AI @ SJSU Academic Affairs Update | April 24, 2026 |
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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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Congratulations to Shannon Miller, Mary Anderson, Kathy Harris, and Janet Stemwedel
Congratulations to Shannon Miller, Mary Anderson, Kathy Harris, and Janet Stemwedel for their competitive selection to the HuMetricsHSS Values-Enacted Leadership Institute at the University of Oregon! Funded by a Mellon Foundation initiative, their project, "Redefining Leadership through the Advanced Institute for Ethical Technologies," aims to establish a humanistic, values-driven framework for generative AI that prioritizes the public good.
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- Two more AI Development Awards were awarded by the College of Health and Human Sciences.
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Alfred Saatchi received an award for “Human-Centered AI in Psychiatric Nursing Education: A Simulation Study to Strengthen De-escalation and Therapeutic Communication Skills.” Discussing his project in a recent CHHS blog post, he said: “We are building the first AI-augmented psychiatric-mental health nursing simulation experience for nursing students at SJSU.” Read more.
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Ashwini Wagle received an award for “Translating Culturally Tailored Nutrition Education Resources into an AI-Enabled Nutrition Education Web-Based Application.” Discussing her project in a recent CHHS blog post, she said: “This project translates the nationally recognized culturally tailored nutrition education resources I developed for the South Asian and Filipino communities into an AI-enabled web-based application. Instead of static documents, users will be able to interact with culturally relevant food lists, portion guidance, carbohydrate exchanges, and meal-planning examples through a guided conversational interface.” Read more.
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- 12 Takeaways from Stanford’s 2026 AI Index Report
Shana Lynch writes: “This year's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Index report reveals AI's capabilities are advancing quickly; less so, our ability to measure and manage them. The annual AI Index has tracked the field's evolution since 2017, measuring everything from technical capabilities and research output to societal impact and public perception. The new report shows that AI models are achieving breakthrough results in science and complex reasoning, but at a concerning environmental toll. Meanwhile, AI’s workforce disruption has moved from prediction to reality, hitting young workers first.” Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, April 13
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- Call for Papers - AI Discovery in the Wild Workshop @ ACM CAIS 2026 | May 26, 2026 | San Jose, CA |Website & Full CFP: https://ai-discovery-in-the-wild.github.io/
AI Discovery in the Wild workshop, held in conjunction with the ACM Conference on AI & Agentic Systems (ACM CAIS 2026), will take place in San Jose; submission deadline is May 4th. This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners building autonomous AI systems that search, optimize, and discover. This workshop is strictly non-archival; people are highly encouraged to submit the concurrent drafts for NeurIPS or other main-track conferences. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
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- Search and optimization with LLM agents
- Agents for systems infrastructure
- Methods for evaluation under real-world constraints
- Deployment reports and failure analysis
- Human-agent collaboration & oversight
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Learn how CSU faculty are investigating the implications of generative AI for teaching and student learning through a range of applied projects.
In the series “Teaching with GenAI: What CSU Faculty Are Learning,” faculty who are participating in the CSU’s Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge will share what they have been doing and learning this year.
Thursdays in April | 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Register Now (CSU authentication is required to register and attend). Recordings will be available for later viewing.
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- April 9: AI Retrofit: A Scalable Solution (Chico + Dominguez Hills) + Generative AI for Writing Instructors (San Jose)
- April 16: Students' Changing Writing Processes in the Age of AI (San Francisco) + Building Confident AI Users: A Scaffolded Approach to Technical Writing (Channel Islands)
- April 23: Learn by Doing with Agentic Design (San Luis Obispo) + TBD
- April 30: TBD
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- Cal Poly Pomona Academic Innovation Summer Conference | June 3-4, 2026 | Open to the public | Early bird registration through May 1st
The theme this year is Human at the Core: Navigating AI in Higher Education. The conference brings together educators and professionals from Cal Poly Pomona and across the CSU to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping teaching, research, and student success. Through hands-on sessions and thoughtful dialogue, participants examine ethical AI integration and workforce preparation, remaining human at the core in an AI-enabled future. The early bird registration is $175 until May 1, 2026. After that, the registration is $225.
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- Apply for a new CSU funding opportunity! Learning Innovation for Future-Forward Teaching (LIFT)
Open to tenured, tenure-track, and lecturer faculty from any discipline, LIFT invites faculty "to design and test teaching innovations that intentionally embed durable skills into undergraduate courses and programs to prepare students to learn, adapt, and thrive in 21st-century work and life." These innovations should be tested and implemented during the AY 2026/27. For more information: CSU-wide Call for Proposals. Deadline for SJSU’s internal process is April 30th 5 pm (PT): Complete Intent to Submit form. For questions about SJSU’s internal process: cfeti@sjsu.edu.
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April 27 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Teaching in the Age of AI: Pedagogy and Trust in the Classroom | Location: MLK Digital Humanities Center.
The Colleges of Humanities and Arts and Social Sciences will host a joint event exploring how AI is reshaping teaching, learning, and trust among faculty and students in the classroom. The conversation will highlight emerging challenges and share strategies for navigating pedagogy in an AI-mediated academic landscape. Learn more.
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April 30 | 12:00 - 3:00 pm | Teaching with AI Faculty Showcase | Location: MLK AI Center (1st floor) | Contact: Yingjie Liu
The Teaching with AI Faculty Showcase will highlight thoughtful, ethical, and student-centered approaches to AI across disciplines through digital poster presentations and informal conversations with colleagues. There will also be exploratory AI tool demonstrations. Faculty are invited to share examples of how they are integrating AI into learning experiences, assignments, assessments, or classroom practice. All presenters will receive a certificate recognizing their contribution to campus teaching and learning innovation. Selected examples will also be featured on the CFETI AI Resources site and highlighted in an upcoming faculty newsletter. Deadline is April 22nd to complete the showcase event registration form (for attendees and presenters).
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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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