Teaching & Learning
- If AI use is not specifically allowed in the syllabus, student use is treated as cheating
- The university says faculty may choose whether students can use AI in their courses, and this choice should be stated in each course syllabus
The new language gives discretion to faculty on whether AI use in a course is permissible but requires faculty to include this information in their syllabus.
The new language states that if AI is not specifically permitted by a syllabus, student use of AI is considered cheating.
- The same course-level rule applies to assessed work generally: faculty decide whether AI is allowed and must state that in the syllabus
- If a syllabus does not specifically permit AI, student use is considered cheating; the sources do not provide a separate university-wide exam-specific rule
The new language gives discretion to faculty on whether AI use in a course is permissible but requires faculty to include this information in their syllabus.
The new language states that if AI is not specifically permitted by a syllabus, student use of AI is considered cheating.
- The university does not set a separate rule for personal study or tutoring uses of AI
- Instead, AI use in a course is left to faculty discretion and must be addressed in the syllabus; if not specifically permitted there, student use is considered cheating
The new language gives discretion to faculty on whether AI use in a course is permissible but requires faculty to include this information in their syllabus.
The new language states that if AI is not specifically permitted by a syllabus, student use of AI is considered cheating.
Research
Academic Integrity
- Faculty are required to disclose their course-level AI rules in the syllabus
- The sources do not state a separate requirement for students to cite or attribute AI use beyond the syllabus-based permission rule
The new language gives discretion to faculty on whether AI use in a course is permissible but requires faculty to include this information in their syllabus.
- The sources do not mention AI detection tools
- Undisclosed or unauthorized student AI use is enforced through the cheating policy: if a syllabus does not specifically permit AI, using it is considered cheating
The new language states that if AI is not specifically permitted by a syllabus, student use of AI is considered cheating.
Institutional & Administrative
- The university is piloting Microsoft Copilot for staff and faculty use
- Employees are instructed to avoid entering personal, confidential, or sensitive information into public AI tools, and are advised that a vetted institutional private version will be provided
As artificial intelligence platforms become more prevalent, employees are reminded not to enter personal or sensitive information into public AI tools. Instead, the University will provide access to a private version after thoroughly vetting the safety of the platform.
Microsoft Copilot is currently under pilot review by the Technology Steering Committee and is expected to be available to staff and faculty in the near future... Like any AI model, staff and faculty should avoid entering personal, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information into the prompts.
- The university warns employees not to put personal or sensitive information into public AI tools and says a vetted institutional option will be provided
- A Microsoft Copilot pilot is described as using commercial data protection and not storing prompts or responses for training, and employees are told not to enter confidential information
As artificial intelligence platforms become more prevalent, employees are reminded not to enter personal or sensitive information into public AI tools. Instead, the University will provide access to a private version after thoroughly vetting the safety of the platform. More details on this will be shared in the coming months.
Microsoft Copilot is currently under pilot review by the Technology Steering Committee and is expected to be available to staff and faculty in the near future. Microsoft Copilot uses commercial data protection for prompts and responses that allows for no prompts or responses to be stored or used to train the model. Like any AI model, staff and faculty should avoid entering personal, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information into the prompts. More updates will be forthcoming through Averett Tech, and through TSC representatives.
- Averett indicates an emerging governance and rollout process for AI rather than a comprehensive strategy document in these sources
- The Technology Steering Committee is reviewing Microsoft Copilot, and the university says it will provide a private AI version after vetting platform safety, with additional details and updates to follow
As artificial intelligence platforms become more prevalent, employees are reminded not to enter personal or sensitive information into public AI tools. Instead, the University will provide access to a private version after thoroughly vetting the safety of the platform. More details on this will be shared in the coming months.
Microsoft Copilot is currently under pilot review by the Technology Steering Committee and is expected to be available to staff and faculty in the near future.
More updates will be forthcoming through Averett Tech, and through TSC representatives.
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Faculty are required to disclose their course-level AI rules in the syllabus. The sources do not state a separate requirement for students to cite or attribute AI use beyond the syllabus-based permission rule.
Undisclosed or unauthorized student AI use is enforced through the cheating policy: if a syllabus does not specifically permit AI, using it is considered cheating. The sources do not mention AI detection tools.
The university warns employees not to put personal or sensitive information into public AI tools and says a vetted institutional option will be provided. A Microsoft Copilot pilot is described as using commercial data protection and not storing prompts or responses for training, and employees are told not to enter confidential information.