Past Events and Programs

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

Have you ever found yourself struggling to have meaningful conversations about climate change, especially with people you care about who may misunderstand the message or distrust the science, and wishing for more effective tools to convey your ideas? Please join us to explore the ideas in “Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and ...

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Showcase

In Spring 2022, the Office of DEI sponsored a BC group to engage in an intensive institute hosted by Excelencia. Humaira Jackson, Data/PD Liaison, was one of the participants who returned inspired by ways other institutions are using course, program and institutional level data to identify inequities in academic attainment. Now in its second year ...

Self-Mentoring Workshop (NEW)

Join faculty and staff colleagues to learn practical steps to becoming proactive in your career development! Discover new ways to grow more self-aware, and even mentor yourself, to improve your job satisfaction!  What is self-mentoring? Come and find out. Facilitated by Archana Alwar, Adjunct Mentoring Lead, and Paula McPherson, BC Academic Advisor, this 2-hour workshop for faculty and ...

Service-Learning 101

Do you want your students to apply what they’re learning in class to a real-life situation? Do you want to engage your students with the community in a meaningful way? Do you want to build teamwork in the classroom and form a stronger connection with your students? Do you want to foster a greater sense ...

Setting Boundaries and Managing Our Own Needs: Support for Diverse Faculty in our Work at the College

This summer discussion group is designed to support faculty in defining and communicating their own needs and boundaries in their work at the college. Possible topics include addressing student demands, expectations, and biases; setting boundaries; articulating disability or neurodivergence; sharing mental health journey; and other group-identified topics. We will also talk about navigating campus resources ...

Show and Tell: What you’ve been doing in your remote and online instruction!

  We are eager to see and hear about how you’re using Canvas, Zoom, Teams, or other ed-technologies! Join your colleagues for a modern, fast-paced faculty version of "Show and Tell.” Before attending the session, you will receive a list of prompts to help you prepare your share. Participants are invited to share an example ...

Showcase: Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Instruction in Action

Spring Showcase!  One of the coolest things about Bellevue College faculty is how dedicated we are to improving our instructional effectiveness. We know that our success translates to our students’ success. As much as we may like to participate in every single workshop, learning community, teaching square, and book club on campus, it is simply ...

Showcase: High 5 for Online Instruction

Spring Showcase! One of the coolest things about Bellevue College faculty is how dedicated we are to improving our instructional effectiveness. We know that our success translates to our students’ success. As much as we may like to participate in every single workshop, learning community, teaching square, and book club on campus, it is simply ...

Showcase: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Year-long Research

Spring Showcase! One of the coolest things about Bellevue College faculty is how dedicated we are to improving our instructional effectiveness. We know that our success translates to our students’ success. As much as we may like to participate in every single workshop, learning community, teaching square, and book club on campus, it is simply ...

So, you Want to Talk About Race?

Almost 60% of our student body identify as people of color and many of our faculty don’t feel comfortable talking about race. Do you have questions about Black Lives Matter and are afraid to ask? At each meeting, this book club will examine and discuss 3 chapters of Ijeoma Oluo’s book So Want to Talk ...