Date posted: April 30, 2013
Earth Week 2013 was a huge success! Here is a brief wrap-up on some of Earth Week's highlights. Remember! Treat every day as Earth Day! Climate Pledge- In the weeks prior to Earth Week we began to ask faculty to make a Climate Pledge. The pledge entailed integrating climate change into classroom curriculum during Earth Week ...more about Earth Week Wrap-Up!
Date posted: February 26, 2013
At the end of Fall Quarter 2012 the Office of Sustainability hired three new interns to tackle of some of the issues facing sustainability on campus. The three internships include a Zero-Waste Intern, an Advocacy Intern, as well as a Sustainable Foods Intern. Here is a description of each internship and what it is they ...more about Sustainability Intern Spotlight
Date posted: January 29, 2013
Are you a member of a club? Do you need money for your club budget? Thanks to generous funding from the Student Environmental Sustainability Fund (SESF), clubs can improve the environment and win $100 for their budget. Learn more here. The steps are simple: Check out a Compost Bin from C 211 Compost correctly – ...more about Clubs and Composting – Enter to Win $100 for Club Budget
Date posted: September 28, 2012
We have expanded our composting efforts into the cafes and faculty kitchens around campus. Compost bins are now available for the community to utilize in the C Cafe, L Cafe, and R Cafe. All of the coffee cups and lids sold in our cafes can be composted. Composting is an important step in the recycling ...more about Compost Expansion Reaches Campus Cafés
Date posted: August 20, 2012
On August 7th 2012 the SESF Committee held their first meeting of the 2012 fiscal year. There were two funding requests as well as a presentation by Patrick Green, Program Coordinator for the Office of Sustainability, detailing a new approach to the SESF application process and protocol. Mackenzie Williamson, ASG Environmental Representative and chair of ...more about SESF Update: August 2012
Date posted: July 24, 2012
Watch Megan Phan interview Karrin Peterson, the garden advisor, about the vision and future of the garden. With new beds recently built, and a BC Garden Club being chartered, we can hope to see wonderful things comes from the BC Student Garden!
Date posted: June 8, 2012
If you are interested in purchasing healthy organic produce, Full Circle is now selling a fresh box of produce at Bellevue College in the C building’s employee dining room every Wednesday! Full Circle has been able to explore unique avenues in providing good food rooted in the importance of growing organically. Full Circle’s boxes provide ...more about Purchase fresh, healthy and organic produce right here at Bellevue College!
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: September 28, 2011
Thanks to Bellevue College’s Student Environmental and Sustainability Fund (SESF), the BC Cafeteria will start a very exciting composting pilot project! We are reaching out to you in hopes that you will celebrate with us and educate the students about the importance of composting and reducing our waste. All food containers, cups, lids and, of ...more about Composting is Here!
