Articles by Kristin Velez

In order to expand their scope beyond financial aid and connect veterans with more services, Bellevue College’s Veterans Office has added another member to their team, Rachel Hayes, a Vet …

Faculty voted on opening day in favor of the most recent version of the collective bargaining agreement. Wages have waned for faculty over the last decade, failing to keep pace …

On Sep. 11, the Washington state legislature was declared in contempt of court for failing to draw up their plans for the restructuring of the K-12 by the April 30 …

Big changes start winter quarter, or so says the hand out currently being distributed around campus. In short, the time frame to enroll in classes is being shortened, blue cards …

Another position has opened up for students on campus, this time as a coordinator with the Peer Assisted Leadership through Service Center. It is a paid position requiring approximately 15 …

On July 13, a leak was found in human resources, resulting in significant water damage. A flex pipe connected to a sink above HR in A202 gave way and burst …

Effective Friday, July 18 at 8 p.m. through the following Friday, July 25 at 5 a.m., Interstate 90 Westbound will be reduced to one lane for construction in addition to …

On Thursday June 5, students gathered in Student Programs for President David Rule’s first-ever student office hours. Around eight students attended the hour-long session discussing issues ranging from housing to …

On May 12 the drafts of the strategic plan, academic master plan and student affairs plan were released, followed by an open comment period which came to a close on …

On May 15, an estimated 25 to 40 students attended a public hearing on the cuts to Metro at Bellevue City Hall. The Office of Sustainability funded students to take …

On May 5, 2014 between 25 and 40 faculty gathered outside of a bargaining meeting between the faculty union and administration to advocate for fair pay in the negation of …

On April 29, 2014 Tom Nielsen, vice president of instruction, officially announced that Bellevue College will be hiring Gita Bangera as BC’s first dean of undergraduate research. “This position is …

Elections for the 2014 – 2015 Associated Student Government closed on April 25. 1,040 students turned out to vote for 10 of the 11ASG as well as a constitutional amendment. …

Following the Election Kick Off, hosted by the Associated Student Government, a complaint was filed by Melody Salcedo, ASG campus life and events representative, against Melantha Jenkins, ASG presidential candidate, …

“[The student trustee] is a college governance position … at the highest level” said Brandon Lueken, program coordinator. The college is required to put forth three to five qualified applicants …

As of April 1, 2014 Zawdie Terry, former president of the Associated Student Government and Shawn Jafri, former organizing director of the Office of Student Legislative Affairs, were fired for …

Four students traveled to Washington, D.C. with Bellevue College’s Office of Student Legislative Affairs to attend the United States Student Association’s Grassroots Legislative Conference and National Student Lobby Day from …

Efforts are currently under way to implement a campus wide minimum wage of $10.75. This would not apply to temporary employees such as one-time event workers. Simultaneously, the next generation …

The way information is dispersed throughout campus is about to change. Modifications are being proposed to the All-BC [fyi] emails that student employees, staff and faculty receive. “Currently, all employees …

Under the Patient Protection Act and Affordable Care Act, often referred to as “Obamacare”, penalties for not having enrolled in an insurance policy go into effect as of  March 31, …