Connecticut College AI and the Liberal Arts Symposium

Navigating generative AI in a liberal arts context requires breaking traditional silos to foster campus-wide dialogue. In this interactive workshop, leaders from Smith College share a collaborative framework developed with the Student Government Association and the Sherrerd Center for Teaching and Learning. This partnership bridges the faculty-student divide through an automated syllabus AI policy generator, student-led residential and classroom discussions, and a faculty learning cohort. After a brief showcase of these initiatives, participants will transition into an active session. Working in small groups, attendees will analyze their own institutional ecosystems, identify cross-departmental partnership opportunities and co-design a low-stakes AI literacy project tailored to their home campuses.