AI@Conn

The AI@Conn initiative aims to:

• Enhance Professional Development for Faculty: Through faculty development workshops, course development support, and new technologies, the initiative will equip faculty with the tools and knowledge needed to understand the impact of AI on education and how they might incorporate AI topics and/or tools into their teaching and research practices across various disciplines.
  
  
• Support Course Revisions: Faculty members will receive stipends to modify assignments within existing courses, create new assignments, or update existing courses to include significant AI components or topics.
  
  
• Promote Collaborative Research: The initiative will support existing student-faculty summer research programs with projects focused on AI, providing stipends and resources to foster innovative research that will contribute to their scholarly work.
  
  
• Enhance External Outreach: Connecticut College will share its AI resources, expertise, and lessons learned with peer institutions through workshops, conferences, and digital media. The initiative will host a symposium on Integrating AI in the Liberal Arts, planned for fall 2025 and 2026.

A cornerstone of the AI@Conn initiative is the creation of a two-year fellowship in Artificial Intelligence. The fellow will bring specialized knowledge to the College, supporting faculty in AI-related projects, assisting in course development, and leading summer workshops.

This initiative is generously funded by a bequest from Harold F. Wiley to the Diane Y. Williams ’59 Instructional Technology Fund. The College is deeply grateful for Mr. Wiley’s gift and Ms. Williams’ ongoing support, which enables Connecticut College to continue its tradition of innovation in liberal arts education.