To our campus community:
At Case Western Reserve University, we recognize that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how information is accessed and analyzed, ultimately transforming learning and education. Here we are equipping individuals with the skills to navigate and shape the world powered by AI. Our commitment goes beyond purely teaching AI; we are integrating it into our curriculum, research, and operations with a constant focus on ethics and societal impact.
Building on our decade-long collaboration with Microsoft, we have launched new phases that further support our commitment. Through our partnership, we are providing the campus access to over 1,800 cutting-edge AI models (and growing). With these tools, we are enhancing our educational impact and ensuring that AI technologies are deployed responsibly to benefit the campus community.
To support this, we have launched initiatives like our AI Literacy Lunch and Learn Series, now integrated into offerings by UCITE, [U]Tech’s TLT, and KSL programs. These events showcase faculty who are incorporating AI into both their research and teaching. And more recently, the AI in Education Symposium drew nearly 150 participants and is just the start of similar events being planned around campus.
The momentum continues to build in exciting ways:
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Over 140 faculty actively use AI in research, teaching, or both.
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There are now approximately 100 courses in 40 departments—ranging from medicine and engineering to the humanities— that focus on and integrate AI.
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New educational programs are being introduced, including an AI Major and Minor in Computer and Data Science, an AI in Medical Imaging track in Biomedical Engineering, and a Humanity & Technology Major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Our faculty are leaders in the field of AI, driving innovation and shaping the future of research and applications across disciplines. For example, the recently launched Center for AI Enabling Discovery in Disease Biology (AID2B) uses AI to deepen our understanding of detecting and curing human diseases, with a focus on treating rectal cancer. In a collaboration between the Physics and Art History faculty, AI approaches are being used to distinguish the individual brushstrokes between painters to revolutionize the field of art attribution. At the Inamori Center our faculty are pioneering new frontiers in the ethical use and development of AI, addressing key issues such as bias, accountability, and autonomy.
Workshops, hackathons, and AI-based courses add to the momentum, showcasing our expertise in the development, application and responsible use of AI. The AI Task Force, orchestrating these efforts, is exploring innovative ways to enhance learning, bridge gaps, and build lifelong skills.
At CWRU, we are not just preparing the campus community for the future—we are empowering them to shape it. Together, we are building a legacy of innovation and ethical leadership that will serve generations to come.
Sincerely,
Joy K. Ward
Provost and Executive Vice President