Universities of Wisconsin AI News and Initiatives

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 of generative AI by students, faculty, and staff, with attention to academic integrity, data protection, and equity.​
• IT and the Office of the Provost maintain guidance on approved tools, redaction protocols, citation expectations, and what counts as sensitive or restricted data, helping the campus use AI safely in teaching, research, and operations.​

Teaching & Learning with Generative AI

• UW–Green Bay’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) offers generative AI resources for instructors, including explanations of common tools, sample syllabus language, and a “Generative AI in the Classroom” guide.​
• CATL’s “How Will Generative AI Change My Course?” checklist (2024) walks faculty through experimenting with AI, redesigning assignments, and updating course policies in conversation with students.​
• The Faculty AI Explorers program (launching Fall 2025) supports instructors in writing course-level AI policies, creating Copilot-based agents for their classes, and designing AI-aligned assignments, with a stipend for participants.​

Student Support & Engagement

• An AI-powered student-support service, branded “Phlash,” sends check-in text messages to students every 7–10 days and directs them to campus resources, pairing automated outreach with human staff follow-up.​​
• AI-related student projects and presentations, including work on AI’s impact in fields like healthcare, are highlighted through venues such as the Academic Excellence Symposium.​

UW–Green Bay Generative AI Policy
CATL Generative AI & Instruction Resources
AI-powered student-support service news

UW-La Crosse

News and Initiatives

Deep Learning, Ethics & Campus Engagement

• The “Teaching and Learning with AI” hub from the Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning (CATL) offers a central resource for integrating AI tools into courses, including explanations of common tools, sample syllabus language, and guidance for both new and experienced users.​
• CATL’s AI Community of Practice (AI COP) brings instructors together to explore classroom uses and challenges of AI and to extend conversations from the annual AI Summit into the academic year.​
• UW–La Crosse hosts an annual AI Summit with sessions on topics such as AI in accounting, career services, research, accessibility, and teaching, featuring faculty and staff sharing practical applications and concerns.​
• The School of Education’s AI Task Force builds AI literacy among faculty and teacher candidates, emphasizing ethical and transparent use of AI in coursework and future K–12 classrooms.​
• A new 12-credit Artificial Intelligence Ethics Certificate, launching in Spring 2025, equips students from any major with philosophical and analytical tools to address AI’s ethical complexities and to lead responsibly in an AI-driven world.​

UW–La Crosse AI & Teaching Resources
AI Summit information
Artificial Intelligence Ethics Certificate

UW-Madison

News and Initiatives

Enterprise AI Tools & Strategic Growth

• UW–Madison offers a suite of vetted generative AI tools—including Microsoft Copilot Chat, Google Gemini, Google NotebookLM, Zoom AI Companion, and related services—configured with enhanced privacy and data protections for use in research, teaching, and administrative work.​
• Central IT provides guidance on choosing among these tools, outlining appropriate use cases, data handling expectations, and limitations for restricted or sensitive information.​
• Through the RISE-AI initiative, UW–Madison is making significant investments in AI-focused faculty hiring and research infrastructure, with dozens of new hires already supported and a longer-term goal of adding 120–150 faculty across AI-related focus areas.​
• RISE-AI draws on a $15 million commitment from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and partnerships with industry to accelerate AI research in areas such as medicine, agriculture, energy, and communications and to position UW–Madison as a guide for society in the AI era.​
• The newly approved College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence will build upon existing strengths in computing, data science, and AI, coordinating interdisciplinary programs that prepare students for AI-rich careers and support faculty in advancing AI research and education.​
• Programs like the Summer of AI Laboratory (SAIL), created in collaboration with OpenAI, immerse undergraduates in real-world AI projects with industry mentors, emphasizing responsible use and problem-solving across sectors.​

Explore UW–Madison generative AI tools & services
Learn about the RISE-AI initiative

UW-Milwaukee

News and Initiatives

Applied AI & Co‑Innovation Lab

• UWM leverages AI to enhance teaching, learning, research, and operations, anchored by its Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), which offers AI-focused workshops, Active Teaching Lab sessions, and guidance for integrating generative AI into courses.​
• UWM provides access to enterprise tools with generative AI features—including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Zoom AI Companion, Canvas discussion summarization, Adobe Firefly and Acrobat AI Assistant, and AI capabilities in Windows and Microsoft Edge—with examples of instructional use cases.​
• UWM is home to Microsoft’s first AI Co‑Innovation Lab focused specifically on manufacturing, located within the Connected Systems Institute, where Wisconsin manufacturers and other organizations partner with Microsoft and UWM experts to design and prototype AI solutions to real-world challenges.​
• The lab supports both feasibility/design sessions and full prototyping sprints, enabling companies to build working AI solutions while retaining ownership of their intellectual property, and is part of Microsoft’s broader multi‑billion‑dollar investment in Wisconsin’s AI infrastructure.​
• Through UWM’s School of Continuing Education, professionals can enroll in short AI courses that cover AI integration in the workplace, prompt engineering, ethical considerations, and deep learning, helping prepare today’s workforce for AI-driven change.​

About AI at UWM
CETL AI & Teaching Resources
UWM–Microsoft AI Co‑Innovation Lab announcement

UW-Oshkosh

News and Initiatives

Classroom Integration & Community Conversations

• The Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) provides “Generative AI: Recommendations and Best Practices,” encouraging instructors to explore tools like ChatGPT and Bing in discipline-specific ways while foregrounding ethics, transparency, and academic integrity.​
• CETL hosts events such as “Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom: Friend or Foe?” to help faculty discuss AI’s benefits and risks, including its impact on critical thinking and assessment design.​
• A cross-campus AI Trailblazers group is charting a bold course for AI at UW–Oshkosh, developing pilots that enhance teaching, research, and community engagement across business, education, nursing, information systems, the arts, and computer science.​
• New courses like AI for All introduce students from any major to large language models and generative AI through hands-on labs, connecting AI concepts to real-world applications in fields such as healthcare and education.​
• AI-powered video avatars allow students—particularly in nursing and related programs—to practice therapeutic communication and patient interaction, while “AI Study Buddy” pilots and AI-driven study bots support deeper engagement with course material rather than simple answer retrieval.​
• Business-focused pilots use AI avatars and tools such as AIDEN to simulate workplace scenarios and support instructors in designing assignments that are both AI-aware and creativity-focused.​
• Community events like Amplify IT: “Artificial Intelligence – What’s Next in AI?” convene campus and industry leaders to explore AI’s role in education, workforce development, and regional innovation.​

UW–Oshkosh CETL Generative AI Recommendations & Best Practices
Amplify IT: What’s Next in AI?

UW-River Falls

News and Initiatives

Safeguarding with AI Oversight Guidance

• In May 2025, UW–River Falls issued a campus-wide security notice about third-party AI “bots” that integrate with tools like Microsoft Teams, outlining risks related to data security, contracts, and regulatory compliance and advising on safer alternatives.​
• CETL’s Generative AI guide (Aug 2024) offers sample syllabus language, acknowledgement statements, and recommendations for transparent, responsible classroom use of tools such as ChatGPT, aligning campus practice with systemwide AI literacy efforts.
• The university library’s “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Student Learning” guide introduces students to AI and generative AI, addresses issues like bias and misinformation, and connects learners to appropriate research tools and citation support.​
• UW–River Falls’ master’s program in computer science prepares working professionals for AI-driven careers, highlighting AI, data analysis, and related skills through flexible learning models.​
• New online programs such as the Master of Science in healthcare analytics (launching Fall 2025) and continuing education offerings like the Data Science & Artificial Intelligence course help working adults build data and AI competencies for evolving workforce needs.​

UW–River Falls AI Security Notice
Library AI & Student Learning Research Guide

UW-Parkside

News and Initiatives

AI in Teaching & Inclusive Learning

• The Center for Excellence in Inclusive Teaching & Learning (CEITL) supports faculty in developing AI course policies, AI-aware and AI-resistant assignments, and inclusive teaching strategies that account for students’ varied access to and experiences with AI tools.​
• The “Teaching in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (AI)” workshop series offers a “choose your own adventure” pathway—synchronous workshops, Teaching with AI book clubs, and a No-Prep Book Club—paired with an asynchronous resource course on generative AI in higher education.​
• Faculty can earn an AI-Enhanced Teaching Certificate by completing a selected track and three applied assignments, such as drafting AI syllabus policies, designing AI-integrated assignments, and articulating AI-related course learning outcomes.​
• Optional working sessions provide hands-on time for instructors to craft AI syllabus policies, create AI-supported rubrics, integrate AI into assignments, and implement additional ideas with CEITL guidance.​
• Parkside Works and partners such as Microsoft TechSpark and Code.org host an “Hour of AI” event, giving middle and high school learners a chance to explore what AI is, how it works, and how to use it responsibly through interactive projects.​
• Continuing Education and career training offerings, including AI for Business and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence courses, help professionals build skills in generative AI use, prompt writing, Python, machine learning, and AI application development.​

UW–Parkside AI Resources for Faculty & Teaching

UW-Platteville

News and Initiatives

Applied AI, Student Skill-Building & Security

• In management courses led by Professor Dr. Maya Jaber, students create AI “tutors” and avatars to examine bias, compare AI and human feedback, and practice using tools like Microsoft Copilot and institutionally scoped ChatGPT in responsible, policy-aligned ways.​
• The university library’s “AI Demystified” workshops introduce students to generative AI basics, effective prompt writing, strategies for evaluating AI-generated content, and how to interpret instructor-specific AI guidelines for their classes.​
• Through Continuing Education and STEM outreach, programs such as “STEM Power! AI” provide high school students with hands-on experiences in AI concepts, coding, and real-world applications, connecting them to UW–Platteville faculty and STEM pathways.​
• Campus technology support and outreach help students and educators access tools like Microsoft Copilot and Zoom AI Companion, with guidance on privacy, data security, and appropriate instructional use.​

Prof. Jaber’s “AI tutor” classroom project
AI Demystified library workshop
“STEM Power! AI” program information

UW-Stevens Point

News and Initiatives

Building AI Awareness, Skills & Ethical Practice

• The Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning (CITL) supports faculty in navigating generative AI’s opportunities and challenges, offering resources and sessions on responsible use, academic integrity, and how AI can support critical thinking and student engagement.​
• CITL has hosted an AI-focused series (including talks such as “Joy and Assessment of Learning in AI-Supported Times”) and is leading a year-long AI in the Workforce Faculty Learning Community (2025–26) to help instructors understand how AI is transforming their disciplines and to design assignments that mirror real-world AI use.​
• The annual AI Innovations at Work conference brings together educators, industry experts, and community members for a one-day exploration of AI’s implications for teaching, administration, workplace practice, and areas like natural resource management.​
• UW–Stevens Point is launching a Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence that blends programming, data analytics, machine learning, cloud environments, and AI-driven cybersecurity with ethical and applied training, culminating in a capstone where students build AI solutions for local organizations.​
• Faculty are also integrating AI into creative disciplines—for example, courses in media production that help students experiment with AI tools while examining their ethical and artistic implications.​
• Student-led projects such as Sourcer AI, a tool for detecting bias and misinformation in news content, reflect UWSP’s focus on critical AI literacy and the societal impacts of automated systems.​

Teaching With AI & Policy Group – UWSP CITL
Future of AI in Creative Fields
Artificial Intelligence Series by UWSP

UW-Stout

News and Initiatives

AI by Design & Applied Innovation

• UW–Stout is embedding AI across its curriculum as part of a 360-degree approach, integrating AI skills into every degree program—from engineering and supply chain to communication, counseling, hospitality, marketing, and design—so all graduates develop applied AI literacy for Industry 4.0 workplaces.​
• Specialized programs such as Automation Leadership and AI-focused pathways in applied mathematics, data science, business technology, digital marketing, hospitality, cybersecurity, and engineering emphasize hands-on projects, including CoPilot-enabled assignments and real-world AI problem solving.​
• A thriving AI community includes an AI Student Club open to all majors, faculty AI Fellows, and an AI Innovation Committee that guide AI integration, governance, ethics, and literacy, with students helping demonstrate campus AI work to external stakeholders and visitors.​
• The Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Artificial Intelligence (CAM‑AI) partners with the Manufacturing Outreach Center to help small and midsize manufacturers adopt AI and advanced manufacturing technologies, offering consulting, training, and applied projects in areas such as smart manufacturing, vision inspection, robotics, and data-driven decision-making.​
• CAM‑AI is supported by significant external investment, including a Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation grant, and serves as a regional hub for AI education, K–12 pathways, and workforce transformation in Wisconsin and Minnesota.​

Artificial Intelligence at UW–Stout
Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Artificial Intelligence

UW-Superior

News and Initiatives

AI Literacy, Research & Ethics

• WRIT 411: Writing and Artificial Intelligence introduces students to generative AI tools alongside ethical and rhetorical considerations, helping them develop digital writing strategies that emphasize critical evaluation, transparency, and responsible use.​
• A Scholarship of Teaching and Learning research project at UW–Superior surveys both faculty and students to better understand their perceptions, experiences, and concerns about generative AI in higher education, with findings used to guide local policy and instructional practice.​
• AI-focused events—including faculty interviews, classroom-based inquiry presentations, and community dialogue sessions—invite campus and community members into ongoing conversations about AI, academic integrity, bias, and the institution’s values.​

WRIT 411: Writing and Artificial Intelligence
Study on AI perceptions at UW–Superior

UW-Whitewater

News and Initiatives

AI in Learning & Analytics Leadership

• Hosts a public-facing AI and Analytics Forum for industry and campus partners, themed “Artificial Intelligence and Analytics: Leadership, Governance, Threats and Security,” featuring talks, a regional panel, and student poster sessions on AI-driven business and analytics.​
• Offers formal education through an online Digital Marketing and Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate, a 14‑credit AACSB-accredited program that prepares professionals to leverage analytics, automation, and AI tools for strategic digital marketing decisions.​
• Provides classroom and student support via campus AI guidelines that clarify expectations for generative AI use, direct students to a library AI citation guide, and encourage faculty to articulate course-specific policies for when AI is allowed, restricted, or prohibited.​

UWW AI & Analytics Forum
Digital Marketing & Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate
UW–Whitewater AI site and Student AI Guidelines