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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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New COVID-19 testing site in Bellevue | Bellevue Reporter
A new site at Bellevue College will open on Tuesday, expanding efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in east King County and along the I-90 corridor. This will be the first free, high-capacity COVID-19 test site on the Eastside.
Black Lives Matter – December 8, 2020
Casey Goodson. Yet another name we all must say and remember—another police shooting, another young Black man killed, another grieving family. The wounds of systematic racism continue to deepen.
Growing a More Sustainable Campus
From beehives to solar umbrellas, projects help make BC green Bellevue College launched its first Earth Week 20 years ago, and since then, the campus has grown with an eye toward incorporating sustainable practices both large and small. Join us for a photo tour of just some of the ways we’re going green to benefit…
Take 5 with Sheila Lozan
Sheila Lozan is a CPA, associate professor, and program chair for BC’s popular Business Administration Transfer Program that prepares students to finish their bachelor’s at a public university. Lozan previously spent 10 years as an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers. On campus, she’s well known for teaching beyond the textbook and helping students gain the experience and…
Bellevue College Hosts Drive-Through Flu Shot Clinic | 425 Magazine
Bellevue College (BC) recently confirmed in a press release that at a Nov. 6 drive-through flu-shot event, more than 55 vaccines were administered to the BC community.
Former BC coach Turner has a new challenge: leading Jamaica’s men’s team to the Olympics | The Seattle Times
The path that took Rick Turner from playing varsity hoops at Lake Washington High School in the 1980s to landing the Team Jamaica coaching job in 2019 is a fascinating one. Turner talked his way onto the men’s coaching staff at Bellevue College as a voluntary assistant — and by 2000 he had ascended to coach.
Bellevue College Statement on the Death of Former President Dr. Jerry Weber
It is with deep sadness that we share news of the passing of Dr. Jerry Weber, former President of Bellevue College. Dr. Weber had recently been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and died at home on November 11, 2020 with his wife, children, and grandchildren by his side. Dr. Weber served as Bellevue College…
College of Lake County announces passing of former president Jerry Weber
It is with deep sadness the board of trustees of the College of Lake County District 532 announces the unexpected death of former CLC President Dr. Girard (Jerry) Weber on Nov. 11. He held the role from April 2009 to July 2017 before becoming the president of Bellevue College in Washington.
Students With Cognitive Differences Say COVID-19 Derailed Their Routines | Teen Vogue
Abby Leaver can fit her whole life into a dorm room. Within the confines of small, apartment-style student housing, the Bellevue College resident assistant (RA) attends online classes and violin lessons, participates in Zoom happy hours and online games with friends, and cares for her cat