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PennWest News
October 15, 2024
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PENNWEST UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
October 15, 2024
Pennsylvania Western University
is extending its commitment to the future of learning and workforce
preparation by launching the PennWest Center for Artificial Intelligence and
Emerging Technologies.
The Center, set to open in Spring 2025, will serve as a dynamic hub preparing
students, employees, and community partners for the responsible adoption
and innovative use of AI and emerging technologies.
“As a next-generation public university, we are excited to launch the Center as
an accessible and impactful resource for our students and the region,” said
Dr. James Fisher, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The center will help faculty navigate the transformative impact of AI and
emerging technologies on education by providing tools, knowledge, and
training to integrate AI effectively into their teaching. It will foster an inclusive
environment where students can become proficient, adaptable, and careerready users of AI in a rapidly evolving world.
Additionally, the center will facilitate meaningful dialogue and thought
leadership to address the economic, ethical, cultural, educational, political,
and legal challenges AI poses. Collaboration with community partners —
including schools, nonprofits, governments, and industry — will help meet the
challenges and opportunities of an AI-driven future.
Dr. Camille Dempsey, Associate Professor of Education, will serve as the
center’s inaugural director. Dempsey, a nationally known expert and
consultant in AI and education technology, is a Faculty Research Fellow in
Artificial Intelligence through the International Society of Technology in
Education (ISTE) and an EDSAFE AI Alliance Catalyst Fellow. She also
serves as a Google Women Ambassador, a Google AI Mastermind for
Women, and a Google Educator Group leader.
“AI is transforming the way we live and work,” said Dempsey. “PennWest has
a strong cluster of AI-related talent, and the center will leverage that talent to
benefit our community of educators and community stakeholders.”
For more information about the PennWest Center for Artificial Intelligence and
Emerging Technologies, visit https://www.pennwest.edu/institutes/ai.php.
October 15, 2024
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
PENNWEST UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
October 15, 2024
Pennsylvania Western University
is extending its commitment to the future of learning and workforce
preparation by launching the PennWest Center for Artificial Intelligence and
Emerging Technologies.
The Center, set to open in Spring 2025, will serve as a dynamic hub preparing
students, employees, and community partners for the responsible adoption
and innovative use of AI and emerging technologies.
“As a next-generation public university, we are excited to launch the Center as
an accessible and impactful resource for our students and the region,” said
Dr. James Fisher, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The center will help faculty navigate the transformative impact of AI and
emerging technologies on education by providing tools, knowledge, and
training to integrate AI effectively into their teaching. It will foster an inclusive
environment where students can become proficient, adaptable, and careerready users of AI in a rapidly evolving world.
Additionally, the center will facilitate meaningful dialogue and thought
leadership to address the economic, ethical, cultural, educational, political,
and legal challenges AI poses. Collaboration with community partners —
including schools, nonprofits, governments, and industry — will help meet the
challenges and opportunities of an AI-driven future.
Dr. Camille Dempsey, Associate Professor of Education, will serve as the
center’s inaugural director. Dempsey, a nationally known expert and
consultant in AI and education technology, is a Faculty Research Fellow in
Artificial Intelligence through the International Society of Technology in
Education (ISTE) and an EDSAFE AI Alliance Catalyst Fellow. She also
serves as a Google Women Ambassador, a Google AI Mastermind for
Women, and a Google Educator Group leader.
“AI is transforming the way we live and work,” said Dempsey. “PennWest has
a strong cluster of AI-related talent, and the center will leverage that talent to
benefit our community of educators and community stakeholders.”
For more information about the PennWest Center for Artificial Intelligence and
Emerging Technologies, visit https://www.pennwest.edu/institutes/ai.php.