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IUP Third Annual AI Summit

Tuesday, April 7, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

The third annual AI Summit builds on the success of our previous events and is open to all students, faculty, and staff at IUP. This year’s Summit expands to four tracks, adding a new AI in Business and Industry track featuring external (featured) speakers alongside our returning AI Exploration, AI Pedagogy, and an expanded AI Research, Tools, and Ethics track:

  • AI in Business and Industry (Stabley 201 and online)
    New for 2026, this track features speakers from industry and the professions who are applying AI to transform business operations, strategy, and decision-making. Sessions cover cybersecurity, project management, organizational intelligence, and profitability analytics, offering the campus community insight into how AI is reshaping the professional landscape. This track is ideal for students preparing to enter the workforce, faculty exploring industry partnerships, and anyone interested in the real-world applications of AI beyond the academy.

  • AI Exploration (Stabley 202 and online)
    Open to all members of the campus community but geared towards IUP students, this track provides an interactive space for discovering and engaging with AI technologies. Whether you’re new to AI or looking to expand your understanding, this track offers hands-on opportunities to explore AI tools, develop foundational AI literacy, and build practical skills in prompt engineering and context engineering for academic and professional settings.

  • AI Pedagogy (Stapleton 113 and online)
    Designed for current faculty, future educators (undergraduate and graduate students), and educational support staff, this track focuses on the role of AI in teaching and learning. Through workshops, panels, and discussions, participants will explore AI policy development, responsible student use of AI, critical digital pedagogy, and strategies for integrating AI into instruction while preserving academic integrity and the human dimensions of education.

  • AI Research, Tools & Ethics (Stabley 210 and online)

    Intended for faculty, students, and staff interested in the intersections of AI with research, scholarship, and ethical inquiry, this expanded track provides a platform for exploring AI’s role in knowledge production, the ethics of human-AI collaboration, and emerging questions about AI welfare and cognition. Sessions cover AI research tools, co-authorship, the long-term impact of AI on expertise development, and reflective practices for navigating AI’s challenges.

The third annual AI Summit is hosted and organized by the IUP Center for Scholarly Communication with support from the IUP Libraries, Research and Innovation, and the AI Summit Planning Committee. Luncheon sponsored by the KSA Group.