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 (1 new). Every entry is tagged with one or more Vision 2030 domains: People · Policy · Systems · Resources.
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- Faculty representation on statewide ASCCC AI/GenAI Technologies Caucus. David Pai, a Computer Science instructor at Mendocino College, is listed as a member of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) Artificial Intelligence and Generative Artificial Intelligence Technologies Caucus, a statewide faculty body advising local senates on AI policy, legislation, and strategy. 2025 · medium confidence — source
PeoplePolicy
Team/Lead: Mendocino College/President/Senate/Curriculum Chair Neeka Aguirre/Dave Pai participates
- Prof. Dave Pai participates in CCC AIC
- President's newsletter updates
- Faculty Senate workgroup
- Curriculum Chair Neeka Aguirre
- December 2024 Faculty Senate moved to discussion creation of AI policy
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Policies
- Instructor-discretion guidance on AI use. The library's generative AI guide advises students that 'work submitted by a student must be their own,' cautions against using generative AI to write assignments, and tells students to 'Check with your instructor for each course to find out the policy on using ChatGPT and similar tools' (i.e., AI use is governed at the individual course/instructor level). 2026 · high confidence — source
PolicyPeople
Team/Lead: Mendocino College
- None found yet. Appear to rely on the student code of conduct.
- December 2025 Faculty moved to create policy via Senate
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Resources
- 🆕AlterEgo AI Bot for 24/7 IT Help Desk. Mendocino College IT offers 24/7 support through an 'IT Help Desk AlterEgo AI Bot' that provides basic technology support when the IT team is unavailable; the AlterEgo product is from Invoke Learning. The tool is referenced on the college's Tech Support and Online Education pages (contact via 707-468-3210 / askit@mendocino.edu). undated · high confidence — source
- Library Student Guide to Generative AI (actively maintained). The Mendocino College Library maintains a 'Student Guide to AI: Generative AI' LibGuide (adapted from the University of Arizona Libraries' Student Guide to ChatGPT, CC BY 4.0) covering how generative AI works, fact-checking, whether using ChatGPT is cheating, citing AI, tools beyond ChatGPT, and a research-topic activity. The page shows 'Last Updated: May 13, 2026,' indicating it is actively maintained. 2026 · high confidence — source
ResourcesPeople
Team/Lead: Mendocino College
- Library Guide on Copyright and Creative Commons includes AI
- Copyright Office - Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence