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26th Annual Earth Month Events ‘Make Waves’
Commemorate Earth Day all month long with Bellevue College’s Earth Month event series happening now through April 30.
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Business Leadership Community Gives Students a Career Advantage
A Bellevue College program called the Business Leadership Community has helped students make informed career choices. Now in its 21st year, the program introduces students to a range of business vocations.
President’s Message: Welcome to Spring Quarter
Welcome to spring quarter! As we embrace what will be a busy and energizing few months, I’d like to take a moment to recognize the great work of our Office of Sustainability for creating an engaging Earth Month series of events, workshops, lectures, and other programming.
College Receives Salmon-Safe Certification for Stormwater Management
With many species of salmon throughout the Pacific Northwest on the decline, Bellevue College was recently acknowledged for its efforts to slow this trend through stormwater management practices that work to protect the local watershed.
6 Month Road Closure Near Campus
Starting this month, commuters driving to Bellevue College may need to find a new way to get to campus every day for six months.
Indigenous WA students test themselves in Alaska’s Traditional Games | The Seattle Times
Bellevue College student Jasmine Knudson, an enrolled member of the Tlingit and Haida Tribes who lives in Kirkland, participated in the Annual Traditional Games in Juneau, Alaska. The regional competition serves as a qualifying event for the Native Youth Olympics.
26th Annual Earth Month Events ‘Make Waves’
Commemorate Earth Day all month long with Bellevue College’s Earth Month event series happening now through April 30.
5 Educational Programs for All | 425 Business
After leaving Lebanon and learning the ropes of 3D graphics at Japan’s University of Osaka, Vancouver, B.C.-based Claude Comair in 1998 identified an early void in the Northwest’s computer science sector.
Bellevue’s Soccer Team Launches Community Ownership Campaign | Downtown Bellevue Network
Midlakes United, Bellevue’s first USL2 pre-professional soccer club, has launched a community ownership campaign on WeFunder, allowing local residents to invest in the team starting at $100 per share. The campaign, running through April 30, 2025, aims to give fans a stake in the city’s first USL franchise.
Commerce awards $55.5 million to help building owners meet Clean Building Performance Standards | Washington State Dept. of Commerce
Seventy building owners across Washington received $45 million in Clean Buildings Performance Grant funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce. The awarded building owners, which include private and public entities, will use the funds to make energy-efficient upgrades that support compliance with the state’s Clean Buildings Performance Standard (CBPS).
Martha Silano’s Forthcoming Book Explores Her Terminal Illness Diagnosis | University of Washington Magazine
Last year, when poet Martha Silano was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (A.L.S.), she turned to writing to make sense of her experience, the way that she’s always turned towards her art.