Bellevue College is taking important steps in promoting a sustainable transportation. Newly installed EV(Electric Vehicle) Charge units are available for use in the parking garage. The project, which was presented by student Robert Rowe to the SESF Committee in August 2011, aimed to create new opportunities for BC students, faculty, and the surrounding community to reduce their ...more about Electric Vehicle Chargers Installed in Garage
Two and a half months ago, a group of students in Nancy Gonlin’s class, worked on a very interesting project. They began to observe and collect data on the usage of the trash cans and recycle bins all around campus. Their findings indicated that there was a lot more work needed to be done so ...more about Student’s Evaluation Shows Recycling Improvement
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!
Article written by Roger Ewald Projector lamps cost around $300 dollars each and last about 2,000 hours on average. Projectors consume about 300 watts with the lamp operating. The service life of a projector is directly related to its operating hours. Projectors last about 4 years on average before they fail and cost about $1,500 ...more about Projector Lamps: Save Energy
For the past couple weeks, my Tourette's has been extremely violent and frequent. I'd run into walls, thrust the nape of my neck backwards until a feel a slight pain, and little things like a generic specific pen on campus triggered my tics. Just thinking about this specific orange and white colored Campus Activities Board ...more about How Food Affects Health & Environment
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
Bellevue College is striving to make greener purchases. In Quarter 2, 2011 approximately 57% of Bellevue College spending was green. According to the Green Office Depot Product report, approximately 43% spending was on non-green products, 49% was on recycled product while 7% was on re-manufactured products. We our trying to implement greener products and there ...more about Greener Office Purchasing
There is an upcoming exciting event that you will not want to miss! First Nations Student Association is holding a "Holocaust of Indigenous Nations" event. It is on Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 from 9.00am- 3:30 pm. The event will be held in the N building, Room 201. The schedule below is a quick glimpse of what to expect. ...more about Holocaust of Indigenous Nations Event
After months of cold weather and rain, Bellevue was finally blessed with a bit of sunshine. Students all over Bellevue College’s campus have pulled out their spring fashion clothing from shorts, sunglasses to outrageous hats. I noticed Ashley Waddleton in my American Sign Language class as she took out strips of QFC plastic bags and ...more about Student Spotlight: Ashley Waddleton
