Program Review Committee
About the Committee
Charge
In support of the College's mission, the Program Review Committee (PRC) facilitates an annual, systematic self-assessment of institutional effectiveness for instructional, student services, administrative and operational areas. PRC provides training, feedback, commendations, and recommendations related to the program review process. The committee contributes to "Closing of the Loop" by disseminating resource allocation requests to responsible committees. The committee reports to College Council annually at it's last meeing of the calendar year.
The Program Review Charge document is pending review.
Role & Purpose
Act as a resource to administrative, instructional & student services programs to develop their assessment plan and program review. Makes recommendations based on program reviews to President, College Council, and Curriculum Committee.
Goals
- To review Annual Program Reviews and personnel requests ensuring that departments follow a data-informed needs assessment and have set measureable goals for improvement that align with College goals and budget criteria
- Create a review and reporting mechanism for personnel requests and report to College Council and the President whether requests were data-informed and embedded in APRs
- Analyze and adopt APR checklist to provide useable feedback to departments, the President and College Council
- Compile Recommendations, Commendations, and Trends and report to College Council and President
Members
Chairs
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Administrative Co-Chair | Emmanuel Mourtzanos |
| Faculty Co-Chair | Kimberly Nickell |
| Classified Co-Chair | Kristin Rabe |
Faculty
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Library Rep | Mindy Wilmot |
| Philosophy Rep | Anna Poetker |
| Counseling Rep | Mark Osea |
| FACE Rep | Brenda Nyagwachi |
| Mathematics Rep | Andrea Tumblin |
| Agriculture Rep | Heather Baltis |
| Foreign Language Rep | David Neville |
| Fire Technology & EMS Rep | Brent Burton |
| Communication Rep | Neeley Hatridge |
| Biology Rep | Hibba Ashraf |
| Nursing Rep | Nicole Hernandez |
| English Rep | Savannah Andrasian |
| Curriculum Liaison | Jennifer Johnson |
| Counseling Rep | Diane Allen |
| Health & PE Rep | Vayron Martinez |
Administrators
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Services Rep | Sue Vaughn |
Classified
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Meg Stidham | |
| CTE Rep | Antonio Alfaro |
Students
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| VACANT |
Program Reviews
Each academic year, the Program Review Committee reviews the Program Review documents from areas throughout the college. These can be found on the Program Reviews page.
Committee Resources
Kern Community College District: Program Review
Links
Media
A Better BC
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.
Committee History
Contact Information
Please contact Emmanuel Mourtzanos (Program Review Administrative Co-Chair), Kimberly Nickell (Program Review Faculty Co-Chair), or Kristin Rabe (Program Review Classified Co-Chair) for more information.