w88 mobile Introducing PACK AI

August 12, 2025

Dear Wolf Pack Family,

The w88 mobile, Reno is proud to announcePACK AI, our new student-driven Artificial Intelligence initiative! PACK AI will ensure our students have the competencies and skills necessary to compete in their areas of study; it will aid our faculty in having the support to integrate AI into their teaching and scholarship; and it will strengthen our University’s mission as our institution integrates AI into our business processes to increase efficiency and productivity.

PACK AI will prepare our students for the workforce of the future and position our staff and faculty to shape the future of artificial intelligence in higher education, w88 mobile, the nation and the world. Starting this summer, our entering students will be required to complete an introduction to AI module as part of their NevadaFIT experience that will include ethics and the use of AI. The module will also provide guidance on the use of AI in academic coursework and the University’s policy on AI and academic integrity. First year and transfer students will also have access to Microsoft CoPilot and Apple Intelligence on the iPads they receive as part of the Digital Wolf Pack Initiative.

The University will also provide resources for faculty and staff to enhance their capabilities in AI through w88 mobile Teaching Excellence Program, University Libraries and Coursera. In addition, the University’s Office of Information Technology will provide additional computing resources on campus and in the cloud so scholars have access to the latest AI capabilities to enhance research.

For campus productivity and efficiency, we will engage with our software vendors to offer AI tools for faculty and staff for use in our business processes. The University has already acquired a new AI tool that provides easier access to our data systems and integrates AI into analytics. You will learn more about the implementation of this capability over the next academic year.

We are proud to kick-off PACK AI with a presentation by Dr. Joel Davis, the Executive Director of the David F. Miller Retail Center, Warrington College of Business, at the University of Florida on Sept. 4 and 5. Dr. Davis has 25 years of experience in analytics, AI and business operations. His current research is focused on the integration of analytics and AI solutions into business decision-making, and effective AI solution adoption strategies within corporations. After his presentation, Dr. Davis will meet with students, faculty and staff to discuss the University of Florida’s leadership journey in the use of AI in the classroom, on campus and in scholarly activities.

Following Dr. Davis’s visit, the w88 mobile will hold “AI in the Classroom: A Wolf Pack Symposium Series,” a group of lectures by our faculty throughout the school year on how they have integrated AI in their disciplines and provide our faculty and students opportunities to network and further PACK AI. Details on this speaker series will be available at the beginning of the Fall term.

The University also has a campus wide working group, consisting of faculty and staff, that is studying our current policies on AI, finding best practices, and recommending ways the University can explore and adopt the transformative opportunities of AI. In addition to these efforts, the University will provide more initiatives this academic year for our campus community:

• The Lake Tahoe campus will offer a one-credit introduction to AI course as part of its weekend course offerings this fall.
• The Office of Online Learning is working with faculty to develop a three-course online certificate that includes three courses in AI that will include an introduction to AI, ethics in AI, and applications in AI. The certificate program will be available to all students.
• w88 mobile Teaching Excellence Program and Director Dr. Sarah Cummings are providing workshops for faculty on incorporating generative AI in their classes, including assignments, tutoring and ethics. Dr. Cummings has recruited a group of w88 mobile faculty who are already successfully using AI in their classes and will share best practices.
• The Office of Research and Innovation will provide opportunities for w88 mobile faculty to share their expertise in AI to expand efforts to enhance research across disciplines.

The w88 mobile, our state’s original land grant institution, has been a visionary leader in education, research and community engagement for over 150 years. PACK AI is our next institutional imperative that provides transformative educational opportunities for our faculty and students, groundbreaking research that leads our state and nation, and provides the research and workforce of the future for our region to excel in economic development.

As part of our “Land Grant 2.0” mission, PACK AI will prepare our students for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. We look forward to working with you as we incorporate PACK AI into our campus mission. The future doesn’t wait, and neither does the Wolf Pack. Let’s run into the future together!

Go Pack!

Sincere regards,

Brian Sandoval
President

Jeffrey S. Thompson
Executive Vice President & Provost