EWU-BCC set to graduate Thursday

Eastern Washington University will graduate some 60 students from its center at Bellevue Community College during a special commencement beginning at 5:30 p.m. on June 19.

Eastern Washington University will graduate some 60 students from its center at Bellevue Community College during a special commencement beginning at 5:30 p.m. on June 19.

President Rodolfo Arevalo, Provost John Mason and Board of Trustees Chair Paul Tanaka will be just some of the EWU dignitaries on hand for this event. The reception will include a welcome and introduction of distinguished guests before the graduates are honored. Dr. Arevalo and BCC President Jean Floten will speak during the program.

Through its university center on the Bellevue campus, Eastern at BCC provides students on the west side of the state of Washington an opportunity to earn their degrees without having to travel far from home.

EWU and BCC offer students career advancement opportunities through quality baccalaureate degree completion programs. The center’s upper-division level courses lead to five of Eastern’s Bachelor degrees: business administration, children’s studies, interdisciplinary studies, applied technology and psychology.

Eastern Washington University is a student-centered, regionally-based comprehensive university.

Its main campus is located in Cheney, Wash., within the Spokane metropolitan area with additional learning centers in Yakima, Vancouver, Bellevue, Kent, Tacoma, Seattle, Shoreline and Everett.