Sustainability at Bellevue College has authored a sustainability plan for its programs. The Sustainability Plan functions as a strategic plan, which is a guiding document that orients the organization’s strategy for addressing both short and long-term issues. The Sustainability Plan contains the following: Sustainability Goals and Evaluation Framework; Initial Conditions for Sustainability On-Campus; Strategic Issues ...more about Sustainability Plan Guides Bellevue College
Earlier this month was the annual conference for AASHE, The Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the association that also accredits Bellevue College (and many other campuses) with a sustainability rating system, of which we were awarded the second highest rating... STARS Silver. The annual convention showcased a ...more about Campus Sustainability Everywhere
How do you feel about I-90 tolling? The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) wants to know. Voice your comments in the following ways: Online: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I90/CrossLakeWATolling/eiscomments.htm Email: i90eiscomments@wsdot.wa.gov Mercer Island I-90 Scoping Event – Monday, Oct. 21 at Mercer Island from 4:30-8:30pm Seattle I-90 Scoping Event – Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Northwest African American ...more about I-90 Tolling: Opportunity to Comment on Future Transportation
When I was a little girl Halloween costumes that were store-bought were a luxury that not everyone could afford, or wanted. More often than not, your costumes were made by your mom or grandmother; the "treats" were homemade cookies, popcorn balls, and maybe some store-bought candy like lollipops when you were lucky. When I was ...more about Green Your Halloween!
Save the date for Monday, October 14th! The Re-Energize Your Lighting Fair is coming back to Bellevue College. Conserve money and energy on October 14. Puget Sound Energy will offer reduced price energy kits in the cafeteria beginning at 9:00am. The event will last until 4:00pm. These items are marked down by 85%. This is ...more about Lighting Fair – Save Energy and Money
On September 10th, the Office of Sustainability visited Cascadia Community College's Center for Global Learning and Arts. This building is a cutting-edge, LEED Platinum building, and it signals a high level of commitment to sustainability. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is awarded at four levels - Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. BC's Office of Sustainability ...more about Community College Leadership – Building Green, Dreaming Big!
Are you looking for a class to round out your fall quarter? Check out the Bellevue College Business Sustainable Practices department. They offer many classes such as: BSUST 101 Intro to Business Sustainable Practices BSUST 150 Carbon Footprint Analysis BSUST 201 Whole Systems Thinking and Change Management Maybe you have seen our posters across campus? Besides ...more about Business Sustainability Program Offers MORE!
Over the course of Spring Quarter the Faculty Sustainability Representatives identified Bellevue College courses with sustainability learning outcomes with fruitful results. In total, they identified 69 courses from 19 programs with sustainability focused or related learning outcomes that mapped to sustainability learning outcomes (PDF), as defined by the sustainability curriculum committee, a subcommittee of the EAC. Identifying learning outcomes ...more about Sustainability Course Outcomes in 19 Programs
Last Tuesday several BC students, including members of the Office of Student Legislative Affairs and Sustainability, and staff attended the first of ten public hearings put on by the Senate Transportation Committee. The Stevenson Elementary gym was standing room only, with hundreds of citizens wanting to make sure that the Senate chooses to hold a special ...more about BC Students Show Up to Fight 17% Metro Cuts
