Academic Senate Resources

Academic Senate Resources

Forms for participating in a Senate meeting are in the "Joining Academic Senate Meetings" section.

• Academic Senate Constitution & By-laws (April 2022) (.pdf)
• Academic Senate Guidelines for Changes (.pdf)
• Faculty Department Chairs 2025 (.pdf)
• Faculty Department Chairs 2026 (.pdf)

Academic Senate for California Community College (ASCCC)

• Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC)
• ASCCC Delegate role and responsibilities (rev. 2022) .pdf
• ASCCC Leadership Resources
• ASCCC Local Senates Handbook 2020
• ASCCC Participating Effectively in District and College Governance (2020) .pdf
• ASCCC Scenarios Illustrating Effective Participation (2020) .pdf
• California Community Colleges: Principles and Leadership in the Context of Higher Education (Spring 2009) .pdf
• Text of AB1725 (Vasconcellos, 1988) .pdf

Committees

• Bakersfield College Committee Meeting Times
• Screening Committee Appointment Process 2025 (.pdf)
• Standing Committees Appointment Process 2025 (.pdf)
• Standing Committee Request Form
• Submission of Biographical Information for Faculty Appointments and Elections 2025 (.pdf)
• Task Force, Ad Hoc, Liaison & Other Request Form

Committee Co-chair Job Descriptions

• General Committee co-chair job description (rev 2025) .pdf
• AIQ Committee co-chair job description (rev 2025) .pdf
• Assessment Committee co-chair job description (rev 2024) .pdf
• Curriculum Committee co-chair job description (rev 2024) .pdf
• EODAC co-chair job description (rev 2025) .pdf
• ISIT Committee co-chair job description (rev 2010) .pdf
• Professional Development co-chair job description (rev 2025) .pdf
• Program Review co-chair job description (rev 2024) .pdf

References for Conducting Meetings

• Robert's Rules of Order - Quick Reference

Other Resources

• California Laws & Codes
• KCCD Board Policy
• KCCD Employee Contracts

Awards

• Margaret Levinson Nomination Statement Form
• Margaret Levinson Guidelines

Academic Senate Executive Board

The Academic Senate Executive Board is an advisory body for the Academic Senate President. Visit the Academic Senate Executive Board webpage for more information.

Media

A Better BC

Bakersfield College is improving the main Panorama campus through a series of projects resulting from the voter approved Measure J bond of 2016. Our website, A Better BC has all of the information to keep you updated.

This video is an aerial view of our campus, before Measure J construction updates.