The AI @ SJSU Academic Affairs Update shares highlights of SJSU’s AI-related activities across campus to support knowledge sharing, planning, and collaboration among campus leaders.
Please complete this form to contribute AI-related news, events, or other updates for inclusion in future issues of AI @ SJSU Academic Affairs Update. Send your feedback to Sandy Hirsh, Special Assistant to the Provost for AI Initiatives: sandy.hirsh@sjsu.edu.
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- Important Update to SJSU Academic Integrity Policy S26-10
Under the revised Academic Integrity Policy S26-10, faculty may not impose academic sanctions on students for suspected AI misuse based solely on the results of university-approved AI-detection software (Turnitin.com). Examples of additional forms of evidence instructors may use to determine if a student used AI are provided on the Student Conduct and Ethical Development website.
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Professor Roberto González Discusses Ethical and Legal Frameworks for Weaponized AI and Robotics
SJSU Anthropology Professor Roberto González recently served as a keynote panelist at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law conference on the potential costs and benefits of battlefield AI.The conference examined ethical and legal frameworks for weaponized AI, autonomous weapon systems, and robotic technologies used in warfare. Professor González is the recipient of SJSU’s 2025 President’s Scholar Award and President-Elect of the American Ethnological Society.
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- Get to know your AI College and Department AI Contacts and Learn About the Campus AI Teaching and Learning Events
Do you know your college’s AI Faculty Fellow? Your department’s AI Faculty Ambassador? Your college’s AI Student Ambassador? They serve as campus resources for thinking about AI opportunities and challenges in teaching and learning. AI Faculty Fellows also organize many events (several are listed in this newsletter); you can get a listing of the fall workshops, interactive events, and conversations exploring AI teaching and learning by visiting the AI Faculty Fellows Events page.
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- AdoptAI TinT: Role Prompt
Create a reusable AI role prompt to help ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI tools better understand your work and provide more relevant support. Watch the video.
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- Adobe Education Institute (AEI) 2026 | November 3–5 | FREE
SJSU faculty and staff are invited to participate in Adobe Education Institute 2026, a free virtual training series featuring practical sessions on Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Express, and Adobe Creative Cloud tools, including generative AI features. Sessions are live, with recordings and transcripts available afterward. Participants can earn digital badges for individual sessions and for completing the full learning pathway. Registration is open to faculty and staff at Adobe partner institutions. Register using your SJSU email address, as personal addresses cannot be used. Check out the agenda and register today.
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- Amazon Research Awards | Proposal Deadline: November 4 | Contact Amanda Petel if you are interested in applying
The Amazon Research Awards Fall 2026 call for proposals invites researchers to submit projects in areas including agentic AI, AI for information security, automated reasoning, multilingual and contextual AI evaluation, on-device multimodal perception, and synthetic data generation for multimodal perception. Proposals are due November 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Review the call for proposals and frequently asked questions.
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- Sparthill Hacks 2026: AI for Sustainable Impact | October 23–24
SJSU students are invited to participate in Sparthill Hacks 2026, a 30-hour interdisciplinary hackathon focused on using AI to address real-world sustainability challenges. Participants will choose from five impact tracks, work with peers and mentors, attend workshops, connect with industry partners, and present their projects. SJSU students can register through Handshake; the event is open to students from universities and community colleges across multiple disciplines.
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- What Makes AI Scary? A Dialogue Event for SJSU Students | October 29, 3:00–4:30 p.m. | ISB 870
This student-only dialogue event offers SJSU students an opportunity to explore what they may find concerning or “scary” about artificial intelligence while developing skills for constructive, human-to-human dialogue with peers. The event is supported by a College of Humanities and the Arts Artistic Excellence Programming Grant. RSVP here.
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- Writing and Generative AI Workshop | November 12, 12:00–1:15 p.m. | Online
The SJSU Writing Center’s “Writing and Generative AI” workshop introduces students to generative AI platforms and considerations for using them during different stages of the writing process. Register for the workshop.
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Demystify AI Masterclass Series | October 26 and November 2 | Register for the masterclass series.
This two-part masterclass series will explore how AI works, how it can be customized, and how it is moving from virtual spaces into the physical world.The sessions will be facilitated by Kaikai Liu, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering. The series is open to faculty, staff, and students.
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- Workshop 1: Teaching LLMs New Knowledge: From Foundation Models to Custom AI | Monday, October 26, 2026 | 2:00–3:30 p.m. | MLK Library AI Center
- Workshop 2: Bringing AI into the Physical World: From LLMs to Physical AI |
Monday, November 2, 2026 | 1:00–2:30 p.m. | ISB Digital Twin Lab
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- Designing for Curiosity: AI Assignments That Deepen Learning | October 27, 2:30–4:30 p.m. | MLK Library AI Center | Learn more and register
This hands-on workshop will explore how AI-integrated assignments can promote critical thinking, reflection, revision, and deeper learning. Participants will redesign one of their own assignments and leave with a ready-to-use version. The workshop will be facilitated by Wendy Lee, Associate Professor in the College of Science, and hosted by the SJSU AI Faculty Fellows and the Center for Faculty Excellence and Teaching Innovation.
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- Fully Online, Fully Human: Asynchronous Teaching and Learning in an AI World | October 27, November 3, and November 10, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Online | View the webinars and register
This three-part interactive CSU workshop series will help faculty create more connected, engaging, and human-centered asynchronous courses. Participants will bring an online course and explore frameworks, assignment-design strategies, and approaches for strengthening instructor and student presence in the age of AI.
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Teach with AI: Upcoming Sessions | Register for Teach with AI sessions.
The Teach with AI series offers hands-on, faculty-led workshops focused on applying AI in teaching practice. Upcoming sessions include:
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- Building Thinking Classrooms in the Age of AI: Creating Conditions for Deeper Learning | November 13, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Zoom | Register for the workshop
Inspired by Peter Liljedahl’s Building Thinking Classrooms, this interactive professional development workshop will explore how faculty can use AI to foster deeper thinking, meaningful collaboration, productive struggle, and student independence. Participants will redesign a classroom activity using thinking-classroom principles and intentional AI integration. Facilitator: Jila Maleksalehi, Lecturer in the Connie L. Lurie College of Education.
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- Rage Baiting and Border Crossing: How AI and LLMs Complicate Translation | November 3, 4:00–5:30 p.m. | MLK 225 | Learn more about the event.
As part of the College of Humanities and the Arts’ AI & Ethics Speaker Series, Torsa Ghosal will examine how large language models generate “rage bait” narratives about border crossing in English and Bengali. The talk will consider how LLMs’ limitations in registering cultural codes can create translation problems, particularly for non-English languages, and how AI affects migration narratives and the preservation of world languages.
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- AI-Assisted Software Development: Industry to Classroom with IBM Bob | November 5, 3:00–4:00 p.m.
This session will explore how AI-assisted software development is moving from industry practice into classroom learning, featuring insights from IBM Bob. The program will include a live demonstration of AI-driven coding workflows and industry-standard developer tools, discussion of how to integrate modern AI development practices into computer science and engineering curricula, and a Q&A with industry experts. Registration information coming soon.
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- Grow with Google’s San José Small Business Workshop | November 6 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | AI Center for Civic and Social Good, King Library | Free
The free event may be of interest to students, entrepreneurs, and community members exploring how AI and other digital tools can support small-business development. No prior experience needed. Light food and refreshments will be provided. Learn more about the workshop.
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- Human + AI: How Engineering Faculty Are Transforming Teaching and Research | November 10
This interdisciplinary faculty panel will explore how engineering professors are using AI to transform teaching, research, data analysis, and technical practice. The discussion will include faculty lightning talks, a moderated roundtable, and audience Q&A focused on responsible, ethical, and human-centered AI adoption across engineering disciplines. Facilitator: Dr. Sravani Vadlamani, Assistant Professor, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering. Time, location, and registration details will be announced (Registration opens soon!)
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- Human Enough? A Faculty Conversation about Norms for AI Disclosure in Teaching and RSCA | November 16, 2:30–4:30 p.m. | MLK Library AI Center
This cross-disciplinary conversation will examine AI disclosure practices in teaching, research, scholarship, and creative activity. Faculty will share perspectives, discuss ethical and practical concerns, and explore areas of common ground. Facilitators: Jason Aleksander, Professor in the College of Humanities and the Arts, and Kerri Malloy, Associate Professor in the College of Social Sciences. Learn more; registration opens soon.
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- Teaching and Learning with AI: Exploration and Hands-On Practice | November 20, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Zoom | Register for the webinar
This webinar will feature panelists from across SJSU and introduce topics including responsible workflows for AI-assisted course preparation, avoiding AI hallucinations, and assessing the risks of AI for professions and society. Facilitator: Ni Zhang, Associate Professor in the College of Health and Human Sciences.
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Stay Connected
Questions? Contact Sandy Hirsh at sandy.hirsh@sjsu.edu.
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Sandy Hirsh
Special Assistant to the Provost for AI Initiatives
San José State University
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