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
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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
Transfer rates, future hiring discussed by Academic Senate
Transfer rates and planned hiring at Pierce College were the main items discussed in Monday’s Academic Senate meeting, the first session of both the semester and
Instructors will be required to take daily attendance starting in summer
Instructors will be required to record attendance and submit reports for the entire length of the term beginning in the upcoming summer session, according to
Faculty elects new senate president
Change is in the forecast for Pierce with new officers elected to both the Academic Senate and the Associated Students Organization, interviews underway to fill
Academic senate talks farmland, online courses
A proposal to save the Pierce College Farm Center land from development was the key issue presented at Monday’s Pierce College Academic Senate meeting. Associate
Faculty to vote in Academic Senate race, election of new president begins
The last day for full-time faculty members to submit Academic Senate presidential election ballots is Friday. Anna Bruzzese, associate professor of sociology and the senate