Author Archives: Alex Clark

Integrate Sustainability into your Teaching

By Alex Clark | Published: May 16, 2013

Workshop meets on the following Tuesdays: June 25, July 9, July 23, August 6, August 13, from 1:30pm-4:30pm – Registration open until Wednesday, June 5th 2013 at midnight.

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Sustainability at Bellevue College

By Alex Clark | Published: May 10, 2013
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Earth Week Wrap-Up!

By Alex Clark | Published: April 30, 2013
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Earth Week 2013 was a huge success! Here is a brief wrap-up on some of Earth Week’s highlights. Remember! Treat every day as Earth Day! Climate Pledge- In the weeks prior to Earth Week we began to ask faculty to make a Climate Pledge. The pledge entailed integrating climate change into classroom curriculum during Earth Week  Read More…

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Student Finds Most BC Computers Green

By Alex Clark | Published: April 29, 2013
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Laurie Nord, an BC Information Technology student recently did an audit to figure out how many Bellevue College computers are EPEAT certified as a service learning project part of Gwyneth Jones’s Environmental Science course. There are many different sustainability certifications or ratings that products can earn nowadays. The leading certification for electronics is EPEAT, giving electronic  Read More…

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“Living in a Changing Climate” Earth Week 2013!

By Alex Clark | Published: April 16, 2013

I am extremely excited to announce the 14th Annual Bellevue College Earth Week taking place April 22nd-26th, 2013. The theme for this year is “Living in a Changing Climate”, giving the SSA, Science Division and the Office of Sustainability a flexible and pressing issue on which to base this year’s events. With a changing world,  Read More…

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Environmental and Political Sustainability in Contemporary Cuba 4/16

By Alex Clark | Published: April 8, 2013

Donna Cowan will be sharing slides and information from her recent visit to Cuba

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Welcome from the SSA!

By Alex Clark | Published: April 4, 2013

My name is Alvin Loong and I am the Sustainability and Science Association President. Bellevue College is home to multiple organizations and programs that work to further BC’s commitment in fostering sustainable advocacy. Through the Office of Sustainability, designated faculty members and student employees are continuously working to implement and improve projects for the campus.  Read More…

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Sustainability at BC Goes to Olympia!

By Alex Clark | Published: February 27, 2013
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Back-to-Back Lobbying and Testifying by BC Students – 2/13/2013 Throughout the month of February, the SSA, Sustainability, and OSLA have been attending multiple lobbying sessions at the State Capitol in Olympia. Last Wednesday, Zach Boucher, the Transportation Coordinator at Sustainability, participated in a Transportation Lobby Day. The following day, I testified to the House Environmental  Read More…

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Sustainability Intern Spotlight

By Alex Clark | Published: February 26, 2013
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At the end of Fall Quarter 2012 the Office of Sustainability hired three new interns to tackle of some of the issues facing sustainability on campus. The three internships include a Zero-Waste Intern, an Advocacy Intern, as well as a Sustainable Foods Intern. Here is a description of each internship and what it is they  Read More…

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The 2012-2013 BC READS! Student Scholarship

By Alex Clark | Published: February 20, 2013
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The 2012-2013 BC READS! Student Scholarship Winners have been selected! Thank you to the faculty who participated in the selection process for the common book and for judging the entries in the scholarship contest.  The winners will be honored at an afternoon tea during National Library Week in April. This year’s BC READS! book, Deep  Read More…

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