Experimenting widely
ABTechAsheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Actively trying AI across disciplines while still sorting policy, ethics, funding, and faculty readiness.
- Faculty reading groups & Canvas AI PD
- Process over rote memorization
- AI as a “thinking partner,” not a replacement
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Much learning is peer-driven rather than centralized. Concerns include integrity, overreliance, FERPA, IP, and paid-tool funding. Classroom uses range from ESL scaffolds and simulations to workforce scenarios and research instruction.
Cautiously progressive
Blue Ridge CCBlue Ridge Community College
Exploring AI while holding hard lines on integrity, overreliance, and keeping process central—especially in the sciences.
- Syllabus-level AI rules; guidelines in development
- Prompt-engineering courses & workshops
- Faculty often self-funding tools
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Cheating and “over collaboration” dominate concerns. Training helps but is still insufficient. Faculty want Claude and discipline-specific science tools without losing rigorous methodological reasoning.
Access-forward
BrevardBrevard College
Gemini and NotebookLM for every student, syllabus AI expectations required, and faculty autonomy on course policy.
- Campus-wide Gemini & NotebookLM
- Optional PD—small engaged cohort
- AI as a “force multiplier”
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Weak prompting and uneven literacy frustrate faculty and students. Departments still fund much of the experimentation. Applications include HTML learning games, attendance tools, and syllabus systems.
Ethics-first
Buncombe County SchoolsBuncombe County Public Schools
K–12 focus on digital citizenship and safety: AI is technology, not a substitute for human relationships.
- Media & tech lessons on responsible use
- Credit AI work; Code of Conduct link is loose
- Teachers need literacy pedagogy, not just tool demos
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Policies and instructional support are underdeveloped. Respondents see AI accelerating a shift from correct answers toward process, reasoning, and critical thinking behind the work.
Coordinated planning
Haywood CCHaywood Community College
Steering committee, student guidelines, and required AI awareness training—plus pressure to redesign assessment.
- AI steering committee & procurement
- KnowBe4 security / awareness training
- “AI-resilient” assignments; proctoring demand up
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Custom GPTs support assessment reporting; Harmonize and ElevenLabs are in the mix. Support is growing, but time, training, and departmental funding still constrain rollout.
Collaborative & optimistic
Mars HillMars Hill University
Book studies, CETL workshops, and multi-campus PD keep the AI conversation active across campus.
- CETL workshops & integrity book studies
- Syllabus statements define classroom use
- Study-buddy bots & campus-resource chat
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Staying current and finding trusted institutional tools remain hard. Funding is still mostly departmental. Tone is forward-looking if training and reflection keep pace with the tools.
Ethics & cybersecurity
MontreatMontreat College
AI concentration in cybersecurity, a tech-and-ethics gen-ed course, and a board-ratified theological statement on AI.
- “AI Free / Enhanced / Collaborative” labels
- Cybersecurity CAE pathway work
- Enhance judgment—don’t replace it
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Simulations, CEO scenarios, and industry partnerships feed cybersecurity training. Faculty want more PD and interest in local models as cost-conscious options. Support still lags demand.
Venture-ready AI practice
App StateAppalachian State University
Mountain campus partner in the Exchange—faculty experiments in AI-enabled venture creation and management education feed the regional conversation.
- AI prototyping in management courses
- Ethical friction built into student workflows
- Regional summit & award participation
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Appalachian State participates in the regional Exchange conversation. Expand this card from Leigha’s campus survey notes when available; Jason Kelley’s 2026 AI Innovator award (Next Carolina Ventures) is one visible App State contribution.
Building programs
Southwestern CCSouthwestern Community College
Drop-in discussions, Gemini modules, and a new AI certificate inside the IT degree—while integrity fights continue.
- Weekly drop-ins & Gemini training
- AI certificate in IT
- Instructor-led classroom rules for now
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Faculty training has been well received; funding is still mostly departmental. Frustration with denied cheating sits beside optimism about access and more engaging student projects.
In productive tension
UNC AshevilleUniversity of North Carolina Asheville
CTL circles and IT Governance policy work coexist with deep faculty skepticism about AI and cognition.
- Faculty-driven classroom expectations
- Call for critical AI literacy
- Voluntary PD—not yet campus-wide
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Some see research and tutoring upside; others want independent thinking protected first. The campus is mid-debate: experiment and plan without surrendering human-centered purposes of higher education.
Human connection first
Warren WilsonWarren Wilson College
Cautious engagement: prepare students for an AI workforce without letting tools hollow out relationship-centered education.
- AI Ready Programs I & II
- Syllabus & classroom discussion
- Individualized learning—with guardrails
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Resistance among students, faculty, and staff is real. Training exists but feels thin. Guiding quote from respondents: thoughtfully integrate AI while keeping human interaction, critical thinking, and ethical responsibility at the center.
Governance + innovation
WCUWestern Carolina University
Legal/security tool review, human-in-the-loop rules, Amplify AI Hub pilot, and UNC System literacy course work.
- First UNC System Amplify AI Hub pilot
- Enrollment & retention analytics
- Process / metacognition in assessment
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PD is broad but uneven; departments still carry much cost—UNC System premium access is planned next year. Priorities: privacy, accessibility, trust, and keeping AI a support tool rather than a substitute for judgment.
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