Five Things You Need To Know Today: May 3

1) The Bellevue Police Forum will focus on  in its Conversations About Race and Culture, tonight from 5:30 - 8 pm at the , 121 107th Ave., NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004. 425 454-8585. Hosted by the B and the City of Bellevue's Cultural Diversity Program, the event will feature speakers John Hamer, president of the Washington News Council; and Chief Linda Pillo of the Bellevue Police Department. This discussion is FREE. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Kevin Henry at khenry@bellevuewa.gov.

2) The holds its regular meeting today from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in the Council Conference Room of , 450 110th Ave. Click here for current agendas and minutes.

3) The holds a regular board meeting today at 4:30 p.m., at 12241 Main St., in the Rainier Room at Wilburton Instructional Service Center. Please check the Bellevue School District'swebsite for current dates and times as meetings are subject to change.

4) There’s a today from 3 – 4 p.m. at , 13850 Bel Red Road, focusing on creating a Professional Profile to showcase your talents, instead of focusing on a resume for job searching. Don Burrows is a Career Coach, Résumé Strategist and author of Résumés That Resume Careers - 3 Steps to Getting Back to Work Using Functional Résumés. Visit www.ResumesThatResumeCareers.com for more information.

5) Have you considered hosting an exchange student in Bellevue? CCI - is currently recruiting potential host families to volunteer and host an exchange student between the ages of 15 and 18 for 2011-2012 school year. The Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) has been sponsoring and placing high school foreign exchange students with volunteer American host families and in local high schools across the United States for 25 years. You can find more information .