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Integrating Sustainability Presentations 4/26

deric.gruen — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:32:32 +0000

On Friday, April 26th faculty in the Integrating Sustainability workshop will present how they mapped their course outcomes to sustainability outcomes and demonstrate how they have incorporated sustainability into their course.

Bellevue College faculty, students and staff are invited to join and participate, we’ll be in Faculty Commons D104.

Each presentation will be about 10 minutes with 10 minutes for discussion. See below for the complete schedule

LOCATION D104	Faculty	Course
9:00am-9:20am	S. Roshni Tewari	Envs ***** – Sustainable living (creating a new class)
9:20am-9:40am
9:40am-10:00am	Christine Dixon	Anth& 100: Survey of Anthropology
10:00am-10:20am	Ron R.Podmore	ASL 121: American Sign Language
10:20am-10:40am	– BREAK –
10:40am-11:00am	Mary Sweeney	BUSIT 202: Dimensional Modeling
11:00am-11:20am	Linda Thomas	ART 230: Printmaking I
11:20am-11:40am	Elizabeth Harazim	ENGL 101, 201 IDS
11:40am-12noon	Russ Payne	IDS: Critical Thinking / Ethics of the Environment
12:00pm-1:00pm	– LUNCH BREAK –
1:00pm-1:20pm	Wubeshet Seyoum	ECON&201 Microeconomics
1:20pm-1:40pm	Sara Sepehri	PHYS 115, General Physics II
1:40pm-2:00pm	Carol Anderson	Anth& 100: Survey of Anthropology
2:00pm-2:20pm
2:20pm-2:40pm	Howard Haemmerle	Bio&160 – General Biology
2:40pm-3:00pm	– BREAK –
3:00pm-3:20pm	Manoucher Shiva
3:20pm-3:40pm	Leslie Lum	INST 150 International Business
3:40pm-4:00pm	Miranda Kato	BUS 221 Human Resource Management
4:00pm-4:20pm	Lisa Harris	BTS189 Webpage Authoring Essentials

Make the Climate Teach-In Pledge!

deric.gruen — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:42:10 +0000

During Earth Week this year, the Environmental Advisory Committee and the Student Sustainability and Science Association are asking all faculty to pledge to teach climate change in some way, big or small. I urge you to support this effort. The goal is to reach 500 sections and thousands of students during Earth Week; April 22^nd to 26^th. This might be a 5 minute math problem that uses a climate example, a class discussion on alternate fuels, a lecture (or part of a lecture), a case study, climate inspired art, etc. or bringing your class to an Earth Week speaker or film; every faculty member can contribute in some way!

Please pledge your commitment to Teach Climate Change during Earth Week by filling in your name and the number of sections you’re teaching this quarter by following the link below:

Make the Climate Teach-in Pledge

For teaching resources go to Climate Teaching Resources or the Earth Week Website and Schedule and the Sustainability Teaching and Learning Guide (LibGuide).

AACC SEED Center Features Bellevue College

deric.gruen — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:40:24 +0000

The American Association of Community College’s Sustainability Education and Economic Development Center is featuring Bellevue College as A leader committed to sustainable practices and programming. Bellevue College became of member of SEED at the initiative of new College President David Rule.

Here’s an excerpt:

Bellevue College has taken exceptional leadership in climate change and sustainability through education, innovation and a collaborative approach between students, faculty and staff. Sustainability at Bellevue College, the umbrella group for the department, student association and committees, is a student-centered effort.

Read the complete profile here.

Announcing the Faculty Sustainability Reps

deric.gruen — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:29:10 +0000

The ‘Sustainability Reps’ take an active roles in identifying and expanding sustainability teaching and learning in existing courses and implement the work program overseen by the Sustainability Curriculum Committee. The Sustainability Faculty Representatives program is a pilot project funded through the Student Environmental Sustainability Fund, administered by the Office of Sustainability, and supported by the Faculty Commons

The program builds on ongoing work integrating sustainability into the curriculum through five (initial) faculty roles, including one lead, from each instructional division. The reps are:

Arts & Humanities: Vacant – contact Lisa Harris for info or to apply
Business and Information Technology: Lisa Harris (lead), BTS
Heath Sciences, Education and Wellness: Howard Haemmerle, BOTAN
Science: Amanda Senft, BIO
Social Science, Wubeshet Seyoum, ECON

The Reps’ will be working with Faculty to identify and expand sustainability courses and sections and will provide support for integrating sustainability into teaching and learning. For information contact the Sustainability Rep in your division or Lead: Lisa Harris.

Service Learning: Engaging Students Outside the Classroom 4/30

deric.gruen — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:41:53 +0000

Come explore service learning and how it works at Bellevue College. This brown bag will introduce you to existing resources and connect you with faculty who are already using it in the classroom.

Faculty Commons

Tuesday, April 30th 12:30-1:20pm

For more information: Michael Reese and Francisco (Paco) Mesch

Professional Development Committee Sponsored Spring Brown Bag Sessions. Registration for all PD Committee Sessions:

https://bellevuecollege.edu/surveys/TakeSurvey.aspx?PageNumber=1&SurveyID=mlKHl823&Preview=true

Climate Teach-In Student Challenge – $5 to Café

deric.gruen — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:23:51 +0000

This Earth Week we are asking all faculty to pledge to teach climate change in some way, big or small. We have a goal of reaching 500 sections and thousands of students during Earth Week; April 22nd to 26th.

If you’re the first student to convince your professor to take the pledge, you can earn a $5 café card – while supplies last! All you have to do is get you teacher to make the pledge here, and then email us by April 22nd at sustainability@bellevuecollege.edu with proof it was you who got your teacher to commit. Proof could be an email correspondence or a written note. We will review and confirm with pickup instructions by email. This is a great chance for you to engage with faculty to help create a conversation around climate change!

Earth Week 2013 – Living in a Changing Climate

deric.gruen — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:05:33 +0000

In the spirit of environmental literacy, the Bellevue College Student Science and Sustainability Association (SSA), in conjunction with the BC Office of Sustainability, is sponsoring the 14th annual Earth Week – a week of lectures, demonstrations, information booths, prizes, videos, and music!

Bellevue College Earth Week 2013, April 22-26: 14th Annual – Living in a Changing Climate

This year’s activities include speakers and events from several different fields. Please join us for some or all of these events!

Highlights include:

Lecture series; including Cliff Mass on Northwest Impacts of Global Warming.
Film Series; including Chasing Ice sponsored by the Sierra Club and ED:CIV sponsored by the First Nations Student Association featuring guest speaker Waziyatawin.
EV Car, Bicycle, Solar Show (Mon)
Farmers Market (Tues)
ASG BBQ and Elections – going green (Thurs)
Integrating Sustainability - Faculty Presentations (Fri)
Art, Infographic Displays & Haiku Contest
Climate Teach-in Challenge

We’re getting the web site up and active. For starters, please see the Earth Week lecture series schedule and film summaries now posted. We’ll soon be adding biographies, resources, and other events – stay tuned!

BC Student Sustainability Jobs for 2013-14

deric.gruen — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:59:01 +0000

The Bellevue College Office of Sustainability is hiring for FIVE part-time student positions for the 2013-2014 school year, starting July 1st 2013. They include:

Resource Accounting Coordinator
Communications and Peer Education Coordinator
Transportation Coordinator
Sustainable Foods Intern
Sustainability Advocate

These positions are open until filled.

BC Participates in Bellevue Transit Masterplan

deric.gruen — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:04:18 +0000

Bellevue College’s Sustainability Director participated in a Transit Network Design Workshop in support of the Bellevue Transit Master Plan(TMP) in January. The Transit Workshop Report that summarizes the major themes expressed at this event.

The city is updating its transit master plan, the document that addresses Bellevue’s transit needs. The Transportation Department seeks to replace the 2003 Transit Plan with a comprehensive 20-year look ahead to the type of transit system that will be required to meet Bellevue’s transit needs through 2030. To gain a better appreciation of this project; see this video or visit their website.

Bellevue College supported outreach for this plan; students participated in a video and a survey was distributed to students, faculty and staff. Bellevue College’s leadership wrote a letter encouraging strong consideration of the needs of students and Bellevue College specifically as one of the largest transit trip generators in the City. We also stated our commitment to sustainable transportation options.

Here’s an update from the City of Bellevue Planners:

On 3/11, staff provided the Bellevue City Council with a status report on the TMP Service Element, including the market driven strategies which are based on input from the transit network design workshop held on 1/31, project principles approved by Council, and input from the extensive public outreach and technical analysis completed to date. By mid-May, the Service Element will be complete and Bellevue staff will initiate work on the following two remaining elements of the TMP project:

Capital Element: The capital element will: (i) stimulate discussion on congestion problems in Bellevue that compromise transit’s efficiency; (ii) evaluate the trade-offs associated with different street design decisions on mode choice, traffic delay, etc; and, (iii) assess roadway, signal system, and other rights-of-way improvements that could be made to support the transit vision outlined in the Service Element.

Policy Element: The policy element will explore different strategies the City could undertake to achieve the maximum benefit from transit. This may include consideration of development guidelines, transportation system management policies, and other actions that help to better fit transit into the Bellevue landscape.

By the end of 2013, the Bellevue Transportation Commission will be presented with the final TMP report. Upon Transportation Commission approval, this report will be presented to the City Council for adoption. The Council adopted TMP report will inform the region’s service providers of Bellevue’s transit priorities and updates to the Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Code, and potential City-led transit initiatives.

Earth Week Haiku Contest

deric.gruen — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:22:14 +0000

We invite everyone to participate in our Third Earth Week Haiku Contest.

The Rules: Anyone can enter – no experience or expertise necessary. Just write a three-line haiku (5-7-5 syllables) about something related to the Earth, nature, the environment, climate, consumption, toxins, urban wildlife, rainforests, etc. (special consideration will be given to haiku related to climate issues).

Submit it in the Post a Comment below by the end of the day Friday, April 26. Include your full name as registered with Bellevue College so we notify the winners.

Send as many entries as you like. We’ll post them all and student and staff Earth Week organizers will pick their favorites and award some prizes. We’re not talkin’ anything fancy here – we just want to have a little fun!