In a world where students are increasingly expected to graduate with AI experience, providing equitable, affordable and safe access to AI models is becoming a tricky problem for colleges and universities. This session will cover the creation of ChatGBC, Gettysburg College's OpenWebUI/OpenRouter based AI hub. ChatGBC gives all campus members access to multiple AI models plus a built in RAG knowledge base, maintains control of the data submitted to AI models and is reasonably affordable and supportable for a small liberal arts college. We'll cover initial setup, beta testing, scaling for the entire campus, initial faculty and student feedback and data on costs and support requirements.
