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Porterville College
Region: Central Valley / Mother Lode
At a glance
Porterville College's Academic Senate approved a syllabi AI policy in February 2025 offering faculty four disclosure options from full permission to prohibition. English professor Rachel Tatro-Duarte was selected as the sole Central Valley representative in the 2025 CCCCO AI Fellows cohort, focusing on workforce development and faculty professional training for the region. The college also participates in a district-wide AWS partnership piloting an AI-enabled Guided Pathways advising tool.
Updated Scan Findings
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- 🆕English professor selected as statewide AI Fellow (only one from Central Valley). Dr. Rachel Tatro-Duarte, Professor of English at Porterville College, was selected as one of 13 inaugural Fellows in the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office AI Fellows program and is the only Fellow representing the Central Valley. Her work focuses on AI Workforce Development for the Central Valley Mother Lode Consortium (CVML). 2025 · high confidence — source
- 🆕Participation in CCCCO statewide AI Fellows cohort / Vision 2030. Porterville College's Rachel Tatro-Duarte is listed in the 2025 AI Fellows Cohort of the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. The two-year fellowship develops frameworks and guidelines for responsible AI adoption across all 116 colleges, spanning teaching and learning, professional development, student support, and workforce development, as a cornerstone of Vision 2030. 2025 · high confidence — source
- 🆕AI Fellow tasked with faculty support and professional training integration. Per ABC30 coverage, the AI Fellowship Tatro-Duarte joined supports AI integration across faculty development, student engagement, and classified professional training, with an emphasis on people developing skills to work alongside AI rather than being replaced by it. 2025 · medium confidence — source
AI Courses, Tools & Resources · 2
- KCCD/AWS AI-ML Guided Pathways advising tool (Porterville is a member college). The Kern Community College District, which includes Porterville College (with Bakersfield and Cerro Coso), partnered with AWS to build an AI/ML-enabled Guided Pathways tool that flags when students take courses misaligned with their program, aiming to decrease time to degree, reduce excess credits, and augment limited advising staff. The tool was in active POC testing with KCCD counselors and advisors. 2024 · high confidence — source
- Not-for-credit AI / Machine Learning continuing-education courses via ed2go. Porterville College's branded ed2go continuing-education catalog lists an 'Introduction to Machine Learning' online course described as building on concepts from an 'Introduction to AI' course, covering AI/ML topics. These are not-for-credit online offerings rather than credit curriculum or a certificate. 2025 · medium confidence — source
Spring 2025 baseline
AI-Engaged People, Processes & Timelines
V2030: PeopleV2030: Policy
Team/Lead: Porterville College/Senate/Joy Lawrence (Distance Education Committee)
AI Policies
V2030: PolicyV2030: People
Team/Lead: Porterville College
- Jan 2025 AI Syllabi Policy In-progress with Senate
- Draft Recommended AI Policy
- AI Allowed
- AI Allowed Conditionally
- AI Not Allowed
- AI (Including Grammarly) Not Allowed
- Approved 2/7/2025
AI Courses, Tools & Resources
V2030: Resources
Team/Lead: Porterville College
Entities from the knowledge graph
college: Porterville Collegeinitiative: CTC B68NC - Introduction to Artificial Intelligenceorganization: Porterville College Senateorganization: Porterville College Distance Education Committeeorganization: Porterville College Academic Senateperson: Joy Lawrencepolicy: Porterville College AI Syllabi Policypolicy: Porterville College Draft Recommended AI Policy
Links & artifacts
AI-Engaged People, Processes & Timelines · 4
- https://committees.portervillecollege.edu/_resources/assets/committee-documents/academic-senate/Meeting%20Agenda%20for%202.7.25.pdf fetched
- https://committees.portervillecollege.edu/_resources/assets/committee-documents/academic-senate/1_24_25%20draft%20minutes%20senate.pdf fetched
- https://committees.portervillecollege.edu/_resources/assets/committee-documents/academic-senate/Draft%20Recommended%20AI%20Policy.pdf fetched
- https://committees.portervillecollege.edu/_resources/assets/committee-documents/academic-senate/2_7_25%20draft%20minutes.pdf fetched
AI Courses, Tools & Resources · 2
Contacts at this college
| Name / Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
JL Joy Lawrence Distance Education Committee member | joy.lawrence@portervillecollege.edu | (559) 791-2263 |