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Crafton Hills College

Region: Inland Empire / Desert

At a glance

Crafton Hills College's AI activity centers on library-led education and student engagement. Adjunct librarian Karol McCool maintains a comprehensive LibGuide on generative AI covering responsible use, citation, detection, and classroom integration, last updated March 2026. The Student Science and Engineering Club has hosted AI research seminars, and College Corps fellows are slated to advance digital and AI literacy in 2026–2027.

Updated Scan Findings

3 new 🆕· 3 source-verified findings from the updated web scan
AI Courses, Tools & Resources · 3
  • 🆕Library research guide: 'Chat GPT and Generative AI'. The CHC Library maintains a LibGuide that 'provides a starting place for Crafton Hills College faculty, staff, and students to learn about ChatGPT and generative AI and how to use it responsibly,' authored by adjunct faculty librarian Karol McCool. It explains that generative AI predicts likely word sequences rather than retrieving facts and that the systems 'don't think.' 2026 · high confidencesource
  • 🆕AI guide covers detectors, citation, pros/cons, and classroom use. The same library guide includes sections on Citations with Generative AI (MLA and APA guidance), Pros and Cons of Generative AI and ChatGPT, ChatGPT Detectors & Tips for Detecting, ChatGPT in the Classroom, and a Class Activity. The guide was last updated March 31, 2026. 2026 · high confidencesource
  • 🆕College Corps fellows to advance digital and AI literacy. The San Bernardino Community College District College Corps page (covering Crafton Hills College and San Bernardino Valley College) states fellows will serve to 'tackle our community's most pressing challenges like K-12 education, food insecurity, digital & AI literacy and environmental stewardship,' referencing the 2026-2027 academic year. 2026 · medium confidencesource

Spring 2025 baseline

AI-Engaged People, Processes & Timelines

V2030: PeopleV2030: ResourcesV2030: Policy
Team/Lead: Crafton Hills College/Student Science and Engineering Club, President Genesis Trochez Vasquez and Advisory Classified Professional Corey Johnson/Libary Faculty Karol McCool/District/AI working Group
  • Students
  • Science and Engineering Club: Code, Create, and Innovate Join
  • Purpose
  • We want to create a space for students of all majors and backgrounds to share their interest in engineering and science. We aim to have hands-on projects that can teach us more about engineering and science.
  • Activities
  • We have three projects for this semester. Two will be hands-on and the third will be a research seminar. The two projects we have in mind will be a UAV fixed-wing drone and the second one will be an R/C car from scratch. Potentially we would want to join an R/C competition with the club or take it to a track. The research seminar will be on Artificial Intelligence
  • Contacts
  • President: Genesis Trochez Vasquez Email: g.trochezvasquez5865@student.sbccd.edu
  • Primary Advisor: Corey Johnson Email: cjohnson@craftonhills.edu
  • Library Faculty Research Guides
  • ChatGPT and Generative AI from Librarian Karol McCool
  • Open Educational Resources (OER/ZTC/LTC) from Librarian Karol McCool
  • Library Support Staff Certificate Program from Librarian/Dept Chair Natalie Lopez
  • February 20025 District convened a work group to develop formal AI policy.

AI Policies

V2030: PolicyV2030: People
Team/Lead: Crafton Hills College
  • Not yet found. Appears to rely on the student code of conduct student integrity policy.
  • Per survey:
  • No, not yet. Our District convened a work group meeting on 02/13/25 to begin the discussion on coming up with a formal AI policy.

AI Courses, Tools & Resources

V2030: ResourcesV2030: PeopleV2030: Systems
Team/Lead: Crafton Hills College
  • PD
  • ChatGPT and Generative AI from Librarian Karol McCool
  • Open Educational Resources (OER/ZTC/LTC) from Librarian Karol McCool
  • PD per survey:
  • Instructors have shared some of the work they are doing to help students learn more about AI effective use but nothing formal is in place. Additionally, student services division use AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, GammaAI, etc. but nothing formal. During our In-Service we had a presentation on the history and development of AI to help begin the conversations around building a formal policy.

Entities from the knowledge graph

college: Crafton Hills Collegeinitiative: AI Research Seminarinitiative: Library Support Staff Certificate Programorganization: District AI Working Grouporganization: District AI Work Groupperson: Genesis Trochez Vasquezperson: Corey Johnsonperson: Karol McCoolperson: Natalie Lopezpolicy: Student Code of Conduct Student Integrity Policy

Links & artifacts

Contacts at this college

Name / RoleEmailPhone
CJ
cjohnson@craftonhills.edu
G.
g.trochezvasquez5865@student.sbccd.edu
GV
Genesis Trochez Vasquez
President, Student Science and Engineering Club
CJ
Corey Johnson
Advisory Classified Professional
(909) 794-2161
KM
Karol McCool
Librarian
(909) 389-3378
NL
Natalie Lopez
Librarian/Department Chair
nlopez@craftonhills.edu(909) 389-3551
KM
kmccool@craftonhills.edu
J.
j.gutierrez2125@student.sbccd.edu