Pillar 1: Faculty Education & Community
Built to grow shared understanding and normalize responsible AI through faculty‑to‑faculty learning.
Grounding foundational AI knowledge in peer conversation, this pillar builds a supportive culture that protects academic integrity while empowering instructors to align AI practices with their specific courses and values.
Beginning of Semester Quick Start
Leadership, Ethics, and AI‑Integrated Design (LEAD) Faculty Cohort Initiative
LEAD is Butler’s faculty leadership cohort for thoughtful, values‑aligned AI. Expanding earlier AAC&U Institute efforts, LEAD brings together more than 60 faculty and staff to co‑create course and assignment designs, assessment and transparency practices, and shareable campus resources. Work is organized across five dimensions: 1) Institutional Learning, 2) Disciplinary Inquiry, 3) Knowledge Creation, 4) Applied and Experiential Learning, and 5) Liberal Learning, aligned with Butler’s academic integrity and student learning goals. Participants complete AI literacy training and engage in the AAC&U Institute cycle with kickoff, monthly sessions, mid‑institute touchpoints, and a capstone. This first‑of‑its‑kind interdisciplinary cohort is a vehicle for new research, classroom innovation, and campus excitement, building models others can adopt today.
Applications for 2026-2027 Cohort will be available early-December.
