# AI at Syracuse University

> The official site for artificial intelligence at Syracuse University, published by
> Information Technology Services (ITS). It covers the University-approved AI tools
> available to students, faculty and staff; the policies governing AI use; and stories
> of AI put to work across campus.

Canonical host: https://ai.syracuse.edu/ — `ai.syr.edu` and `www.ai.syr.edu` redirect here.

The policy pages below reflect current University policy and are the authoritative source
for questions about AI use at Syracuse. Policy changes over time; prefer fetching the page
over relying on a remembered version. Questions: aihelp@syr.edu

## Start here

- [AI at Syracuse University](https://ai.syracuse.edu/): Overview of AI at the University — the tools available to every student, faculty and staff member, and how AI is being used across campus.
- [AI Tools](https://ai.syracuse.edu/ai-tools.html): The enterprise-grade, University-approved AI tools available to all of campus — Clementine, Claude Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini — plus a plain-language explanation of how AI works.
- [Resources](https://ai.syracuse.edu/resources.html): Events, tips and tutorials — the AI at Work series, the AI Insights newsletter, and tutorial videos.
- [Contact Us](https://ai.syracuse.edu/contact.html): Reach the ITS Data and AI team at aihelp@syr.edu, or schedule a one-on-one session.

## AI tools

- [Claude at Syracuse](https://ai.syracuse.edu/claude.html): Claude Enterprise is available to every Syracuse student, faculty and staff member — Chat, Cowork and Code, and how to install the desktop app on a University-managed computer.
- [Clementine](https://ai.syracuse.edu/clementine.html): Syracuse University's own AI platform — build personalized AI agents grounded in your own course materials.

## Policy and guidelines

- [Responsible AI Guidelines](https://ai.syracuse.edu/ai-guidelines.html): Who the University's AI guidelines apply to, what data must never be entered into unapproved AI tools, the approved platforms, and how to report concerns.
- [Academic Integrity Policy](https://ai.syracuse.edu/academic-integrity.html): How the Academic Integrity Policy applies to generative AI — permitted use varies by course and assignment, and students remain responsible for reviewing and owning AI-assisted work.
- [AI Data and Privacy](https://ai.syracuse.edu/privacy.html): How data is handled across the University's AI platforms — logging, access, training, and the governing policies.
- [Vendor AI Policy](https://ai.syracuse.edu/vendor-ai-policy.html): Requirements vendors must meet to handle institutional data responsibly when training or operating AI, including data-use rules, security controls and ethical AI principles.

## Stories

- [News index](https://ai.syracuse.edu/stories/): All stories of AI put to work at Syracuse University.
- [A True Partnership: Bringing Claude to Campus](https://ai.syracuse.edu/stories/claude-to-campus.html): How Syracuse brought Claude Enterprise to all 30,000+ students, faculty and staff — a decision about values and partnership, not just licensing.
- [Syracuse Bolsters Claude Enterprise with Claude Code and Claude Cowork](https://ai.syracuse.edu/stories/claude-code-cowork.html): ITS expanded the University's Claude Enterprise license to include Claude Code and Claude Cowork for the entire campus community.
- [Clementine Takes On Registration Season](https://ai.syracuse.edu/stories/clementine.html): An AI class-search assistant built on Claude answered 8,217 questions from 2,038 students during Fall 2026 registration.
- [AI at Work](https://ai.syracuse.edu/stories/ai-at-work.html): Teaching 10,000 Claude users what working AI looks like — a hybrid series that drew more than 1,800 people in person.
- [Owning Its AI: Syracuse, ibl.ai and Google Cloud](https://ai.syracuse.edu/stories/ibl-google-cloud.html): The University owns its AI platform outright — code, data and infrastructure — running the IBL.ai platform on its own Google Cloud for roughly 85% lower cost.
- [A Data Backbone on Microsoft Fabric](https://ai.syracuse.edu/stories/microsoft-fabric.html): The Enterprise Data and AI team built a unified data backbone on Microsoft Fabric — the connective tissue beneath the University's AI work.

## Optional

- [Syracuse Named a Gartner Eye on Innovation Finalist](https://ai.syracuse.edu/stories/gartner-eye-on-innovation.html): A 2025 finalist in the Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards for Education, for the Smart Campus Space and Occupancy initiative.
- [From Sensors to Insights](https://ai.syracuse.edu/stories/from-sensors-to-insights.html): Syracuse took its real-time campus data story to the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference in Atlanta.
- [On a Stage in Mexico City](https://ai.syracuse.edu/stories/mexico-city.html): At the Universia National Meeting of Rectors, Syracuse was asked onto the stage to talk about what is already working with AI.
- [Syracuse Joins the Microsoft AI Tour in New York](https://ai.syracuse.edu/stories/microsoft-ai-tour.html): Ryan Elstad represented the University on an AI-and-education panel at the Microsoft AI Tour in New York City.