Explore how each University is shaping the future with AI—through education, research, industry partnerships, and governance.
Updated June 12, 2025
UW-Eau Claire
News and Initiatives
AI Education & Student Innovation
- UW–Eau Claire will launch BA/BS AI majors in Fall 2025, equipping students with applied skills in AI models and algorithms.
- Their students are engaging in real-world AI, such as developing solutions for healthcare in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic.
UWEC AI degree programs
UWEC Blugold Innovation Health Challenge
UW-Green Bay
News and Initiatives
AI Policy & Responsible Classroom Use
- Released a comprehensive Generative AI Policy (GB‑50‑24‑2) in August 2024, establishing guidelines for ethical, secure use by students, faculty, and staff—covering data protection, equity, and academic integrity.
- IT maintains a “Best Practices” page that explains approved tools, redaction protocols, citation expectations, and what constitutes sensitive data.
- Faculty-centered guidance: UW–Green Bay’s Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning offers classroom-focused recommendations and a generative AI checklist
- A student-facing initiative sends AI-powered check-in texts every 7–10 days to connect students with campus resources—complemented by genuine human support.
UW-La Crosse
News and Initiatives
A Deep Learning, Ethics & Campus Engagement
- The Teaching and Learning with AI hub offers asynchronous book clubs, sessions, and resources that focus on integrating generative tools into the classroom.
- Hosts an annual AI Summit, featuring practical workshops on using AI in accounting, career feedback, library services, and more.
- Launching a 12‑credit AI Ethics Certificate (Spring 2025), preparing students to thoughtfully address AI’s societal and philosophical implications
UW–La Crosse AI & Teaching Resources
2024 AI Summit Highlights
AI Ethics Certificate Program
UW-Madison
News and Initiatives
Enterprise AI Tools & Strategic Growth
- UW–Madison offers vetted generative AI tools—including Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Webex and Zoom AI—securely integrated for research, teaching, and admin use.
- They’re also spearheading the RISE-AI initiative, planning to add dozens of AI-focused faculty across disciplines and invest in research infrastructure.
Explore UW–Madison AI tools & services
Learn about RISE-AI initiative-AI initiative
UW-Milwaukee
News and Initiatives
Applied AI & Co-Innovation Lab
- UWM leverages AI to enhance teaching, learning, and research, anchored by its Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning.
- Notably, UWM is home to the nation’s first Microsoft AI Co‑Innovation Lab focused on manufacturing, offering hands-on AI partnerships with local industry.
About UWM AI
UWM AI Co‑Innovation Lab announcement & services
Learn about RISE-AI initiative
UW-Oshkosh
News and Initiatives
Classroom Integration & Community Conversations
- The Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning offers guidance on generative AI teaching, encouraging educators to engage in proactive dialogues with students about AI ethics and plagiarism.
- Hosts community events like Amplify IT: What’s Next in AI?, bringing together industry and campus leaders to explore AI’s impact across sectors.
- Piloting AI mentorship platforms, such as an AI Mentor chatbot to help students navigate university life and resources.
Oshkosh AI Teaching Best Practices
Amplify IT 2025 – AI event details
UW-River Falls
News and Initiatives
Safeguarding with AI Oversight Guidance
- In May 2025, the university issued an official campus-wide communication warning about third-party AI “bots” that integrate with Teams, emphasizing risks to data security, contractual limitations, and compliance issues.
- Provides resources on AI in student learning through its library, with guides on responsible usage and ethical considerations.
- Delivers entry-level AI exposure via public courses like “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence,” aimed at demystifying AI for non-technical learners.
UW-Parkside
News and Initiatives
Applied AI & Co-Innovation LabAI in Teaching & Inclusive Learning
- The Center for Excellence in Inclusive Teaching & Learning offers support for faculty developing AI course policies and AI-resistant assignments
- Hosts a “Teaching in the Era of AI” workshop series, offering both synchronous and asynchronous options—earn an AI‑Enhanced Teaching Certificate through hands-on sessions and a faculty book club
- Their Continuing Education program also features a webinar on AI ethics—designed for non-technical professionals in engineering and business
UW-Platteville
News and Initiatives
Applied AI, Student Skill-Building & Security
- Professor Dr. Maya Jaber has integrated an “AI tutor” into management classes, where students create AI avatars to explore bias and utilize Copilot and closed ChatGPT tools for research.
- The library hosts AI Demystified workshops, introducing students to prompt writing and helping them identify instructor guidelines.
- Through Continuing Education and STEM outreach, UW-Platteville offers programs like “STEM Power! AI” for high school students and provides support for accessing tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Zoom AI Companion.
Prof. Jaber’s “AI tutor” classroom project
AI Demystified Workshop – Library
STEM Power! AI & Copilot Support
UW-Stevens Point
News and Initiatives
Building AI Awareness, Skills & Ethical Practice
- The Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning (CITL) launched a campus-wide AI Policy Working Group in Spring 2024, surveyed faculty and students to understand current AI usage, and developed workshops and red-teaming tools to help educators redesign assignments for equity, integrity, and AI relevance.
- The annual AI Innovations at Work—a one-day conference—brings together educators, industry experts, and community members to explore AI in teaching, administration, and natural resource management
- Students are developing real-world AI tools, such as Sourcer AI, a platform designed to detect misinformation and bias in news articles.
Teaching With AI & Policy Group – UWSP CITL
AI Innovations at Work Conference
Sourcer AI student project coverage
UW-Stout
News and Initiatives
AI by Design & Applied Innovation
- UW–Stout is nearly fully embedding AI across its curriculum, integrating AI-driven content and tools in all degree programs
- Offers specialized degrees like the B.S. in Automation Leadership and an AI concentration in Applied Math & CS, focusing on Industry 4.0 readiness
- Hosts a thriving AI community, including student clubs, AI Fellows, industry partnerships like the Center for Advanced Manufacturing & AI, and public “AI Demystified” workshops
UW–Stout AI page
Automation Leadership & AI majors
Center for Advanced Manufacturing & AI
UW-Superior
News and Initiatives
AI Literacy, Research & Ethics
- Offers an undergraduate course, WRIT 411: Writing and Artificial Intelligence, exploring AI tools, ethical considerations, and digital writing strategies.
- The SoTL research group is conducting a survey of both faculty and students to understand their perceptions and attitudes toward generative AI in higher education.
- Hosts AI-related events such as faculty interviews and community dialogue, ensuring conversations about AI are grounded in ethics and campus values
WRIT 411: Writing with AI course
Study on AI perceptions at UW–Superior
UW-Whitewater
News and Initiatives
AI in Learning & Analytics Leadership
- Hosts a public-facing AI & Analytics Forum for industry and campus partners, exploring AI leadership, governance, and security.
- Offers formal education: an online Graduate Certificate in Digital Marketing & AI and undergraduate courses in AI-infused business analytics and marketing.
- Provides classroom support through Faculty workshops on AI detection and prevention, as well as an educational library guide for citing AI-generated content.
UWW AI & Analytics Forum
Digital Marketing & AI Grad Certificate