Applications are now open for the inaugural AI and Data Studio Partners Program at the University of Georgia Libraries, where faculty and other scholars will come together across campus to explore the opportunities, challenges, and implications of artificial intelligence for their professional practice.
The program, which is in partnership with the Center for Teaching and Learning, will include parallel cohorts focusing on research and instruction, and is open to faculty on every spectrum of the AI debate, from skeptics to superusers.
“AI is reshaping how we teach, research, and share knowledge, and no one has all the answers yet,” said Sara Wright, associate university librarian for learning services and academic engagement “We designed this program so that skeptics, enthusiasts, and everyone in between can work through the hard questions together, across disciplines.”
Applications are due Dec. 4 with cohorts expected to begin meeting in late January and continuing throughout the spring semester. Participants will receive a $2,200 stipend. As part of their participation, cohort members will also design and facilitate a session or workshop for the broader UGA community during fall 2027.
The AI and Data Studio Partners Program is divided into two tracks:
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AI Research Exchange (led by UGA Libraries), which is open to graduate students, postdocs, and research staff in addition to faculty, explores questions about AI’s impact on various aspects of the research process, including literature review, data analysis, coding, authorship, or research communication
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AI Teaching Exchange (led by the Center for Teaching and Learning) brings faculty together to discuss the emerging opportunities and challenges of teaching during the AI age
Both tracks welcome individuals who have begun considering the role of AI in their own work, including circumstances for which its use may be inappropriate, and who are interested in deepening their understanding through engagement with colleagues across disciplines.
For more information, reach out to Zeenar Salim, assistant director for instructional development with CTL, about the AI Teaching Exchange or Chandler Christoffel, director of academic engagement with UGA Libraries, about the AI Research Exchange.