<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3bMXI1_1H22yfXQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3bMXI1_1H22yfXQ00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>Students from Chatham Student Government. Photo provided by Gabrielle Pulizzi.</figcaption></figure>Chatham University’s faculty senate, in collaboration with other departments and stakeholders, is in the process of drafting a policy related to artificial intelligence use in teaching, learning, research and administrative operations. While instructors have the ability to specify if AI use is permitted in their courses – and guidance for students’ AI use is part of the University’s academic integrity policy – there is currently no University-wide policy regarding AI use in coursework, research, advising, administrative tasks and University data. The Chatham Student Government (CSG) approved a resolution in March 2025 calling on the University to create a formal AI policy. “As students, I feel like we have the responsibility to make sure that the school’s values are being upheld, but also, that [the policy] is laid out in a way that it can be used down the road,” said Anna Mack, CSG executive vice president.Assistant professor of business and faculty senate member Jungook Kim met with CSG this fall to discuss an AI policy draft by the faculty senate’s Academic Policy Committee (APC), for which Kim is chair. The APC has also gathered feedback from other departments, including library staff and the Office of Information Technology (IT). Jocalyn Henry ‘27, parliamentarian for CSG, noted that a lack of a formal University AI policy can cause confusion for students, which Kim echoed. “Students face different expectations from course to course, and faculty have no common framework to work from,” Kim said. “Many peer institutions have already addressed this, and Chatham needed to, as well.”The process has involved reviewing AI policies from other universities and guidelines from governments outside the U.S. to identify common guidelines. Some traits of other AI policies are related to AI plagiarism and best practices for tools to use when working with data.Kim said the faculty senate sought feedback from IT, among other departments, as part of its process.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3rcjly_1H22yfXQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3rcjly_1H22yfXQ00" width="2001" height="420" >“The University is looking at guardrails for AI and its operations, including how University data is protected and which tools are appropriate to use,” an IT representative told the Communiqué via email. “The aim is a practical, principles-based approach that keeps privacy and safety front and center, supports responsible use and adapts as technology evolves.”Regarding AI use in courses, it should align with upholding the tenets of the University’s honor code, according to Jeff Bukowski, associate dean, academic integrity officer and director of Academic Success. “If you fail to uphold the tenets of the honor code, that’s considered academic misconduct,” Bukowski said. “So whether it’s using AI, whether it’s, you know, writing the answers on your hand … the definition is failing to abide by that honor code, so there’s a lot of things that we don’t know yet that fit into that definition.”The faculty senate’s draft establishes “unauthorized or unacknowledged use of AI” by students as academic misconduct under the Honor Code.This includes submitting entirely AI-generated work, paraphrasing AI without citation and using AI during exams or other assessments. The policy draft also says that students should only use AI tools when explicitly permitted by the instructor. CSG’s executive board raised its concerns about the draft to Kim and the committee leading the process. “We felt that the draft was very elusive, and it did not give any defining rules or consequences,” Henry said.Henry and Mack said that some of the key concerns CSG members shared were related to faculty use of AI on things such as writing emails and providing feedback to students, as well as the use of AI in marketing. According to the policy draft, faculty are granted full authority to determine whether AI is allowed in courses and how, and must clearly communicate those expectations with students. It also permits faculty to use AI for instructional materials, administrative tasks and feedback generation with human review. Another primary concern raised by CSG members is a lack of consideration for sustainability. CSG proposed that if AI use is allowed on campus, Chatham promotes using eco-friendly options such as Viro AI, which funds climate projects, or EcoGPT, which uses less resources and contributes to water conservation.“I do think that we are still in the early stages,” Mack said. “It’s still in the draft phase, and we still have a whole lot of thoughts on what can go in there and what shouldn’t be in there.”There will be what Kim called a “campus-wide comment period,” allowing students, faculty and staff to voice concerns or suggestions. “We want to give people real time to weigh in,” Kim said. “Input like that will help this policy do two things, prepare our students for a world shaped by AI and give everyone at Chatham clear guidance for using AI responsibly, transparently and safely.”The period is likely to start in January, and in the meantime, CSG members encourage students to attend their meetings to share their thoughts. Students are invited to attend CSG meetings from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Conover Room in Mellon Center. Visit chathamstudentgovernment.com/csg to learn more about CSG.</div></body>

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