Date posted: July 3, 2018
4th year OLS student Andy completed his internship with the Washington State Archives Puget Sound Regional Branch. He shares his thoughts on his experience below. How does what you did or learned at your internship fit in with your career goals? I like being one of the people responsible for physical inventory management, as in ...more about Internship: Washington State Archives
Date posted: July 3, 2018
A few OLS students attended the annual Bellevue College Student Life Summer Retreat at Camp Casey in June. Camp Casey is an overnight camp where students are encouraged to build relationships and trust within a group environment, all while learning about their own strengths, values, and leadership styles. At the retreat students learn fundamental leadership ...more about Student Stories: Student Life Summer Retreat
Date posted: June 25, 2018
In Critical Thinking through Media, students learn how they are being influenced by the media. During the course they learn the different persuasion techniques used by marketers to encourage them to buy their product. For their final project, students create a commercial that advertises the OLS program. The commercial allows them to speak of their ...more about Student Stories: OLS Commericals
Date posted: June 21, 2018
The Community Activity in Critical Thinking through Science was the annual visit from Dr. Anthony Tessandori, from the Bellevue College Anthropology Department. As always, Dr. Tessandori brought along an impressive array of model skulls (which he created on a 3-D printer) to show the evolution of homo sapiens from our ancestors. To their stories, he ...more about Student Stories: Visit from Dr. Anthony Tessandori
Date posted: June 18, 2018
3rd year students completed mock interviews May 2. In class they reviewed interviewers’ comments and reflected on their mock interview experience. Talk about one thing you learned about yourself after participating in the Mock Interviews: I learned that it is important to be yourself and shorter responses. That I am a warm person …. that ...more about Student Stories: Mock Interview Reflections
Date posted: June 15, 2018
Hi everyone, Many of you may have heard that Marci Muhlestein is leaving OLS on Friday after 10 years of service. What you may not know are her many accomplishments. I have worked with Marci for 8 years and witnessed firsthand not only her accomplishments, but how she navigated BC through positive relationships and win/win ...more about Farewell To One Of The Best
Date posted: June 13, 2018
When you are a gainfully employed you never know where your career will take you...or who you might run into when you are attending a work conference. 2017 OLS Alumnae Ky and Susan ran into each other today at the 2018 Community Summit at the Wenatchee Convention Center. Ky is there as part of her ...more about Alumni Stories: Community Summit 2018
Date posted: June 12, 2018
4th year OLS student Acacia completed her internship with the Bellevue College Foundation as the Institutional Advancement and Foundation Assistant . Here's some of her thoughts on her experience: How does what you did or learned at your internship fit in with your career goals? I knew that I wanted to do either office assistant ...more about Internship: Bellevue College Foundation
Date posted: June 12, 2018
A big change is coming to the OLS Bellevue College community: Our Associate Dean Marci Muhlestein is bidding us a fond farewell at the end of this academic year. Marci has served our program for over ten years, and so much of our success can be attributed to her tireless dedication and commitment. “OLS has ...more about Marci Muhlestein Announces Departure from OLS
Date posted: June 12, 2018
On June 6 OLS Bellevue College students, faculty, and staff gathered at the Tavon Learning Center in Issaquah, WA to volunteer in the outdoor garden. We look forward to this event every year as our spring quarter Service Learning Project. Thank you to all our students, staff, and faculty for making this year such a ...more about Tavon Learning Center Service Project
