Online courses are beneficial to students who can’t physically attend a college class, but some instructors are worried that the lack of interpersonal communication may
Category: Academic Senate
State law pushes free textbook initiative
A state law will go into effect in January 2018 that will give students the opportunity to choose classes based on open educational resources (OER),
Get active or get dropped; classes may get audited
Professors need to make sure students are active in their classes or drop them as soon as possible to avoid the school being audited, said
Enrollment not meeting projection
In August growth for enrollment was projected to be seven percent. Instead growth flattened and dipped to three percent for the current spring semester,
Pierce admissions to UCLA outpace the state
Transfer admission rates for Pierce College applicants to UCLA exceed statewide averages by 10 percent, rendering an applause from the Academic Senate in the Great
Academic Senate disputes bylaw amendments
Dissension during the Academic Senate brought to light points of contention with the discussion of approving the proposed bylaws by the Academic Senate Executive Committee
Pierce art students can soon study abroad in Italy
Pierce College students will have the opportunity to learn Italian outside of the classroom starting next year. The one-month program, introduced by art instructor Constance
Moodle is out, Canvas is in
The Academic Senate has officially voted to adopt the online course enhancer Canvas to replace Pierce College’s current platform Moodle. The motion passed with 36
Pierce to hire 50 new full-time instructors in spring
Thirty full-time faculty members were hired at Pierce College for the fall 2015 school semester, with 50 more to be added in spring, their salaries
Wi-Fi problems at Pierce persist
Wi-Fi and network infrastructure problems have persisted this fall semester at Pierce College, but senior staff have not said exactly how the issues will be