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Merritt College
Region: Bay Area
At a glance
Merritt College librarian Amy Stewart-Deaker leads AI literacy efforts through a comprehensive ChatGPT guide (updated September 2025) that ties uncredited AI use to the college's academic misconduct policy (AP 5500) and provides APA/MLA/Chicago citation guidance. The college hosted a Secure AI Hackathon in July 2024 with industry judges and offers Computer Science electives in AI, data science, and high-performance computing. Faculty participated in a district-wide AI debate in April 2026, while the Peralta District Academic Senate curates external AI guidance for reference.
Updated Scan Findings
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- 🆕District-wide 'AI in Higher Education' faculty debate/dialogue (April 2026). Merritt College faculty are invited to a Peralta district-wide 'AI in Higher Education: A Bay Area Insight Debate & Dialogue' on April 9, 2026 at Berkeley City College, using a structured debate format to explore AI-resilient and equitable teaching; partners include My Robot Teacher, Insight Debate & Dialogue, and Learning Lab. 2026 · high confidence — source
AI Policies · 1
- Library AI Literacy guide ties uncredited AI use to AP 5500 misconduct. The Merritt College Library 'ChatGPT - AI Literacy' guide states that uncredited use of AI/ChatGPT can constitute academic misconduct under the college catalog's AP 5500 (Standards of Student Conduct) 'Dishonesty/plagiarism' provisions, and directs students to consult instructors about AI usage and cite AI-generated content. 2025 · high confidence — source
AI Courses, Tools & Resources · 5
- Library ChatGPT & AI Literacy LibGuide (updated Sept 2025). Librarian Amy Stewart-Deaker maintains a multi-page guide (Home, How to Use ChatGPT, Limitations, How to Cite ChatGPT, Academic Integrity, Library Resources) emphasizing that 'ChatGPT does not think' and that students must verify factual claims; last updated September 16, 2025. 2025 · high confidence — source
- Secure AI Hackathon at Merritt (July 2024) with industry judges. Merritt College hosted a one-day 'Secure AI Hackathon' on July 22, 2024 at the intersection of cybersecurity and AI/machine learning; ~28 participants produced ~10 projects (phishing detection, intrusion detection, secure AI deployment) judged by industry professionals from Slack, Sensa, Rain Capital, and Sage alongside Merritt's Prof. Beverly Brooks. Fall 2024 · high confidence — source
- ChatGPT/AI citation guidance for students (APA/MLA/Chicago). The library guide's 'How to Cite ChatGPT' section advises students to prepare citation plans using APA, MLA, or Chicago style and to be ready to provide prompts/conversation transcripts to instructors when AI is used. 2025 · medium confidence — source
- Computer Science AI / High Performance Computing / Data Science elective group. The Merritt College Computer Science program includes a restricted elective group in High Performance Computing (HPC), Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence, with instruction in parallel/GPU and cloud programming and AI libraries to build systems that learn from data, detect patterns, and make suggestions. undated · medium confidence — source
- Peralta District Academic Senate AI academic-integrity resource list. The Peralta District Academic Senate (parent district of Merritt) maintains an academic-integrity resources page curating external AI guidance (e.g., ASCCC's 'Academic Integrity in the Era of Artificial Intelligence,' Yale, UCLA, Montclair State) for faculty reference; these are reference materials, not a binding Merritt policy. undated · medium confidence — source
Spring 2025 baseline
AI-Engaged People, Processes & Timelines
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Team/Lead: Merritt/Librarians & PRIE Director
- Librarian developed AI Guide, including guidance for students on AI in courses
- AI and Academic Integrity
- Adapted from ASU and Wesleyan AI Library Guides
- Library Resources on AI
- Including related Library Collection
- Artificial Whiteness: Politics and Ideology in AI by Yarden Katz
AI Policies
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Team/Lead: PCCD/Merritt
- Librarian developed resource AI and Academic Integrity
- Adapted from ASU and Wesleyan AI Library Guides
Team/Lead: PCCD/Merritt
- Per District, College Senates are reviewing and taking differing approaches.
AI Courses, Tools & Resources
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- Artificial Intelligence: Where Are We Now?" moderated by Nathan Pellegrin (Director of Research and Planning at Merritt College) and featuring:
Team/Lead: PCCD/Merritt/Library Faculty
- Librarian developed AI Guide, including guidance for students on AI in courses
- AI and Academic Integrity
- Adapted from ASU and Wesleyan AI Library Guides
- Library Resources on AI
- Including related Library Collection
- Artificial Whiteness: Politics and Ideology in AI by Yarden Katz
- Merritt College had participating representation in PlayLab in November Inaugural cohort with UC Berkeley
Entities from the knowledge graph
college: Merritt Collegeinitiative: Artificial Intelligence: Where Are We Now?person: PRIE Director
Contacts at this college
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PD PRIE Director Director of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness |