CBM Lunch and Learn: The Time is Now: Faculty Leading with GenAI

This presentation moves faculty past the initial panic over Generative AI (GenAI) and toward thought leadership. Facing a crisis of public trust in higher education, faculty must urgently redefine their value. This session provides practical strategies and a compelling rationale for integrating AI as a thought partner to enhance teaching, research, and institutional relevance. We shift the focus from policing AI use to leading with it, ensuring faculty are preparing students for a future where GenAI is standard technology.

Join us via Zoom.

Dr. Kevin J. Jones is an Associate Professor of Management at Indiana University Columbus and a former Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. With 37 years in higher education and over 25 years of experience in organizational transformation, his scholarship explores the Age of Accelerated Transformation, examining how AI, data, immersive technologies, and ethical human–machine collaboration reshape organizational agility and value creation. A recognized thought leader, he hosts the WFIU/WTIU podcast AI and You for Indiana Public Media.

The College of Business and Management Lunch and Learn is part of an ongoing monthly series of presentations and discussions hosted by the College of Business and Management. This conversation is open to all educators, administrators, instructional designers, and students of Minnesota State Education System. This series allows everyone to meet during lunchtime (Central Standard) and bring their questions and ideas that will include conversation starters and possibly opportunities for both large and small group conversations.

To request accommodations for a disability, contact Accessibility Resources at accessibility.resources@metrostate.edu or 651.793.1549.