Since last fall, Bellevue College has been reaching for the STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System) and is how now been awarded the STARS Silver rating! Bellevue College Silver STARS Award STARS is a tool produced by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) that looks at sustainability holistically, measuring ...more about Bellevue College Certified STARS Silver
No more will you see students struggle to pull a paper towel from the dispensers in Student Union building restrooms. Recently installed Mitsubishi Hand Dryers are revolutionizing our hand drying experience here at Bellevue College. This project is the result of a student led initiative funded by the SESF (Student Environmental Sustainability Fund). This fund ...more about Hand Dryers installed in C-Building
The Washington State Department of Commerce announced nearly $8 million in grants to create jobs and to help seven higher education institutions lower their energy costs. Bellevue College was awarded $1,185,000 toward HVAC (heating, ventilation, air-conditioning) equipment and controls replacement and repair and North Campus parking lighting improvements. Bellevue College received the largest award this round and ...more about BC Awarded $1.2 Million Energy Grant
Bellevue College and other community partners, including City of Bellevue, are launching a new sustainability website and community engagement program, giving residents and businesses a fun and interactive look at the green resources throughout their community. Bellevue’s GreenWA.org website engages users with vibrant maps, videos and information that showcase a variety of options for more ...more about Bellevue College helps to launch innovative GreenWA website
Bellevue College wins prestigious Climate Leadership Award Award recognizes campus’s innovation, education and leadership in sustainability Bellevue College is one of just 10 colleges or universities nationwide selected to receive a prestigious Climate Leadership Award in recognition of its efforts to improve campus sustainability. The awards are presented annually to signatory institutions of the American ...more about Bellevue College wins prestigious Climate Leadership Award
What does “sustainable foods” mean? Sustainable foods consist of food having a variety of characteristics, and there are many ways of talking about “sustainable foods”. Here are some sustainable foods topics that have surfaced at Bellevue College: Local Organic Fair-trade Healthy Equitable Culturally appropriate Food that is grown and processed in respect to people and ...more about Sustainable Foods Highlights
Students are bringing greater awareness of Puget Sound Energy's relationship with coal to the Bellevue College community. As one of the largest energy providers in the state of Washington, PSE has taken great steps towards the introduction of alternative and cleaner sources of energy for its customers and energy conservation measures that are directly benefiting Bellevue ...more about 20% of BC Energy from Coal, Students Organize
Bellevue College Faculty participated in the first Integrating Sustainability across the Curriculum Workshop on campus and gave presentations on the last day of Earth Week. These Faculty spent Winter and Spring quarters creating a teaching philosophy, mapping their course outcomes to sustainability, developing lessons and assessments, and revising their syllabi. Workshop participants submitted a revised syllabus ...more about Integrating Sustainability Workshop Wrap-up and Summer Session
