The primary purpose of the Equal Opportunity and Diversity Advisory Committee (EODAC) is to actively assist the college in shaping the college’s cultural and institutional policies and practices that demonstrate a commitment to diversity for all students, employees, and the community at large. The EODAC is responsible for educating and orienting the college about the issues and concerns related to diversity while helping to create an inclusive, engaging, and conscious college culture through:
In relationship to Equal Employment Opportunity, the EODAC will impact this process by:
The Equal Opportunity and Diversity Advisory Committee Charge document was reviewed and approved on November 13, 2013.
Overall, the EODAC will focus on creating, developing, revising, and putting into action effective practices, policies, procedures, requirements, and protocols for issues related to diversity at Bakersfield College.
Academic Senate and the College President
A representative of the Equal Opportunity Diversity Advisory Committee (EODAC) will communicate with Administration, Faculty, and Classified employees as well as Students through governance bodies on campus and at the District Office which include but aren’t limited to Academic Senate, College Council, Faculty Chairs and Deans Council, Human Resources (Both on the Bakersfield Main Campus/Delano Campus and the District Office), the KCCD District Committees addressing issues of diversity such as Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee, and Bakersfield College’s Student Government Association (SGA).
Administrative Co-Chair
Faculty Co-Chair
Classified Co-Chair
2 Administrator Representatives
3 Classified Representatives
22 Academic Senate Representatives
1 Adjunct Faculty Representative
1 Student Government Association (SGA) Representative
1 District Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Officer or Designee
2 Community Members (ad hoc)
Role | Name |
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Administrative Co-Chair | Cornelio Rodriguez |
Faculty Co-Chair | Bryan Hirayama |
Classified Co-Chair | Victoria Coffee |
Role | Name |
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Administrative Representative | VACANT |
Administrative Representative | VACANT |
Role | Name |
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Classified Representative | Beth Harrison |
Classified Representative | Joshua Shackelford |
Classified Representative | Luz Maria Mendoza |
Role | Name |
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Counselor, International Students | Shohreh Rahman |
Faculty, Child Development | Lillian Pimentel |
Counselor, Disabled Students Programs & Services | Elvira Martinez |
Adjunct Faculty, English | Sara Wallace |
Faculty, English | Paula Parks |
Role | Name |
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Student Government Association Representative | VACANT |
Role | Name |
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District Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Officer | Dena Rhoades |
Bakersfield College is improving the main Panorama campus through a series of projects resulting from the voter approved Measure J bond of 2016. Our website, A Better BC has all of the information to keep you updated.
This video is an aerial view of our campus, before Measure J construction updates.
Please contact Cornelio Rodriguez (EODAC Administrative Co-Chair), Bryan Hirayama (EODAC Administrative Co-Chair), or Victoria Coffee (EODAC Classified Co-Chair) for more information.