Past Events

• STEM Lunch meeting

  24 June 2025
  Open Discussion with Matt Whited, Chemistry Date: Tue, June 24, 2025 STEM faculty and staff discussed how using AI in research, especially student research, may be possible – or problematic
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• Town Hall for Staff Council: 35 minute AI Conversation

  29 May 2025
  Open Discussion by Kate Brooks, Solita Tullo, Don Vosburg Date: Thu, May 29, 2025 A guided small group discussion, followed by a larger discussion about what people are curious about…
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• Ed Tech Tea: Zoom AI Companion

  27 May 2025
  Tech Workshop by Dann Hurlbert, Wiebke Kuhn, Don Vosburg Date: Tue, May 27, 2025 Zoom AI Companion allows for summarizing your Zoom meetings and some other features. How does it…
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• LTC lunch: AI Tools in Classics and Physics

  27 May 2025
  Teaching Workshop by Melissa Eblen-Zayas, Clara Hardy, Chico Zimmerman, Seth Kimbrell Date: Tue, May 27, 2025 As part of the AI Year of Curiosity, faculty from Classics and Physics explored…
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• Ed Tech Tea: Google Labs

  20 May 2025
  Tech Workshop by Don Vosburg, Wiebke Kuhn Date: Tue, May 20, 2025 Google has been working on integrating AI throughout its entire suite of applications. Their innovators develop new AI-infused…
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• CS Bits & Bytes: Dr. Betty Cheng on “Be careful what you wish for…When should we trust AI?”

  15 May 2025
  Guest Lecture by Dr. Betty Cheng, Michigan State University Date: Thu, May 15, 2025 Trustworthy artificial intelligence (Trusted AI) is essential when autonomous, safety-critical systems use…
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• Ed Tech Tea: OpenLLaMA and DeepSeek

  13 May 2025
  Presentation by Randy Hoffner, Wiebke Kuhn Date: Tue, May 13, 2025
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• Ed Tech Tea: Image and Video Generation with Generative AI

  6 May 2025
  Tech Workshop by Dann Hurlbert, Wiebke Kuhn Date: Tue, May 6, 2025 Image and video generation work differently from other generative AI tools, and they have come a long way…
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• AI and Religion

  6 May 2025
  Open Discussion by Carls for Religious Understanding (CRU) Date: Tue, May 6, 2025 The session dove into questions like:What are the ethical implications of artificial intelligence?How could you see…
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• AI to Accelerate Scientific Discovery and Engineering Design

  1 May 2025
  Guest Lecture by Dr. Aryan Deshwal, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Date: Thu, May 1, 2025 A huge range of scientific discovery and engineering design…
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