Pierce College faculty and staff articulated diverse opinions about the school’s Wi-Fi connectivity, and its lack of cafeteria vendors. Attitudes ranged from frustration to indifference
Category: Academic Senate
Student Success and Support Program (SSSP) to bring updated services to Pierce
Pierce College’s Student Success and Support Program (SSSP) is one step closer to full implementation after its unanimous approval by the Academic Senate on Monday,
Pierce now part of Online Education Initiative’s pilot launch phase
Pierce College was selected to be part of the Online Education Initiative’s (OEI) pilot launch phase, according to Distance Education Coordinator Wendy Bass at the
New student success plan passed by Academic Senate
The Academic Senate unanimously voted for a new student success plan and low enrollment during its first meeting of the Fall 2014 semester on Monday,
Pierce College Academic Senate considers improvements to UC transfer system
Pierce ranked among 19 community colleges that sent about half of its students to a University of California, according to the University of California (UC)
Pierce welcomes new dean of institutional effectiveness
In between bylaw revisions and debates over he-said-she-said conversations, a new dean of institutional effectiveness was announced at the Pierce College Academic Senate meeting on
Academic Senate considers College Hour
Administration is looking in to the possibility of implementing a “College Hour” at Pierce College, which would enhance the student life on campus. Having an hour
Center for Academic Success offers aid to Pierce students
The Center for Academic Success (CAS) is working on implementing a program called Peer Assisted Learning, which is aimed to facilitate academic aid to students
Senate works on establishing campus culture
A new proposal referred to as the “college hour” which seeks to extend the time between classes at Pierce College from 10 to 15 minutes
New hires may leave 43 positions vacant
Despite the need to fill 48 vacant positions, Pierce College may only hire five new professors according to senators at the Academic Senate meeting on