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The working group is charged with providing recommendations on how Ithaca College can leverage AI to enhance its operations, services, and student experiences, while ensuring alignment with IC’s values, mission, and vision. The working group will also help identify institutional policies that should be reviewed and workplace enhancement opportunities, and it will recommend ethical principles for AI use at IC. Their work is specifically not in the areas of AI use in instruction and pedagogy, which remains the purview of faculty.

“Establishing this working group signifies our commitment to integrating AI into our work and activities in ways that reinforce our educational mission and uphold our core values,” Cornish said. “This is an important step toward developing a responsible, equitable, and forward-thinking approach to AI for the campus.”

Named to the working group are:
•Priya Sirohi – assistant professor, writing, and director of the Writing Center, H&S
•Luke Keller – professor, physics and astronomy, H&S
•Yvette Sterbenk – associate professor, strategic communication, Park School
•April Mazza – associate vice president, Advancement
•Julian Fuentes – social psychologist and student success coach, Center for Student Success
•Kimberly Lieb – training and development consultant, Employee Relations
•Dave Curry – director, Center for Career Exploration and Development
•Reginald Briggs – senior director, Dining Services
•Omar Stoute – director of Staff Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
•Marsha Dawson – Dean of Students
•Phuong Ha ’25, student, mathematics and computer science, H&S

They will be joined by the following Information Technology and Analytics staff serving in supporting roles:
•Executive Sponsor – Dave Weil on behalf of President Cornish
•Chair – Casey Kendall
•Facilitator / Coordinator – Jenna Lamb
•IT&A Consultative Staff – Jenna Linskens, Rob Snyder, Andy Hogan

The working group will be consulting widely with campus constituencies as part of its study and recommendations.