The purpose of the Senate is to provide the means to represent the “Senate Association” in the formation and implementation of policy on academic and professional matters.
In implementing policies, the Senate will represent the Senate Association” to the President of the College and to the Board of Trustees with respect to academic and professional matters {so called 10+1 issues} and exercise the powers granted by the California Education Code and the Board of Governors.
The Senate shall assume primary responsibility in the areas of curriculum and academic standards as specified in the California Education Code.
Senate By-laws also dictate, to some degree, the manner in which the above charge shall be accomplished.
The Academic Senate Charge document was reviewed and approved on September 28, 2020.
The Senate is the sole voice of the faculty and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees or designee with respect to academic and professional matters {10+1}. District board policy states that the Board of Trustees shall rely primarily upon the recommendations of the Senate in these areas. Rely primarily on means:
Pursuant to Title 5 of the Administrative Code of California, Section 53200, the Academic Senate is a faculty organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters as it relates, in particular to the following areas:
Role | Name |
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President 2 year term, ending Spring 2023 |
Nick Strobel |
Past President 1 year term |
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Vice President 1 year term, ending Spring 2023 |
Erica Menchaca |
Secretary 1 year term, ending Spring 2023 |
Paula Parks |
Treasurer 1 year term, ending Spring 2023 |
Teresa McAlister |
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) Rep 2 year term, ending Spring 2023 |
Chris Cruz-Boone |
AIQ Chair 3 year term, ending Spring 2025 |
Grace Commiso |
Assessment Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2023 |
Faith Bradham |
Budget Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2022 |
Steven Holmes |
Curriculum Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Michelle Hart |
Curriculum Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Scott Dameron |
Enrollment Management Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Krista Moreland |
Equal Opportunity & Diversity Advisory Council Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2023 |
Andrea Thorson |
Information Services & Instructional Technology Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Matt Andrasian-Jones |
Professional Development Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2023 |
Chris Dison |
Program Review Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2023 |
Kimberly Nickell |
Book Store Advisory Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Michael McNellis |
Facilities & Sustainability Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Pam Kelley |
Safety Advisory Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2023 |
Roy Allard |
Distance Education Chair (Comm. not approved) 2 year term, ending Spring Spring 2024 |
Vacant |
Scholarship Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Laurel Mourtzanos |
Equivalency Chair 3 year term, ending Spring 2025 |
Kimberly Bligh |
Role | Name |
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Shirley Trembley Distinguished Teaching Award Chair No term |
Donna Star |
Margaret Levinson Faculty Leadership Award Chair Rotates alphabetically |
Kim Nickell |
Role | Name |
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Administrative Secretary | Tarina Perry |
Role | Name |
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Adjunct Representative* | Debra Thorson |
Allied Health | Crystal Rodriguez |
Biology | Melissa Berube (Khuram Zaman Proxy for Spr 23) |
Business Management & Information Technology | Rudy Menjivar |
Communication* | Matthew Maddex |
Counseling* | Cynthia Zamora |
Engineering Systems* | VACANT |
English* | Savannah Andrasian-Jones |
English* | VACANT |
English for Multilingual Students | Michael Westwood |
Kinesiology, Health & Athletics | Carl Dean / Casandra Goodman |
Mathematics* | Donna Starr |
Nursing* | Alisha Loken |
Performing Arts | Robby Martinez |
Philosophy | Anna Collins |
Physical Sciences | Wade Ellis |
Social Science* | Richard (Alan) Bolar |
Role | Name |
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Adjunct Representative* | Lynnette Mello |
Agriculture | Healther Baltis |
Applied Science & Technology | VACANT |
Art | Ronnie Wrest |
Behavioral Science | Karimeh Amin |
Communication* | Michael Korcok |
Counseling* | Sarah Villasenor |
Education | Bill Chapman |
English* | Laura Peet |
Family & Consumer Education | Melissa Ysais |
Foreign Language/American Sign Language | Qiu Jimenez |
Industrial Technology | VACANT |
Library & Academic Technology | Alex Rockey |
Mathematics* | Dillon Giblin |
Nursing* | Malissa Buggs |
Public Safety Training Programs | Don Brady |
Social Science* | Michael Harvath |
Student Government Association Senator | Tania Escalante |
Student Government Association Vice-President (Alternate) | Maram Makrai |
*Discipline allows additional rep
Forms for participating in a Senate meeting are in the "Joining Academic Senate Meetings" section.
The Academic Senate Executive Board is an advisory body for the Academic Senate President. Visit the Academic Senate Executive Board webpage for more information.
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Special Meeting: 3/22/23
Regular Meeting Dates: 9/7/22, 9/21/22, 10/5/22, 10/19/22, 11/2/22, 11/16/22, 11/30/22, 2/1/23, 2/15/23, 3/1/23, 3/15/23, 3/29/23, 4/19/23, 5/3/23
Meeting Time: 3:30-5 p.m.
Location: Campus Center 231 and Delano DST 126 and BC Southwest 101F. Additional location for March 22 Special Meeting: Starbucks at 27984 Seco Canyon, Santa Clarita, CA 91354
Public Comments for Senate Meetings (Standing Rule)
Opportunity to Address Request (3 hour prior to meeting deadline for posting documents)
Agenda Item Request (4 working days before meeting deadline)
Proxy Voting Form (bring filled out form to the meeting)
Recordings of past meetings are available on the "Video Recordings of Academic Senate Meetings" page.
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 Tarina Perry (Academic Senate Administrative Secretary) for more information.
Office Location: Campus Center, second floor - President Suite
(661) 395-4300