Kern Horizons AI automation project
Bakersfield CollegeCalifornia- Detected
- Oct 8, 2026
- 26 days ago
- Sector
- Information Technology
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From the meeting
The district said research on administrative workflow automation is now happening within the comprehensive Kern Horizons project in partnership with Ellucian. The update ties AI use to back-office process improvement, including areas such as transcript evaluations, degree petitions, and financial forecasting. Ellucian is the named partner, so this is useful incumbent and expansion intelligence even though no new procurement was announced.
- Meeting date
- October 8, 2026
- Agency
- Bakersfield College
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