Past Events and Programs

Virtual Teaching Talks: All about Assessment

Join us for these Virtual Teaching Talks this fall to engage with and learn from each other. In this 2-hour session, there will be three presentations by experienced and inspiring instructors, designed for faculty to share teaching concerns and discuss techniques and strategies. This is open to all faculty. Grab your coffee/tea and join us! ...

W.E.B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America

Digital Humanities (DH) is a diverse field that brings together the humanities and digital practices, technologies, and resources. DH has pushed the intellectual possibilities of academic disciplines and offered new ways of reimagining and enriching teaching and learning across academic institutions. By utilizing DH methods and practices in the classroom, instructors support students in broadening ...

Wake Your Body Up! (New!)

Dance a ½ hour of Nia – a fun fusion of dance, martial arts, and healing arts for every fitness level! Thirty minutes is just enough time to move every muscle in your body and set yourself up for a more creative and comfortable day at work.               Tuesdays, ...

Wellness

Xpress Fitness with Michelle McRae Tuesday and Thursday, 7:30-8:10 AM, G-111 Fitness Center (Zoom Available) Join BC Fitness Center Instructor Michelle for this 40-minute group training session. Participants will meet at the BC Fitness Center for a regularly scheduled workout hosted by Michelle. You will work through various body weight and simple equipment exercises. No equipment is ...

What is Critical Environmental Justice? – FULL

Have you ever wondered how the Black Lives Matter movement relates to environmental issues? Or, what prisons and jails have to do with environmental justice? Are you interested in learning more about environmental justice scholarship and activism? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes,” this book discussion group is for you! Climate ...

What is Writing across the Curriculum (WAC)? (New)

What is WAC and why might you want to learn more? Last year, Jun Xu, English, and Tonya Estes, Faculty Commons, started the process of building a Writing Across the Curriculum program at Bellevue College. We worked with 27 faculty representing all divisions to learn about their experiences of integrating writing into their instruction. This ...

Which Rights Should Be Universal?

There is a growing movement to incorporate diverse perspectives into the content of our courses. This is a good thing, overall. But, there are some perspectives which are intolerant and hostile to equity and inclusion; perspectives which should not be given equal footing with others in our classrooms. So, the question becomes "how do we ...

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

Facilitated by Christina Sciabarra (Center for Career Connections and Social Science) and Rachel Wellman (Title IX), this book club is designed to allow faculty to read about, reflect on and discuss the concept of "white fragility.” Faculty from all disciplines are welcome as we will discuss the different ways in which the discomfort of talking ...

Why Black Lives Matter 101: Getting to Know our Black Students -Spring

This workshop draws on the work of contemporary Black writers and storytellers such as Austin Channing Brown in an effort to get a glimpse into the world of Black students and better understand the various approaches of support.  It emphasizes the role of storytelling and student agency in creating more effective means of better speaking ...

Why Black Lives Matter 201: Storytelling as Pedagogy – FULL

Experience the wonderful world of storytelling as pedagogy! In Why Black Lives Matter 201, we will engage with and discuss the works of famed African American storyteller Diane Ferlatte. We will also practice with The CBE Story: A Strategic Storytelling Toolkit to develop storytelling pedagogical practices that may increase the academic success of Black and ...