The Environmental Scan, made filterable
Spring 2025 baseline — 8 regions, 122 colleges, 3 entries, 9 notes · updated scan (latest: June 2026) adds 4 source-verified findings (3 new). Every entry is tagged with one or more Vision 2030 domains: People · Policy · Systems · Resources.
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Team/Lead: EVC/Dean Angel Fuentes/Nasreen Rahim, a professor at Evergreen Valley College
- Nasreen Rahim, a professor at Evergreen Valley College providing PD to other colleagues/colleges
- Spring 2025 Dean Fuentes, supporting development of AI courses pending approval
- Library has significant AI book collection
Policies
- Student conduct / academic integrity policy does not address AI. EVC's catalog 'Standards of Student Conduct' page defines academic dishonesty (plagiarism, copying, unauthorized materials, etc.) but contains no reference to artificial intelligence, generative AI, ChatGPT, or unauthorized AI use, indicating no AI-specific academic-integrity language in the formal conduct policy as published in 2025-2026. 2025 · medium confidence — source
Resources
- 🆕AI Entrepreneurship Certificate Program. The 2025-2026 catalog references an 'AI Entrepreneurship Certificate Program,' with AI 110 'Generative AI Entrepreneurship Capstone' described as 'the final requirement of the AI Entrepreneurship Certificate Program,' giving students practical experience using AI to create applications addressing real business problems. 2025 · high confidence — source
- 🆕Generative AI course suite (AI 101-AI 110). The 2025-2026 catalog lists a dedicated AI subject prefix with seven 3-unit generative-AI courses: AI 101 Generative AI Foundations, AI 102 Generative AI Software Foundations, AI 103 Prompt Engineering, AI 104 Cloud Foundations for Generative AI, AI 105 Generative AI Frontend Development, AI 106 Generative AI Backend Development, and AI 110 Generative AI Entrepreneurship Capstone. Courses teach building AI-powered applications 'without coding' via AI-assisted development platforms. 2025 · high confidence — source
- 🆕DLIT 111 / 511 'AI Basics for Digital Literacy'. The 2025-2026 catalog lists DLIT 111 (1 unit, credit) and DLIT 511 (0 units, noncredit) 'AI Basics for Digital Literacy,' an introductory course providing a foundational understanding of AI concepts, applications, and societal impact, with hands-on AI tools and an explicit emphasis on critical thinking and the ethical implications of AI in everyday life. 2025 · high confidence — source
ResourcesSystemsPeople
Team/Lead: SJEVCCD/EVC
- Are We Asking the Wrong Questions About ChatGPT?
- EVC had participating representation in PlayLab in November Inaugural cohort with UC Berkeley
- Courses sent to BACCC for review and approval:
- Generative AI Application Development, Certificate of Achievement
- Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneurship, Certificate of Achievement