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 13, 2023.
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 2025 |
Erica Menchaca |
Past President 1 year term |
Nick Strobel |
Vice President 1 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Matthew Andrasian-Jones |
Secretary 1 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Paula Parks |
Treasurer 1 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Teresa McAlister |
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) Rep 2 year term, ending Spring 2025 |
Lisa Harding |
AIQ Chair 3 year term, ending Spring 2025 |
Grace Commiso |
Assessment Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2025 |
Rebecka Zepeda |
Budget Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Steven Holmes |
Curriculum Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2025 |
Michelle Hart |
Curriculum Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2025 |
Scott Dameron |
Enrollment Management Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Krista Moreland |
Equal Opportunity & Diversity Advisory Council Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2025 |
VACANT |
Information Services & Instructional Technology Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2024 |
Bill Moseley |
Professional Development Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2025 |
Bernadette Towns |
Program Review Chair 2 year term, ending Spring 2025 |
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 2025 |
Roy Allard |
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 (HIT/Rad Tech) | Crystal Rodriguez |
Behavioral Sciences* | Kristin Maytubby |
Biology* | VACANT |
Business Education | Rudy Menjivar |
Communication* | Matthew Maddex |
Counseling* | Cynthia Zamora |
Engineering & Informtion Technologies | Steven Brown |
English* | Savannah Andrasian-Jones |
English* | Gloria Naso-Dumler |
English for Multilingual Students | Michael Westwood |
Kinesiology, Health & Athletics* | Carl Dean |
Mathematics* | Donna Starr |
Nursing* | Alisha Loken |
Performing Arts | Robert (Robby) Martinez |
Philosophy | Anna Collins |
Physical Sciences | Wade Ellis |
Social Science* | Richard (Alan) Bolar |
Role | Name |
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Adjunct Representative* | Justin Bell |
Agriculture | Healther Baltis |
Applied Science & Technology | Paul Murray |
Art | Kristopher Stallworth |
Behavioral Science* | Charles Daramola |
Biology* | VACANT |
Communication* | Michael Korcok |
Counseling* | Sarah Villasenor |
Education | William (Bill) Chapman |
English* | Shane Jett |
Family & Consumer Education | Melissa Ysais |
Foreign Language/American Sign Language | Lourdes Aboytes |
Industrial Technology | Klint Rigby |
Kinesiology, Health & Athletics* | Zackaria (Zack) Peters |
Library & Academic Technology | Faith Bradham |
Mathematics* | Andrea Bridges |
Nursing* | Malissa Buggs |
Physical Science* | James McGarrah |
Public Safety Training Programs | Don Brady |
Social Science* | Misty Stowers |
*Discipline allows additional rep
Student Government Association** | Raya Arafah |
Student Government Association** | VACANT |
**non-voting member
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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Regular Meeting Dates: Fall - 8/30/23, 9/13/23, 9/27/23, 10/11/23, 10/25/23, 11/8/23, 11/29/23, Spring - 1/31/24, 2/14/24, 2/28/24, 3/13/24, 4/3/24, 4/17/24, 5/1/24
Meeting Time: 3:30-5 p.m.
Location: CC 231 or Renegade Event Center (check agenda for details)
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 virtual or hybrid 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