AI-Ready Colleges: Moving from Policy to Practice in the U.S.

Across the U.S., many institutions now have AI guidelines or task forces in place, but far fewer have translated that intent into institution-wide readiness. Meanwhile, pressure is rising: student expectations are shifting, workload and support demands are intensifying, and accrediting and governance conversations increasingly expect evidence of “responsible and effective” implementation.

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This webinar focuses on the practical realities of moving from policy and experimentation to scalable execution. Join Joe Desiderio, Dean - Business, IT & AI Automation at Moraine Park Technical College and Reginald Smith, AI Project Lead at Northcentral Technical College, to learn how they operationalized readiness: aligning student success, teaching and learning, and institutional support; addressing barriers; and building momentum across stakeholders.

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We'll share a readiness checklist tailored to U.S. institutions and show how to use the AI Readiness Diagnostic alongside the State of AI Support Report to establish a baseline, identify priority use cases, and plan a realistic next phase.

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What You’ll Learn

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• Why AI readiness matters now for U.S. colleges and universities (and where leaders are focusing first)
• How a college moved from AI policy to operational reality across teams
• Common barriers: adoption, workload, governance, measurement, and how they were addressed
• A readiness checklist for scaling responsibly without stalling progress
• Key takeaways for provosts, CIOs, student success leaders, and digital learning teams

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Bonus

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You'll receive our State of AI Support Report and our AI Readiness Diagnostic.