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App State ITS announces the launch of ai.appstate.edu, the university’s centralized location for AI tools, training and resources.

App State AI Update: ai.appstate.edu is live, campus AI initiatives
Apr 17, 2025

App State Information Technology Services (ITS), in partnership with the Chancellor’s AI Task Force, would like to share the following update a...

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Enhancing AI Literacy at App State: Discover, Engage and Provide Input
Mar 26, 2025

National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy Day is March 28. To mark the day and acknowledge the growing role of AI in higher education, App State ...

Marc Varner, corporate vice president and global chief information security officer at Lowe’s Companies Inc., gives his keynote address at the university’s fourth annual Cyber Summit, held Feb. 21 in the Grandview Ballroom of Kidd Brewer Stadium’s north end zone facility on App State’s Boone campus. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Over 350 cybersecurity professionals, educators and students convene at App State Cyber Summit
Mar 21, 2025

Around the world, four out of five ransomware attacks target small to medium-sized businesses, and 60% of small businesses close within six months of ...

Image of different systems that could have AI components orbiting in a sphere to represent the AI tools available in the App State tech system.

Campuswide AI tools: Privacy, use and responsibility
Feb 25, 2025

Information Technology Services (ITS) announces the launch of three Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools available for campus-wide use that are designed...

Digitally depicted envelopes being opened with the App State Information Technology Services logo and the text: News from the CIO

Spring 2025 technology report from the Chief Information Officer
Feb 7, 2025

App State’s Information Technology Services (ITS) team is committed to advancing the university’s academic mission, strategic priorities...

Microsoft's modern infinity logo depicting their Artificial Intelligence tool, Copilot

Campus Enterprise Gen AI: Microsoft Copilot
Jan 9, 2025

Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered conversational interface developed by Microsoft that is available to all faculty, staff and students.  In...

ZOOM web conferencing's blue all caps logo with their signature 3 stars icon depicting AI Companion, the new AI addition to the platform.

Launching Zoom AI Companion features
Dec 17, 2024

Zoom AI Companion is a generative AI digital assistant that delivers real-time capabilities to improve productivity. Two new AI Companion feature...

Google's primary color logo on notebook paper announcing access to the new AI software, Google's NotebookLM.

Introducing Google’s NotebookLM: The AI-powered research assistant
Dec 16, 2024

Google's NotebookLM (notebooklm.google) summarizes sources into text and audio. Google calls it "your personalized AI research assistant." Think of it...

This screen capture highlights the improved and new features of Student Self-Service for Registration with search results, a calendar view, and summary sections.

Course registration system update launching Nov. 1
Nov 1, 2024

As a reminder, App State’s course registration system through Student Self-Service will be updated with new functionality on Friday, Nov. 1. Ea...

Core Advising and Banner Student Systems teams in the Office of the Registrar and App State ITS share updates on the Self-Service Banner 9 project including changes to student registration.

Course registration update: Upgraded system available Nov. 1
Oct 28, 2024

App State’s course registration system through Student Self-Service will be updated with new functionality on Friday, Nov. 1. The system will be clo...