Category Archives: Community & Alumni Stories

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Last Thursday, Bellevue College hosted a very successful MLK Celebration Event with Keynotes: Chuck D. and Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson! The Carlson Theater was filled to capacity as well as our overflow rooms with students, staff, faculty, administration and community members. Our speakers felt very welcomed by our campus and enjoyed their time with us. [...]

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BC in the News

As a major player in Bellevue and the region, it’s no surprise that Bellevue College is a regular presence in the media. For one thing, BC is a big college with a broad array of academic and extracurricular activities on campus. For another, the college, programs, staff and students are regularly the recipients of newsworthy [...]

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Congratulations to the Class of 2012!

On Friday, June 15th Bellevue College awarded nearly 2,600 degrees to new graduates.  Over 3,000 friends, family and instructors crowded into the gym to celebrate this important milestone for so many. BC Foundation Board Member Shiv Batra was the keynote speaker.  Shiv is a co-founder, CEO and president of Tetra Tech INCA Engineers.  A BCF [...]

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Takhmina Inspires at the Rosen Dedication & Scholarship Awards Ceremony

Takhmina Dzhuraeva is a BC student and BC Foundation scholarship recipient who spoke at the Stan & Michele Rosen Academic Success Center Dedication and the BCF Scholarship & Awards Ceremony on February 29. One of 45 finalists from Tajikistan, Takhmina was given the opportunity to leave home and go to a U.S. High School. After [...]

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Academic Success Center Renamed in Honor of Stan and Michele Rosen

Stan and Michele Rosen have been amazing advocates for Bellevue College. Stan took classes at BC as a young man and his commitment to the college is still strong. Now part of the BC Foundation’s Board of Directors, he has been instrumental in helping the Foundation prepare, fundraise and ultimately surpass goals for the Campaign [...]

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John Hart Nominated for Transforming Lives Award

The TACTC Transforming Lives Awards recognizes current and former students whose lives were transformed by attending a Washington state community or technical college. While just five students were selected to receive awards, committee members found compelling stories of determination and success throughout Washington’s community and technical college system. All of the nominees’ stories are shared [...]

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