The Pierce College Academic Senate adopted a new code of conduct for using artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom during its meeting on Nov. 4
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Academic Senate discusses AI in education
Distance Education Coordinator Wendy Bass discussed the drawbacks of artificial intelligence use and how it impacts work on Canvas during the Academic Senate meeting on
Academic Senate discusses budget deficit
Pierce College Vice President of Administrative Services Rolf Schleicher discussed his focus on the facilities master plan and dealing with budget cuts at the Academic
Faculty express developmental course concerns at Academic Senate
Faculty public commenters opened the Sept. 9 Academic Senate Meeting in Building 600—the first of the fall semester—with concerns over a decrease of student placements
Students advocate for a smoke-free campus at Academic Senate
A push for a smoke-free campus kicked off the May 20 Academic Senate meeting, as two students gave public comment. Soon-to-be transfer student Marcelo Cabrera
Academic Senate discusses recent sanctioning of women’s basketball and looming budget deficit
Interim President Ara Aguiar spoke about the recent sanctioning of the Pierce College women’s basketball team during Monday’s Academic Senate meeting in Building 600. Due
Bachelor’s degree program discussed at Academic Senate
Students, staff and faculty came back from spring break only to find that their community college is now a four-year college—kind of. At the Pierce
Interim President updates Academic Senate about Welcome Center issues
Interim President Ara Aguiar spoke about ongoing issues at the Welcome Center—which is still open but has been slightly restructured—during Monday’s Academic Senate meeting in
Academic Senate talks bots, course standards
Dystopian robot films where bots blend in with humans are no longer a thing of fiction. Bots have now entered academia, posing as students and
Pension divestment from fossil fuels, new unit minimum among topics discussed at Academic Senate
Moral and monetary goals don’t often head toward the same conclusions, but a plan to reach both was discussed in the Academic Senate meeting on