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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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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.
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.
Using AI to Effect Positive Change
Josaphat Boesinga had been fascinated from a young age by how technological innovations can change lives and bridge gaps across different communities.
College Bound Resource Fair for Students with Disabilities Feb. 1
The annual College Bound Resource Fair for students with disabilities returns to the Bellevue College campus from 9 AM to 1:30 PM on Saturday, Feb. 1. This free event was created for aspiring college students with learning disabilities and the families and educators in their lives as well.
Meet the Seattle Inno Under 25 class of 2024 | Puget Sound Business Journal
Aung Thaung, a student assistant at Bellevue College's XR lab, was featured in the 2024 Seattle Inno Under 25. The class includes 16 leaders, all of whom are 25 or younger.
Eastlake student chosen by NASA to do science project on zero-gravity flight | Sammamish Independent
Bellevue College Running Start student Lily Myers is one of four students in the U.S. selected to fly in zero gravity aboard 30 consecutive loops of parabolic flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with the company Zero-G, to test her idea in microgravity.
Ukrainian refugee shares her story, raises awareness | KIRO 7
Bellevue College student shares story of escaping war in Ukraine with her family.
Lane receives Toys for Kids $5K Hendu Scholarship | Mercer Island Reporter
Bellevue College Running Start student recognized for her dedication to her studies with the Hendu scholarship.
24 free & cheap things to do in and around Seattle this October | Curiocity Seattle
Bellevue College's Japan Week was featured in a collection of events and activities happening in October in the Pacific Northwest.
Bellevue College Jazz Student Recognized in DownBeat Magazine Awards | 425 Magazine
Bellevue College student Roman Goron recently was recognized for his fledgling jazz career by DownBeat magazine, a publication out of Chicago.