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6/11/2007• Issue #117 |
BCC
nursing graduates scored a 100 percent passage rate
on their RN licensing exams last year – beating all 26 of the
other Washington community college nursing programs AND all eight
bachelor’s
degree nursing programs in the state except Seattle Pacific University. Associate
degree graduates take the same test as the bachelor’s
degree graduates.
Forty-seven BCC graduates
took the test last year.
The national average passage rate on the RN licensing exam is 88.1 percent. In Washington, the average is 91.6 percent.
The
Bellevue Community College Foundation has announced a merit-based,
$1,000 scholarship open to this spring’s graduates from
the 11 area high schools that send the largest numbers of graduating seniors
to BCC. >br? Called
the “Become Exceptional Scholarship,” the
award will be applied in equal portions to the winner's tuition for the
upcoming fall, winter and spring quarters at BCC.
The scholarship is open to seniors graduating this year from Bellevue, Interlake,
Newport, Sammamish, Issaquah, Skyline, Liberty, Mt. Si, Lake Washington, Juanita,
Eastlake and Redmond high schools.
Interested students must apply through their high school counselors by June
15. Each school will forward two applications to the BCC Foundation, whose
Board of Directors will make the final scholarship selection.
The winning scholar must have a cumulative high school grade point average
of at least 3.2. The Foundation Board will also look for evidence of community
service and leadership in selecting the winner. Financial need will be considered
in breaking a tie.
Like all BCC Foundation scholarships, this program is made possible by gifts
from area residents and businesses interested in supporting quality higher
education.
For information on other BCC Foundation scholarship programs please visit
www.bellevuecollege.edu/scholarships.
| “Former
BCC basketball players Leon Edmonds,
Robert Nellams and Kenny
Lyles and
the entire 1992-93 championship men’s basketball team
have been named to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community
Colleges (NWAACC) Hall of Fame. All were coached by former
BCC head coach and NWAACC Hall of Fame member Ernie Woods. Leon “Lee” Edmonds, who graduated in BCC’s first class, was a captain on the college’s 1967-68 state champion basketball squad. He averaged 23.7 points and 11.6 rebounds per game and earned Most Valuable Player honors at the 1968 Washington Community College State Basketball Tournament. Edmonds went on to play at Portland State University, where he broke numerous scoring records. Robert Nellams and Kenny Lyles were teammates on BCC’s 1977-78 team, leading the squad to a fourth- |
place finish
at the Northwest Community College Championships. Lyles
and Nellams were named to the All-Region First Team that year
and led BCC to its fifth regional championship and a 25-4 overall
record. Lyles still holds BCC’s single-game rebounding record
with 29 boards, which he collected against Tacoma Community College
on February 17, 1978. |
BCC Hall of Famers Ernie Woods, Leon Edmonds and Keith Higgins. |
Even
Dirty Harry would go for this.
Full-time students who register for BCC’s 2007
Fall Quarter by July 14 have a chance to win back their tuition!
All students who register for 12 credits or more by the
contest deadline and meet the standard Aug. 15 tuition payment deadline
are automatically entered. There are no special contest forms.
The winner will be selected randomly and announced in
late September. Upon successful completion of the quarter, that student will
receive a full tuition refund (at resident rates, up to 18 credits).
For more information, call BCC Outreach Director Trina
Ballard at X2525.
“Some lucky Bulldog’s going to win it!”
A new slate of Associated Student Government (ASG) officers was chosen by students last month:
President |
Jacob Peltier |
| Vice President of Pluralism and Student Affairs |
Sergey Smirnov |
| Vice President of Finance |
Zachary Altenhofen |
| Environmental and Entrepreneurial Representative |
Lauren DeWitt |
| Emerging Technology Representative |
Justin Abbasi |
| Community and Campus Relations Representative |
Peter Tran |
| Campus Events and Sports Representative |
Marcus Sweetser |
| Chief Justice |
Jorge Enrique Villagomez |
| Associate Justice |
Kelsey Neels |
The second Associate Justice position remains open.
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Guests
at the most successful BCC Foundation fundraising luncheon
yet contributed $218,065 for student scholarships and academic
programming at the college. The total is a 9 percent increase
over last year. |
BCC graduate Bill Wixey, of Q13 Fox News, emcees the BCC Foundation luncheon. |
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Three new top-level BCC administrators have been named: Dr. Peter Maphumulo, formerly with Portland Community College, has been named Executive Dean; Beatrice Hughes, formerly of Seattle City Light, has been selected as Vice President for Human Resources, and Norma Whitacre, who was already with BCC, was chosen as Dean of Instruction. Read more at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/releases/archives/2007/DeansVP5-30-07.asp
Construction on BCC’s S Building – the new science and technology
facility – is expected to begin July 9 where parking lots E1, E2
and E3 are now. But you will see activity beginning mid-June, as contractor
M.A. Mortenson Company begins setting up project trailers in parking lot
F2 (where EWU and KBCS are located).
Lot F2 will remain
closed until construction is complete, which is expected in Fall 2008.
The road through lot F2 will remain open, however, for continued access
to Eastern Washington University, KBCS and the parking garage.
When construction begins in July the south half of parking lot 7 will be closed,
as well as lots E1, E2 and E3. The fifth floor of the parking garage will
be posted as “Employee Parking Only,” to replace parking lost
with the permanent close of lots E1, E2 and E3. Lot 7 will reopen when
construction is completed.
Washington’s
community and technical colleges have reinvigorated their connection
and service to businesses across the state through new employee training
programs and a redesigned website.
Business executives and HR administrators can now
go to a one-stop website www.workforcecollege.com to
connect with a local college for a wide variety of customized job training
for their employees.
The Web
site also connects businesses to two programs available to help businesses
pay for employee training. The Job Skills Program and the Customized
Employee Training Program, both funded by the state, link employers
with job training programs. The training can occur at the employers’ job
site or at the college.
BCC
Bulldog sports closed out an exciting spring season by carrying off two
Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) championships – in
baseball and women’s tennis. Head Tennis Coach Jason Chapman was
named the NWAACC Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year, and Baseball
Head Coach Mark Yoshino was selected for regional Coach of the Year honors.
The Bulldog baseball team completed the season ranked 24th nationally,
while the women’s tennis team completed another undefeated season.
The last time they lost a match was on April 28, 2004!
Read more about the season in the Athletic
Department’s Bulldog Barks and Bites, at http://bellevuecollege.edu/athletics/.
BCC and Edmonds CC students experience Japan |
Eight
BCC students and six from Edmonds Community College returned
recently from a nine-day trip to
Japan, where they researched the Japanese way of conducting
business. |
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Disability Support Services has changed its name to Disability Resource Center (DRC), to better reflect the future that Director Susan Gjolmesli envisions for the program.
The Resource Center includes many specialty areas – such as Deaf services, assistive technology and alternative media – and assists not only students but also faculty and staff as well as K-12 educators, parents, health care professionals and the community at large.
For more information about the DRC, please contact Susan at X2392 or sgjolmes@bcc.ctc.edu.
Be sure to look for the BCC booth at the Eastside Heritage Center Strawberry Festival June 23 and 24. The fun runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Crossroads Park. Admission is free. For more information please call Trina Ballard at X2525, or visit the Eastside Heritage Center website at www.bellevuestrawberryfestival.org/index.asp.
Drop
by to say “thank you” and “farewell” to International
Scholar-in-Residence Fahad Al-Balushi between 11:30 and 12:30 on Thursday,
June 14, at the Arts and Humanities potluck in R230. As a Fulbright
Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, Fahad taught the first courses in
Arabic at BCC and has enriched campus life over the past year with events
such as Oman Week.
A brief presentation is scheduled for noon.
Berlin,
1930: a time when political unrest racks the country, the economy
has been destroyed, and millions of unemployed roam the streets.
Enter into this chaos an American cabaret dancer, working at the
downtown "Kit-Kat
club," and characters such as a rich German politician, a young
Jewish man struggling with his identity, an Englishman teacher from
London and the all-knowing, all-seeing Master of Ceremonies.
It’s Cabaret, the
award-winning, smash-hit musical, which BCC’s drama department
will present August 2-5 cabaret-style: with food and drink served at
your table. All performances begin at 8 p.m. in the Stopgap Theatre.
The production will be directed by Drama Instructor
Tammis Doyle.
Watch your e-mail for ticket information.
Culminating this year’s
BCC Reads focus on issues of war and peace, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
will broadcast a series of 10 stories on this topic written by students
and community members and recorded in their own voices.
The series, which will
run all summer, airs at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday and Friday. The
stories may also be heard on the locally produced KBCS public affairs program, “One
World Report," which airs on Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m. For
a specific broadcast schedule, keep an eye on the KBCS-FM website at www.kbcs.fm.
The stories
to be aired include:
| ● | Grandfather’s Tears, by Eun Tae Lim Lim shares his story of his grandfather’s experience in the war between North and South Korea that took place from 1950 to 1953. |
| ● | The Eyes of the Children, by John Roth Former Army Sergeant John Roth IV served with the Blackjack 2-14 Cavalry unit in Iraq from October 2004 through October 2005. Here, he discusses and reads from an account of his first experience under fire. |
| ● | The Camera Story, by Goji Kodama Kodama tells a story about how a camera connected him to his own father in post-World War II Japan. |
| ● | The War that Ate the Young Democracy in Eritrea, by Adhanom G. Teclehaimanot This is a personal narrative from a community member who experienced the horrors of the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia in the late 90s. |
| ● | One Japanese War Story, by Hanako Seko Seko talks about her family’s experience of the incendiary bombings that took place in Japan toward the end of World War II. |
| ● | The Voice of War from Ethiopia, by Dawit Azene Azene talks about his experience of almost being taken from school by the Ethiopian military to fight in their Civil War. |
| ● | Down Day, by Chris Mettler Mettler, an army reservist, volunteered for a second tour and was deployed to Mosul. This is his personal story of “positive impact” during the Iraq War. |
| ● | The Smoke that Captured my Imagination, by William Deng In the 1980s, government troops systematically attacked villages in southern Sudan. The bloody conflict resulted in a massive amount of orphans who wandered around the country. They were dubbed the “Lost Boys of Sudan.” This is a story from one of those orphans. |
| ● | Thien’s Story, by Thien An Hua Thien An Hua was born in Saigon, Vietnam 26 years ago. This is the story of how he and his family escaped the country when Thien's father was forced to work on the front lines of Vietnam's war against Cambodia's Khmer Rouge. |
| ● | The Savage War between Ethiopia and Eritrea, by Mlashu Ghebremichael This is the story of a young African woman who was living in Eritrea in 1998 when she was swept up in war with Ethiopia. |
The project is supported by BCC Student Programs. For more information, contact Joaquin Uy at X6195 or juy@kbcs.fm.
Catch
live performances in an extraordinary array of musical styles
at the Kenmore Summer Concert Series at Saint Edward State Park
on Thursday nights in July and August. The series is co-sponsored
by BCC’s community
radio station, KBCS 91.3 FM, along with Bastyr University, Washington State
Parks and the City of Kenmore.
There is nothing like this series in the
area. High quality artists in a gorgeous park – for free! Food
will be available on-site, but you can also just bring a picnic with your
lawn chairs.
Here’s the full schedule:
July 5 |
Laura Love (folk-funk and bluegrass) |
July 12 |
The Zydeco Locals (zydeco) |
July 19 |
Santa Cruz River Band (southwest roots music) |
July 26 |
Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown (reggae) |
Aug. 2 |
Erin McKeown (folk-pop) |
Aug. 9 |
Johnny Conga & Sabor Tropical (Latin dance band) |
Aug. 16 |
Dya Singh (traditional Sikh music) |
Aug. 23 |
Uncle Earl (old time string band hootenanny) |
For further information, call Sabrina Roach at X4069.
The
June meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
June 13 in the Board Room (B201). The meeting will be preceded at 12:30
by a study session on the Student Success Initiative.
Action items on the agenda include the 2007-08
college budget, tuition and fee schedules, and the services and activities
budget.
Two faculty members
will be recommended for tenure, and final Board approval will be sought for
the Bachelor of Applied Science in Radiation and Imaging Sciences.
The complete Board meeting packet is posted
on the President's Office site on MyBCC.
| June 13 | BCC Board of Trustees meeting, B201, 1:30 p.m. (preceded by a study session on the Student Success Initiative at 12:30 p.m.) | |
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June 13-15 |
Final exams |
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June 15 |
Spring Quarter ends. |
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June 15 |
Commencement |
| June 25 | Summer Quarter begins | |
| June 25 | Summer hours begin | |
Aug. 2-5 |
BCC Summer Musical: Cabaret, |
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Aug. 9 |
Summer quarter ends |
For BCC Bulldog sports schedules visit www.bellevuecollege.edu/athletics/index.htm. For additional event information visit the college calendar at http://events.bellevuecollege.edu/main.php.
Movers & Shakers
| ● | Miranda Kato, a part-time BCC business instructor, has been named BCC’s first ombudsperson. Miranda brings the experience of a distinguished career as a human resources and organizational development professional and educator. She is a doctoral candidate at Boston University with concentrations in organizational development, HR management, and adult education. She earned an M.A. in Education from Ohio State University and a B.A. in Philosophy from the National Taiwan University. As ombudsperson Miranda will provide students and college employees with confidential, informal, objective and impartial assistance in resolving intra-campus conflicts and complaints. Miranda can be reached at X 2131 or by e-mail at atmkato@bcc.ctc.edu. Her office is located in the new library, room D126J. |
| ● | Early Childhood Education Instructor and Program Chair Ruth Wilson has won a 2007 National Arbor Day Award from The National Arbor Day Foundation. Ruth was honored for her contributions as -- in the Foundation’s words -- “one of the nation’s foremost experts on the need for connecting young children with nature.” Ruth has authored numerous books and articles for teachers, parents and naturalists to help them instill in children both respect and appreciation for nature as well as a sense of wonder. Ruth’s books include such titles as Nature and Young Children: Encouraging Creative Play and Learning in Natural Environments, and Fostering a Sense of Wonder During the Early Childhood Years. Her next book, Creative Activities for Young Children, will be released soon. |
| ● | The BCC Diversity Caucus has honored six people as ‘Living Treasures’ this year: Institutional Research Analyst Cora Nixon, Library Media Center Archivist Becky Turnbull, and students Ilays Aden, Jacob Peltier, Jose Vasquez and Jonathan Woldaub. Living Treasures are honored for, among other criteria, consistently demonstrating their commitment to the BCC Pluralism Compact through their actions; Inspiring and recruiting new allies for social justice and thereby growing the BCC community of inclusive, culturally competent allies; consistently working toward an inclusive environment at BCC; acting as role models and mentors to co-workers and students; valuing and increasing the diversity of BCC's faculty, staff and students, specifically targeting underrepresented groups. |
| ● | Business Instructor Louis Watanabe has been accepted into the National Education Association's Higher Education Emerging Leader Academy’s Class of 2008. Louis was also appointed this year to represent the state’s part-time community college faculty on the Washington Education Association's Higher Education Committee. |
| ● | International Business Instructor Andrew Johnson has been selected to join the 2007 Greater Seattle business and trade mission to Southeast Asia. The 12-day mission, which beings Sept. 21, will make stops in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok to promote the Seattle area as a world-class business, trade and educational center. |
| ● | Business Instructor Louis Watanabe and Disability Resource Center Director Susan Gjolmesli have been selected at the next co-chairs of the BCC Diversity Caucus. |
| ● | Kara O'Laughlin, activities coordinator and advisor in International Student Programs, married Andrew Shein June 2. |
| ● | Paintings in acrylic by John Dempcy, a graphic designer in Printing Services, was featured in an April 4 Seattle P-I story, which is available at http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/visualart/310184_gall05.html |
| ● | BCC TRiO student TriNassir Kowdan was one of six students from Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho to receive an outstanding achievement award at the Northwest Association for Special Programs (NASP) annual conference in Seattle April 23. |
| ● | Geology and Environmental Science Instructor Rob Viens has been named one of NASA's 500 national Solar System Ambassadors, who hold local events to educate students and adults on the excitement and wonder of space. NASA’s nation-wide news release announcing their newest Ambassadors also quoted Rob: "Ambassador Robert Viens, who teaches environmental studies at Bellevue Community College in Washington, says his love of science stems from growing up watching JPL's Pioneer, Mariner and Voyager missions. 'For a long-time space enthusiast, there is something very exciting about being a part of NASA and JPL'" Viens said. 'Not only has it opened the door to new resources and information, but it makes me feel like I am now more than just an observer.' Viens recently gave a presentation called "A Rock Hound's Guide to the Solar System" to a group of rock and mineral enthusiasts. Next, he hopes to do presentations on the search for life in our solar system, and a 3-D trip to Mars." |
| ● | For the fifth straight year BCC math students have placed in the top ten nationally in the annual American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges’ Student Math League competition. Douglas Sherbon tied for 11th nationally in individual rankings, while also placing second regionally. About 10,000 students, from 184 colleges across the U.S., entered the two-round competition. BCC’s team also placed first in the three-state region, made up of Washington, Idaho and Oregon. Other BCC students placing high regionally included Hyung-Soo Zhang, 4th place; Brian Park, 6th; Dong Hyuk Yim, tied for 9th; Abdulrahman Salama, 14th; Niko Simonson, 15th; and Kevin Ren and Gunsuk Lee, tied for 16th. |
| ● | The BCC Foundation conferred Margin of Excellence Awards on six BCC faculty and staff members last month, in recognition of their outstanding work in support of the college and its students. Nominated by BCC students, faculty and staff, each honoree received a $1,000 award. Full-time faculty recipients were Judith Paquette, accounting instructor; Rose Pugh, math instructor and Math Lab director; and Garnet Templin-Imel, an Adult Basic Education and ESL instructor. The part-time faculty winner was chemistry instructor Carole Berg. The classified staff honoree was Ramona Decker, secretary lead in the Health Sciences, Education & Wellness Institute, and the first-ever award to an administrative exempt employee went to Faisal Jaswal, assistant dean of student programs. The Margin of Excellence Awards program is funded by gifts to the BCC Foundation. |
| ● | Business instructor Debi Griggs has won a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support her attendance at the Western Reserve Historical Society workshop, “Steel-Making in Cleveland: A Case Study of Industrialization, Immigration, Labor, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender.” |
| ● | Ethnic and Cultural Studies Instructor Daudi Abe authored an article entitled “Hip-hop: bringing knowledge from the streets to academia” which appeared in the Editorials and Opinion section of the April 12 Seattle Times. You can read the story at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2003663435_hiphop12.html. |
| ● | An article by Biology Instructor Peter Jo, entitled “The sweet and sour of sugar,” appeared in the April 21 issue of the Northwest Asian Weekly. Read the article at http://www.nwasianweekly.com/200726017/health20072617.htm. |
| ● | Former BCC student Derek Johnson has written and published a book about the UW Husky football program under coach Don James. A May 22 Seattle Times “Husky Football Blog” posting about Derek and the book can be read at http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/huskyfootball/2007/05/book_celebrates_don_james_year.html |
| ● | Student Programs
Program Assistant Shanika
Russell, students Mike Akrish,
FiFi Gebre-Kiros, Aida Gebreselassie, Alyssa Aalmo and Ilays
Aden and 2006 BCC graduate Lynn Frair have
won a national President’s Volunteer
Award for their hurricane relief work in New Orleans
last summer. Read the full story at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/releases/archives/2007/ServiceAward5-10-07.asp |
| ● | Disability Resource Center Program Assistant (and BCC grad) Phil McGilton this spring completed a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies through EWU @ BCC. |
| ● | Three BCC students have been awarded WAVE scholarships: Kristin Barnett and Beth Selander, in Nursing and Dale Robinson, in the Office Manager program. The Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) program was created in 1984 by the Washington State Legislature to recognize and reward students who excel in career and technical education. It is administered by the state Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. Recipients receive monetary grants to pay undergraduate educational expenses for two years of higher education in Washington state. |
| ● | BCC’s Center for Liberal Arts was featured as the cover story in the May AAC&U News, from the American Association of Colleges & Universities. Read the full story at http://www.aacu.org/aacu_news/AACUNews07/May07/feature.cfm. |
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| ● | English Instructor James Torrence was interviewed by Michele Myers at KEXP-FM as part of a series she did in May on alternative music and education. | ||
| ● | Kristy Chan, a BCC Running Start student, was featured in a Mercer Island Reporter story about her leadership of this year’s multicultural fair. Read the full story at http://www.mi-reporter.com/articles/2007/05/03/news/news4.txt. | ||
| ● | Six members of BCC’s Energy Action Team -- students Julia Abelev, Dvei Sawhney, Kathe Winkler-Low, Steven Drevecky and Brita Norvold, and Geology and Environmental Studies Instructor Rob Viens – were pictured in an April 18 Bellevue Reporter article entitled “ Concerns raised about carbon emissions” Kathe and Rob also were quoted in the story, which is available on the BCC in the News Web page at http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/coverage/Carbon4-18-07.pdf. | ||
| ● | Students Kelsey Meal, Brita Norvald and Paige Saffle were pictured, while Brita and Botany Instructor Mike Hanson were quoted, in an April 28 Bellevue Reporter article about BCC’s Earth Week celebration entitled “BCC students celebrate Earth Week with park project.” Earlier, in the April 18 issue of the Bellevue Reporter, Mike appeared in an incredible photo taken during his victorious run for the Earth Week pie-eating contest crown. To see the photo, go to http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/coverage/PieContest4-25-07.pdf. | ||
| ● | BCC Baseball Coach Mark Yoshino was featured in an April 14 Bellevue Reporter article entitled “ At BCC they're moving on: Baseball coach's goal is to advance players.” You can read the story on the BCC In the News Web page at http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/coverage/Baseball4-14-07.pdf | ||
| ● | BCC students Chris Tennant, Kelsey Stokes and Neil Lequia were interviewed April 19 in a KUOW-FM news story entitled “ Gay Students Speak With Silence.” You can hear the story at http://www.kuow.org/DefaultProgram.asp?ID=12638 | ||
| ● | Vice President for Equity and Pluralism James Bennett, Biology Instructor and BCCAHE President Rosemary Richardson, and students Jonathan Woldaub, Kyla Harvey and Mike Akrish were quoted in a May 10 Seattle Times article entitled “ Efforts at BCC to combat bias are criticized.” You can read the story at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/eastsidenews/2003701411_bcc10e0.html |
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| ● | English Instructor Kim Pollock was quoted in an April Seattle Weekly story about diversity issues at Lakeside School in Seattle. Read the full story at http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-04-25/news/good-intentions-turn-into-diversity-backlash-at-lakeside-school.php. | ||
| ● | BCC student Neil Lequia was quoted in the April 20 Seattle Gay News cover story entitled “Silent protest takes aim at bullying, harassment of LGBT youth.” You can read the story at http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews35_16/page2.cfm. |
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| ● | BCC students Jennifer Lina, organizer of the May 16 “Arlington Northwest Memorial” display on campus, and John Roth, an Iraq War veteran, were interviewed by KIRO-TV in stories about the memorial and the controversy it raised. You can view the KIRO-TV stories at http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/coverage/ArlingtonNorthwestMemorial5-16-07/KIRO5-16-0711PM.wmv and http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/coverage/ArlingtonNorthwestMemorial5-16-07/KIRO5-17-075AM.wmv. Jennifer was also quoted in a May 19 Bellevue Reporter story on the same topic, which can be found at http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/coverage/ArlingtonNW5-19-07.pdf, |
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| ● | Women’s Tennis Coach Jason Chapman was quoted, student Clara Schultz was pictured and a number of BCC tennis players were mentioned in a May 9 Bellevue Reporter story entitled “Net Gain: Top BCC tennis squad looks to be even better this year.” You can read the story at http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/coverage/Tennis5-9-07.pdf. |
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| ● | Business Instructor Leslie Lum was quoted in a state-wide news release issued by the state Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), announcing Gov. Gregoire’s proclamation of April as Financial Literacy Month. The release said in part, “One organization active in the [Financial Literacy Public Private Partnership] is Bellevue Community College. Faculty member Leslie Lum, is working with DFI to develop a financial literacy curriculum for students and community groups. '’Teaching the basics of investing and saving in our communities is a key to supporting the growth of financially informed consumers,’ said Professor Lum. ‘We are working to offer classes at community colleges across the state that will provide answers to common questions about developing a budget or how to invest stocks and bonds.’” Leslie also was interviewed by Tri-Cities radio station KONA-AM last month about the “Invest Wise” campaign of the AARP and the DFI, in which she participates as a presenter. The series of programs, being held state-wide, teaches people how to better prepare for their financial futures while also protecting themselves from investment scams and cons. | ||
| ● | Four “Education Matters” opinion columns by BCC Pres. Jean Floten have appeared in the Bellevue Reporter in recent weeks: |
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June 2 “Commencement means a new life” URL : http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/coverage/FlotenColumn6-2-07.pdf | ||
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May 19 “We have two worlds, but just one community: URL: http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/coverage/FlotenColumn5-19-07.pdf | ||
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April 28 “Thank you for giving. Please pass it on.” URL: http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/coverage/FlotenColumn4-28-07.pdf | ||
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April 14 “Financial ltieracy changes lives, secure futures” URL: http://bellevuecollege.edu/news/coverage/FlotenColumn4-14-07.pdf | ||
Welcome & Farewell
Welcome to new BCC staff and faculty:
| ● | Jularak Amorasin – Custodian 2, Custodial Services |
| ● | Darce Anderson – Program Assistant, Enrollment Services |
| ● | Karen Carpenter – Early Childhood Specialist 2, Early Learning, Family and Childcare Center (ELFCC) |
| ● | MartiniqueCombs-Davis – Program Assistant, Facilities/Events |
| ● | Robert Gautschi – Campus Security Officer, Public Safety |
| ● | David Hansen – Custodian 2, Custodial Services |
| ● | Laurene Hatch – Mail Processing – Driver, Material Resources |
| ● | Dennis Herman – Construction Supervisor, Capital Projects |
| ● | April Ibarra – Program Coordinator, EPRTC |
| ● | Reihart (Jacob) Klein – IT Specialist 2, Computing Services |
| ● | Jeffrey Krause – Custodian 2, Custodial Services |
| ● | Ohkoon (Phillip) Kwon – Fiscal Analyst 2, Budget |
| ● | Angela Leung – Program Assistant, High School Programs |
| ● | David Maxwell – Director of Facilities Planning, Capital Projects |
| ● | Chisaki Niiyama – Early Childhood Specialist 2, ELFCC |
| ● | Melton Parker – Retail Clerk II, Bookstore |
| ● | Nataliya Perelomova – Program Assistant, Public Safety |
| ● | Jevian Polite – Program Assistant, Enrollment Services |
| ● | Chaowalak Powell – Custodian 2, Custodial Services |
| ● | Ye Rheem Paik – Fiscal Analyst 2, Finance |
| ● | Cynthia Rivera Walker – Recruitment, Retention & IT Specialist, Health Sciences, Education and Wellness Institute |
| ● | Stephanie Sampson – Early Childhood Specialist 2, ELFCC |
| ● | Thu-Loan Vo – Custodian 2, Custodial Services |
| ● | Olga Volkova – Fiscal Technician III, Payroll |
| ● | Edward Wickman – Grounds & Nursery Specialist 2, Grounds |
Congratulations on recent promotions or changes:
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Jaslyn Balberdi –to Fiscal Analyst 2, Finance |
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Trina Ballard – to Director of Recruitment and Outreach, Student Services |
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Randall Flick – to Warehouse Operator 2, Material Resources |
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Robert Ingalls – to Warehouse Operator 2, Material Resources |
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Glenn Jackson – to Program Coordinator, CEO |
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Jeffrey Krause – to Maintenance Custodian II, Custodial Services |
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Robert Lynn – to Warehouse Operator 2, Material Resources |
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Pavel Poliansky – to IT Specialist 2, Media Maintenance |
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Debra Rose – to Fiscal Specialist I, Finance |
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Jeanna Shockley – to Cook, Food Services |
| ● | Mike Amorasin – Custodian 2, Custodial Services |
| ● | Georgina Anderson – Program Coordinator, CEO |
| ● | Silva Bedoyan – Administrative Assistant, NWCET |
| ● | Amy Crabtree – Fiscal Specialist 1, Accounts Receivable |
| ● | Emily Decker – Program Assistant, High School Programs |
| ● | Diane Douglas – Executive Director, Center for Liberal Arts |
| ● | Marvin Fritze – Program Manager, Facilities/Events |
| ● | Jennifer Funk – Program Coordinator, CEO |
| ● | David Hansen – Custodian 2, Custodial Services |
| ● | Dinh Hoang – Custodian 2, Custodial Services |
| ● | Morenika Jacobs – Associate Dean, Enrollment Services |
| ● | Shallie Johnson – Program Coordinator, Educational Planning Resource Center |
| ● | Drue Larson – Development Director, Institutional Advancement |
| ● | Ryan Miner – Program Manager, Continuing Education Support Services |
| ● | Karen Nicholson – Baker Lead, Food Services |
| ● | Lauren Perry – Grounds & Nursery Specialist 2, Grounds |
| ● | Keri Sato – Human Resources Assistant Senior, Human Resources |
| ● | Lisa Shyne – Director, Multi Cultural Services |
| ● | Michele Slaughter – Program Assistant, Enrollment Services |
| ● | Casey Spence – Recruitment Coordinator, Human Resources |
| ● | Peter Stalgis – Campus Security Officer, Public Safety |
| ● | Ginger Villanueva – Coordinator, International Student Programs |
In Memoriam
| ● | Bruce Wayman, a volunteer program host for BCC’s KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, died March 3. |
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Bruce hosted “House Call,” which featured a a style of electronic dance music known at ‘house music.” The Seattle Times’ obituary for Bruce, written by Times reporter and KBCS volunteer programmer Charles Brown (host “The Gospel Highway” on Saturdays, 7 – 9 a.m. ) can be read at |
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