Agenda

Attendees: Rachel Levy, Jennie Ofstein, Damon Armour, Fran Lawrence, Jacob Jones, Gwen Hazlehurst, Mike Jung, Helen Armstrong, Raul Doyle, Paul Liu, Helen Chen, Sarah Whichello, Orlando Arguello-Miranda, Jack Rodenfels, Shawn Dunning, Scott O’Leary, Donna Petherbridge, Georgina Sanchez, Charlie Mularchik, Susan Ivey, Jeff Baynham, Josh Gira, Sarah Egan Warren, Pierre Gremaud, Holly Hurlburt, Bill Rand, Jeff Webster, Cramps Williams, Julie Swann, Tiffany Barnes

Minutes

• Discussion of AI Advisory Group Spring 2026 Update
• Business Subgroup Report & Discussion Items
  • Upcoming partnership with OFA to launch AI in Business Operations Community of Practice (CoP).
    • Discussion of distinction between the CoP and AI Liaisons program.
  • Continued discussion of development of a list of AI tools and their functionality for campus business practices.
    • Will include limitations and restrictions of approved tools, as well as associated costs and license procurement processes.
    • Floor opened for AI tool suggestions for this list.

• Education Subgroup Report & Discussion Items
  • Discussion of strategic needs; innovation for AI education at NC State.
  • Movement for a student course evaluation question(s) regarding engagement with AI.
    • Perception of AI skills, AI use in classrooms, institutional data, etc.
  • Movement for a transparency use statement of the ways faculty use AI to teach in classrooms, and further discussion.
  • Discussion of AI Literacy Modules for students.
  • Discussion of development of a 1-2 pager for the Education subgroup; will include vision, purpose, guiding principles, priority areas, risk and milestones.
  • Movement to provide professional development opportunities to faculty; may offer training opportunities in summer.
  • Updates regarding OASIS Accelerator project, surveying alums and other parties; discussion of how to align curriculum with industry needs.
  • Discussion of cloud based software for teaching; assessed risks and benefits.

• Research Subgroup Report & Discussion Items
  • Discussion of Responsible Research Guidelines document.
  • Discussion of Research subgroup Strategic Needs document.

• Updates regarding AI Liaisons Pilot
• Updates regarding AI Literacy Module Pilot
• Discussion of AI Advisory Group products to be listed on AI at NC State.
• Updates regarding Guiding Principles for AI Tools document