Dear Colleagues and Students,
I am seeking nominations for membership on the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee for the 2026-27 academic year.
The committee is a presidential standing committee. It advises the Cabinet and me on the integration, development, and ethical implementation of artificial intelligence across the university's academic and administrative work. This year the committee will carry out that role through applied work.
It will review a portfolio of projects proposed by units across campus, each supported by a paid student AI Fellow, and each documented so that the standards and procedures we adopt are drawn from practice rather than from anticipation. Results, including those that do not succeed, will be presented at a campus AI Showcase in the spring and published in the annual SJSU AI Impact Report.
The committee will meet monthly from September through May and bi-weekly as a project team. Each member completes a common orientation to artificial intelligence within the first month of service. Terms are one academic year and are renewable.
This call will fill five faculty seats and four staff seats. The two student seats are nominated through Associated Students, and paid AI Fellow positions will be announced separately.
Please submit all nominations and self-nominations to crist.khachikian@sjsu.edu by September 11, 2026. Submissions must contain the nominee's full name, email address, department/unit, and status (faculty, staff, or student). Appointment decisions will be communicated prior to the committee's first meeting for the academic year.
