Date posted: February 26, 2025
Global Game Jam (GGJ) 2025 was hosted at Bellevue College on January 24-26. This event, co-sponsored by the BC RISE Learning Institute, Digital Media Arts Program, and the Seattle Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), gave attendees an opportunity to design original games responding to the national GGJ theme of “bubbles.” ...more about Global Game Jam
Date posted: April 22, 2024
Tamara Pinkas has taken on a new job as the RISE Learning Institute’s Experiential Education Full-Time Faculty for the Academic Internship Program. This is a new full-time faculty position in the Connected Learning Division that is responsible for designing, implementing, teaching, and evaluating experiential education opportunities for Bellevue College students. Tamara has been RISE’s Interim ...more about RISE Learning Institute: New Full-Time Faculty
Date posted: April 22, 2024
Bellevue College is investing in student retention and success by adding a tenure-track faculty position in the First-Year Seminar program beginning Fall 2024. Jeremiah Allen, who has served as temporary full-time faculty and Program Chair since Fall 2022, will become the first tenure-track faculty member in the department. Jeremiah started at Bellevue College in 2019, ...more about Jeremiah Allen First FYS Tenure-Track Faculty
Date posted: March 26, 2024
The Occupational & Life Skills (OLSBC) program is currently immersed in its recruitment season, with the regular admissions deadline on April 1. Staff members are diligently reviewing submissions from prospective students and making preparations for assessments scheduled this spring. In addition to recruitment efforts, OLS is gearing up for its upcoming summer camps. With 36 ...more about OLSBC News: What’s Coming
Date posted: March 26, 2024
The RISE Learning Institute’s Winter Quarter student showcase, Making Learning Visible (MLV), took place on March 13 and 14. Seven faculty and over 200 students from 11 different classes participated in the event, showcasing individual and team-based research projects from political science, biology, English language learning, anatomy and physiology, and botany. The Spring Quarter MLV is ...more about RISE Winter Quarter Making Learning Visible Undergraduate Research Symposium
Date posted: December 12, 2023
The Library Media Center is pleased to announce an expansion of the Library’s operating hours for Winter Quarter 2024. The Library will be open from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m.–5 p.m. on Friday. The Academic Success Center (ASC) in D204 will have similar hours to the Library in Winter Quarter, opening ...more about Library and Academic Success Center Hours for Winter 2024
Date posted: December 12, 2023
The eLearning department will soon be adopting a new name to better reflect the work they do. eLearning will become Interactive eLearning, with a goal to involve the student, engage critical thinking, and avoid passive learning. The four departments that make up Interactive eLearning are: Online Learning – Student and Faculty focus Digital Learning Design ...more about eLearning Rebranding Approved by President’s Cabinet
Date posted: December 11, 2023
Sara Sanders Gardner has been selected to lead a two-day training session at the Association on Higher Education and Disability’s (AHEAD) 2024 national Management Institute, which is scheduled to meet in February 2024 in San Diego. AHEAD is one of the country’s leading membership associations for higher education professionals working to create equity, access, and ...more about Sara Sanders Gardner Leads Training
Date posted: December 1, 2023
The RISE Learning Institute hosts a “Making Learning Visible: Celebrations of Teaching and Learning” event each quarter. This is a college-wide student showcase of undergraduate research projects with student poster sessions and presentations. The Fall 2023 event was held on Thursday, Nov. 30. Many thanks to Associate Dean of RISE Dan Fey for organizing the ...more about RISE Making Learning Visible: Celebrations of Teaching and Learning Nov. 30
Date posted: November 30, 2023
In November, Newsweek published its list of “America’s Top Online Colleges and America’s Top Online Learning Providers 2024.” Bellevue College was ranked number 13 in this national recognition of top online schools. The Connected Learning Division is central to the success of online learning at BC. The stellar work of the eLearning team includes staff ...more about Bellevue College Ranks #13 in Newsweek Magazine’s 100 Best Online Learning Schools
