District Academic Senate Minutes
Key discussions included the SJCC Alcohol and Drug Studies Baccalaureate Degree Application, noting administration reticence despite progress and the need to secure final signatures before the deadline; an update from the Program Viability Task Force regarding procedures for deactivating programs, emphasizing the importance of monitoring faculty replacement to protect viable programs; and an update on the District AI Survey for Faculty, designed to assess awareness and usage to inform future training, with a goal for preliminary data by the end of the semester. Other items involved endorsing the inclusion of 'Generative AI Usage' as a violation under the College Academic Integrity Policy and discussing modifications to the SJCC Resolution on Unequal Instruction Days to form a Task Force for campus-specific solutions. The ASCCC Plenary report highlighted faculty concerns regarding advanced AI capabilities.