Curriculum Manager! This new position was approved and funded by the Student Environmental Sustainability Fee (SESF) committee. My job is to promote and advocate for the infusion of sustainability into the college curriculum. I will be working ...more about New Sustainability Curriculum Manager on Campus!
Date posted: April 15, 2011
by Rob Viens, Environmental Advisory Committee Co-Chair We have some great speakers coming including pioneering ecospychologist Lisa Lynch, Seattle civil rights activist Rev. Robert Jeffery, molecular biologist Andrea Gargas, Demar AeroSystems VP Jerry Kroon, landscape architect Dan Albert, and recent addition,Yoram Bauman, the Stand-Up Economist (bios can also be found on the web site). The ...more about Earth Week
