December 2013 Newsletter
Date posted: December 14, 2013
December 2013 Sustainability at Bellevue College newsletter
Date posted: December 14, 2013
December 2013 Sustainability at Bellevue College newsletter
Date posted: December 3, 2013
The results are in, faculty members teach sustainability! Most Faculty Interested in Teaching or Already Teaching Sustainability Concepts, in all Academic Divisions. In Spring and Fall of 2013 Sustainability at Bellevue College surveyed faculty about the use of sustainability concepts in curriculum across campus. Of the 198 who responded to the survey which included an ...more about Survey Says: Faculty Teach Sustainability
Date posted: December 3, 2013
\What’s new in BC’s Sustainable Business Program? We just completed a site visit and college career fair at Eastlake High School (approximately 1500 students attended) and we had great conversations about both Bellevue College and the Sustainable Business Program. We have a new look! Look for our new logo (above) on new brochures, posters and ...more about See Whats NEW…
Date posted: December 3, 2013
On Friday November 15th, Sustainability at Bellevue College visited the Bullitt Center, the world’s greenest commercial building. Arriving around 11:00 a.m. we were greeted by the Bullitt Center’s Program Coordinator, Deborah Sigler, who works for both Bullitt center and the University of Washington Integrated Design Lab. Beginning with an introduction of the buildings history and ...more about New Possibilities in Green Building Design
Date posted: November 19, 2013
Do you have an electric car? Are you driving to Bellevue College? Now you can charge your car while you're parked at Bellevue College. Bellevue College recently installed two electric vehicle chargers in the parking garage, located across from the L Building. Electric car owners can now charge their cars at these chargers. These ...more about Charge Your Electric Car on Bellevue College Campus
Date posted: November 19, 2013
Students of non-sustainability courses can earn $100 for applying concepts of sustainability in new and creative ways. What is it? Sustainability grows in the marketplace; however, many courses lack space for sustainability concepts in syllabi. Driven students occasionally use open-ended assignments for learning about sustainability, and the Sustainable Assignment Grant awards students who go the ...more about Want to Earn $100? Research sustainability in your course – See details
Date posted: November 14, 2013
November 2013 Sustainability at Bellevue College newsletter
Date posted: November 12, 2013
The numbers for JULY 2013 are as follows: MAIN CAMPUS Electricity: Savings -$774 2012 | 925,969 kWh 2013 | 937,153 kWh Natural Gas: Savings: -$2,534 2012 | 7,495 therms 2013 | 10,214 therms Water: Savings: $577 2012 | 1,434 ccf 2013 |1,316 ccf Waste: Savings: -$814 2012 | 14 tons 2013 | 19 tons NORTH CAMPUS Electricity: Savings: -$40 2012 ...more about July 2013 Sustainability Numbers
Date posted: November 12, 2013
On October 4th, 2013 Bellevue College Student Programs Financial Adviser Hristo Stoynov (pronounced Chris) flew to St. Port Huron, Michigan to attend “The Campus as Living Laboratory Event” at St. Clair Country Community College. The event was sponsored by Siemens, an electronics and engineering company based in Germany, and funded by a grant from the ...more about Campus as a Living Laboratory
Date posted: November 12, 2013
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