ChatGPT Edu is now available to the University of Utah community, including all students, providing access to advanced AI capabilities in a secure, university-managed environment designed to support teaching, learning, research and administrative work. The U is also committed to equipping you with the skills to make the most of the tool—read about training opportunities.
Academic advising is essential for student success, but documentation can be time-consuming. To address this, leaders have introduced formal standards for using Zoom’s AI Companion to summarize advising sessions. These guidelines ensure accurate, FERPA-compliant records while reducing administrative burden, allowing advisors to focus on meaningful student engagement. By streamlining workflows, this initiative strengthens advising continuity and supports proactive academic planning.
Dr. Warren Pettine is advancing human-centered AI in mental health care. His work demonstrates how AI can strengthen clinical decision‑making, improve workflows, and support more effective and equitable mental health care.
AI is helping the UIT-CRM team streamline the Graduate School Success project by creating diverse, detailed personas quickly and securely, enabling faster development and more intuitive solutions for campus staff.
This story highlights how the Marriott Library used AI to improve student employee staffing in interlibrary loan services. By analyzing historical request data and generating predictive heatmaps, Acquisitions Supervisor Annelise Nicholes Xiao aligned student schedules with actual demand—reducing idle time, improving service quality, and creating a more stable work environment. The project shows how predictive AI can streamline operations and elevate the student and patron experience, with further applications already underway.