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Spring 2025 baseline · June 2026 update

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Spring 2025 baseline — 8 regions, 122 colleges, 3 entries, 14 notes · updated scan (latest: June 2026) adds 10 source-verified findings (9 new). Every entry is tagged with one or more Vision 2030 domains: People · Policy · Systems · Resources.

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Engaged People
  • 🆕Academic Senate AI Joint Taskforce recommendations. An Academic Senate AI Joint Taskforce produced recommendations covering a Policy Framework for AI Usage, Faculty AI Guidelines, Student AI Guidelines, and creation of a standing GenAI committee; the document was posted in the SACTAC committee 2025-26 agendas folder dated 2025-08-27. 2025 · high confidence — source
  • 🆕Districtwide (RSCCD) AI taskforce and AI tool review. Rancho Santiago CCD Technology Advisory Group (TAG) minutes (May 1, 2025) note a districtwide AI taskforce developing AI policy, a TAG recommendation on Use of Zoom AI, a preview of an Ivy AI chatbot demo (Ocelot/Gravyty), AI chatbot training, equity concerns about faculty using AI while restricting students, and questions about student representation on the SAC AI Task Force. 2025 · high confidence — source
PeopleSystemsResources
Team/Lead: Santa Ana College/Senate/Technology Advisory Committee/Library Faculty Annie Knight
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Policies
  • 🆕Policy Framework for AI Usage (faculty purview / academic freedom). The taskforce's Policy Framework states the treatment of generative AI falls under faculty purview, that GenAI usage is an issue of academic freedom, that faculty have authority to determine appropriate use, and that faculty have a responsibility to communicate; it recommends adapting the framework into a resolution to be passed by the senates. 2025 · high confidence — source
  • 🆕Faculty AI Guidelines with syllabus language options. Faculty AI Guidelines provide language and suggestions for how to incorporate or prohibit GenAI in courses, make faculty responsible for communicating GenAI policy via syllabus language options, and were recommended to be posted on the website as a faculty resource with links to libguides and professional development. 2025 · high confidence — source
  • 🆕Student AI Guidelines feeding academic integrity language. Student AI Guidelines address usage policy and academic integrity, attribution/citing recommendations, and documentation/data-privacy suggestions; the taskforce recommended using these usage policies to update academic integrity language and posting the guidelines as academic support. 2025 · high confidence — source
Policy
Team/Lead: Santa Ana College
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Resources
  • 🆕AS Degree in Artificial Intelligence for Business launched Fall 2025. The Business Division launched an Associate of Science (AS) Degree in AI for Business for Fall 2025 with four required courses (Introduction to AI for Business; ChatGPT & Generative AI Applications; AI Strategies for Business; AI Ethics for Business) and emphasis options in Computer Science, Business Technology, Marketing/Digital Publishing & Generative AI Images, and Education; taught online under the Zero Textbook Cost program. 2025 · high confidence — source
  • 🆕Short-term certificate(s) in AI for Business. Alongside the AS degree, SAC offers short-term certificates as steppingstones to the degree; the July 22, 2025 press release notes students earn digital credentials and have access to paid internships in the AI for Business program led by Department Chair Professor Dori Dumon. 2025 · high confidence — source
  • 🆕Bachelor of Science in AI for Business (online baccalaureate). SAC describes a fully online Bachelor of Science in AI for Business focused on applied/user-centered AI skills (generative AI workflows, prompt engineering, AI-assisted data analysis, automation, ethical governance, AI project management); students enter after completing the Certificate of Achievement and AS in AI for Business. 2025 · medium confidence — source
  • 🆕Community Education AI courses (ed2go). Santa Ana College's Community Education program offers self-paced online AI courses, including an Introduction to Artificial Intelligence course delivered through the ed2go platform. undated · medium confidence — source
  • Artificial Intelligence Certificate of Achievement (Computer Science). The SAC Computer Science program lists an 'Artificial Intelligence: Certificate of Achievement (Transcripted)' among its 15 computer science certificates. 2025 · high confidence — source
PeopleResources
Team/Lead: Santa Ana College
  • PD
  • AI Workshops and Seminars: Santa Ana College has organized workshops aimed at educating faculty and staff about AI applications in education, focusing on integrating AI tools to enhance teaching methodologies and administrative processes.
  • Faculty Development Programs: The college offers professional development programs that include sessions on AI, equipping educators with the skills to incorporate AI into their curricula and research
  • AI-Related Courses
  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning Principles
  • AI Tools and Platforms:
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