Agentic AI
Meet Clementine
An AI class-search agent, built on Claude, that lets 22,000 students plan schedules by simply asking — in their own words, at any hour.
Read the storyArtificial intelligence, put to work.
We teach AI, research it, and build it into how the University operates — always in service of human judgment, so every student, faculty and staff member can reach their full potential.
What we're doingAI, already at work across campus
From an agentic class-search assistant to a campuswide training series, here's how Syracuse is putting AI into daily practice today.
Teaching and training
AI at Work
A hybrid series showing 10,000+ Claude users what working AI actually looks like — part demo, part cooking show, drawing 1,800+ people in person.
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Owned infrastructure
Owning its AI
Syracuse runs its own agentic AI platform on Google Cloud — code, data and infrastructure — for roughly 85% less than per-seat software.
Read the storyAI ToolsEnterprise-grade AI, ready and available
Every Syracuse student, faculty and staff member has access to University-approved AI. The right tool for any job.
Clementine
by ibl.ai
Syracuse's private AI platform for teaching, learning and innovation.
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Claude Enterprise
by Anthropic
Anthropic's most capable AI assistant, available campuswide.
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Copilot
by Microsoft
A versatile assistant built into Microsoft 365.
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Gemini
by Google
Google's models with guided learning, image generation and notebooks.
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Recorded, written and on demand — all in one place.
Events
The AI at Work series — in person and online.
Browse events →AI Insights
A monthly newsletter of what's new and what works.
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Recorded sessions you can watch any time.
Watch →AI Data and Privacy
How your data is protected when you use campus AI.
Read the FAQ →Study AI at SU
Degrees, minors and courses in AI across the University.
Explore programs → (opens in a new tab)Come build with usThe team putting AI in everyone's hands
We're a team of educators, architects, engineers, and business intelligence developers doing the careful work of bringing AI and data to Syracuse. We welcome students who want hands-on experience building it with us.
AI EngineerAaron Starr
Assistant Vice President Data and AIAndrew Joncas
BI DeveloperAqib Waraich
BI DeveloperBill Keesler
AI Data EngineerChris Fox
BI DeveloperJohn Weldin
StudentJulian Luis Hernandez
AI EngineerKartik Krishnakumar
StudentRobert Aditya Dube
Data AnalystRuby Liu
Senior Director and ArchitectRyan Elstad
StudentShahaan Zia Khan
Senior Project ManagerSusan Watts
Associate Director Data EngineeringTom Haskell
BI DeveloperYan Yuan