Current Events Catalog: Join Us!

Adjunct Faculty Rights and Responsibilities

Tuesday, April 15, 3:00-4:30 p.m., via Zoom Learn about your contractual rights and your responsibilities as an adjunct professor at Bellevue College. We will cover course assignment, office hours, promotion, annual/multi-annual contracts, class caps, course evaluations, performance reviews, participation in college governance, professional development, leave, unemployment insurance, childcare benefits, and more. Open to BCAHE Members. ...

Antiracist Teaching and Assessment Roundtable

4 Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m., April 25, May 2, 23 & 30 on Teams and Canvas Are you seeking innovative grading methods to improve student engagement and learning outcomes? Have you been curious about alternative grading practices like ungrading or labor-based grading but aren't sure how to implement them effectively? Do you wish to join a ...

Applying for Unemployment Benefits During Summer

Tuesday, June 24th, 3:00-4:30 p.m. via Zoom If you are an adjunct faculty, you may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits at the end of the quarter! Come to this workshop to determine your eligibility and learn how to file for benefits. Open to BCAHE members. No registration necessary! Zoom link above. Questions? Contact Taylor ...

Benefits & Eligibility for Adjuncts

Wednesday, June 11th, 1:00-2:30 p.m. via Zoom Learn about the eligibility rules that govern Adjunct Faculty benefits! How do I become eligible and stay eligible? What is 2-year averaging? How does Summer work? What is the Multiple Employment Form? Additionally, learn about the various benefits (besides health insurance!) that are available to Adjunct Faculty. And ...

Book Club on Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom

6 Thursdays, Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 12:30-2:00 p.m. via Zoom In this book club, we'll read the book titled “Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom” by Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy. The authors offer tips and advice on how to ensure that all students feel welcome ...

Climate Justice Book Group: “We Will Be Jaguars” by Nemonte Nenquimo

4 Fridays, 12:30-1:30 p.m., April 25, May 9, 16 & 23 online Indigenous people globally are leading the fight against climate change and Indigenous women are at the core of the movement. Nemonte Nenquimo's book is a story of rejecting colonialism, collective action, and winning the fight to protect the environment. Nemonte Nenquimo received the ...

Completing Your Adjunct Performance Review/Evaluations 

Thursday, May 1, 1:30-3:00 p.m., via Zoom Performance reviews occur in the 2nd and 5th quarters of employment. Performance Evaluations occur in the 8th quarter of employment and then every 3 years. This workshop will answer any contractual questions you have and offer support for completing reviews and evaluations. No registration necessary! Zoom link above. ...

Create Your Own Climate Justice Lesson

Want to teach climate justice in your course and creatively design your own lesson in collaboration with other faculty? This learning community is perfect for faculty who have never taught climate justice or civic engagement in a course and who struggle to see how to do so! This small year-long learning community* will meet for ...

Critical Thinking for Today’s Educator

5 Mondays, 2:30-3:30 p.m., April 28 & May 5, 12, 19, & June 2Hyflex in D104H and via Zoom, plus Canvas Critical Thinking has been the most widely claimed and assessed General Education outcome at our college, and it is consistently high on lists of what employers look for in college graduates. So how can ...

Dictators and Civil Resistance: A Book Club with Problems and Solutions! –NEW!

6 Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., April 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 online There is a lot of discussion around democracy and authoritarianism today, but do we have a shared definition for what we mean? Do we know the causes of differences in regime types and moreover do we understand how they work? ...

Enhancing Teaching and Engagement with Podcasting – 101 –NEW!

"Modified Podcast Logo with My Headphones Photoshopped On" by Colleen AF Venable is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Synchronous Online & Canvas from April 17 (Canvas opens) to May 8 2 Thursdays, 2:00-4:00 p.m., April 24 & May 8 meeting via Zoom This two-session introductory workshop is designed for faculty and staff interested in exploring ...

Going Remote: Graphic Memoir Book Group—NEW!

3 Tuesdays, 12:00-1:30 p.m., May 20, 27 & June 3Hyflex in D104 & Online Comics and graphic novels are no longer solely the domain of magical men in capes! In fact, many graphic memoirs use the medium of sequential words and pictures to tell stories which are deeply personal, yet very familiar. When the pandemic ...

High 5 for Online Instruction

Poly-synchronous: Canvas-based and 1 collaborative requirement (you and one other participant will collaborate on an assignment)Monday, April 28 – Friday, May 23 High 5 for Online Instruction is a required part of Phase II of the OETA. This course, facilitated by Madhura Sohani, leads faculty through 5 equity-creating practices that help online instructors build community, ...

How to Read Your Paycheck

Thursday, May 15, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. via Zoom What to know what all those deductions from your paycheck are? Want to know what OASI, Herp Sup, FSA or DCAP mean? Come join this Zoom meeting and we’ll walk through the paycheck site in ctcLink and learn all about what those abbreviations mean. Open to BCAHE ...

How to Survive and Thrive with ChatGPT in Your Classroom – NEW!

Asynchronous workshop offered April 14 – June 3 on Canvas In this self-paced, asynchronous seminar, you'll explore the rapid growth and transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on education, focusing on its opportunities and challenges in your classroom. Over eight modules, you'll explore generative AI tools like ChatGPT, which produce text, images, data, and code ...

Images and Words: Graphic Novels and Zines in the Classroom

Thursday, May 1, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in-person in D104H Join librarian Elena Maans-Lorincz in conversation about graphic novels and zines in the classroom and assignments.  The BC Library has many graphic novels on a variety of topics, covering many subjects, and amplifying many voices.  You may not think your area is represented in a graphic novel, ...

Introduction to Grants

Wednesday, May 7 from 2:30-3:30 p.m., via Teams and in D104E (Hyflex) As Bellevue College negotiates difficult budget times, finding funding for new initiatives can be tough. However, BC was awarded $5.7 million last year in grant funding for programs and services across the college like Nursing, the Early Learning Center, and the Veteran’s Resource ...

Mental Health Advocacy

1 Friday, June 6 from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (including a 1-hour lunch break) via Zoom Our students are experiencing increased rates of anxiety, depression, and other mental health related concerns. This 1-day, 8-hour introductory workshop provides faculty with 1) a greater awareness of the impact of mental health, including learning to recognize the signs and ...

Mentor Training Workshop: A Call for Faculty Mentors

Are you interested in serving as a mentor next year (2025-26) in the Tenure Mentoring or Adjunct Mentoring Programs? If so, this is a required training for all those who would like to mentor in one or both of these programs. Or are you just interested in what effective mentoring is? We welcome you to ...

Mighty Morning Fitness

Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 a.m. Apr. 16-Jun. 11 in the Fitness Center (G111) Each workout we will incorporate a mix of cardio intervals, strength training, and functional movement exercises while enjoying the social boost of working out together. We gain many exercise benefits, including improved bone density, increased metabolism, muscle toning, heart health, improved posture and balance, ...

Preparing Your Full-Time Promotion Application

Monday, April 14, 3:00-4:00 p.m., via Zoom Full-Time faculty promotion materials are due April 21, 2025! Drop in to have your questions about the promotion process answered. No registration necessary! Contact Brian Casserly (brian.casserly@bellevuecollege.edu), FTPRC Chair, for more information.

Teach a Climate Justice Lesson Created by a Faculty Colleague

Want to teach climate justice in your course, but not sure how and don’t have time to create the teaching materials? We’ve got you covered! Thirty climate justice lessons that include civic engagement and positive stories of change already exist in an online database. These lessons were created by your colleagues in Geology, Biology, Botany, ...

Teaching Squares: Inclusive Pedagogy

Meeting dates and times will be determined by the facilitator and teaching square participants. Positive! Supportive! Guided! Non-evaluative! Three remote full-group meetings determined by a poll (one in Week 2, Week 4, and one in Week 10) Two or three one-hour observations of synchronous online or on-ground classes Deadline to register is April 8. How ...

Teas and Tinctures for Stress, Rest, and Restoration – NEW!

3 Wednesdays, 12:30-2:00 p.m., April 23, May 14 & June 18 Hyflex in D104 & via Zoom In this “cups in hand” class (from home or on campus) we will explore the soothing world of herbal teas and tinctures designed to support relaxation, sleep, and overall well-being. There are a variety of nervine herbs—plants that ...