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href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/join\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Join<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:280px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-55\" style=\"background-color:#0d2b1a\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-62\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/05\/Electrical-Computer-and-Software-Engineering-15-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/05\/Electrical-Computer-and-Software-Engineering-15-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/05\/Electrical-Computer-and-Software-Engineering-15-300x200.jpg 300w\" 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Five benchmarks over the course of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-67f1ac1c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding:1rem 2rem 2.5rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background:#f1f8f3;padding:1.5rem;border-top:4px solid #1a5e2a\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a;font-size:2.5rem;margin:0\">01<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Attend<\/strong> at least three institute meetings, workshops, or working sessions.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background:#f1f8f3;padding:1.5rem;border-top:4px solid #1a5e2a\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a;font-size:2.5rem;margin:0\">02<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Apply AI<\/strong> in at least one concrete area of your work \u2014 teaching, research, advising, or administration.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background:#f1f8f3;padding:1.5rem;border-top:4px solid #1a5e2a\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a;font-size:2.5rem;margin:0\">03<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contribute<\/strong> one institute-linked output \u2014 a classroom exercise, research idea, pilot project, or workflow improvement.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background:#f1f8f3;padding:1.5rem;border-top:4px solid #1a5e2a\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a;font-size:2.5rem;margin:0\">04<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Support<\/strong> one outward-facing activity \u2014 a campus event, presentation, or student opportunity.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background:#f1f8f3;padding:1.5rem;border-top:4px solid #1a5e2a\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#1a5e2a;font-size:2.5rem;margin:0\">05<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Identify<\/strong> one next-step opportunity \u2014 a funding lead, partnership, research direction, or academic offering.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"background:#1a5e2a;padding:2.5rem 3rem;text-align:center\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"color:#fff\">Ready to Get Involved?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/ai-institute\/join\/\" style=\"background:#fff;color:#1a5e2a\">Join the Institute<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-family:'Courier New',Courier,monospace;color:#8a6d00;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.13em;padding:2rem 0 1rem;opacity:0.82;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;Build-Future-WithAi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- CLARKSON-AI-INSTITUTE-PAGE-METADATA\n  page-class: brochure-side\n  governance: protected\n  change-requires: 70-percent-governor-vote-with-quorum\n  bylaws-reference: Article XII, Sections 2-3\n  founding-period-exception: Executive Director Stephen Casper holds full site authority until bylaws are ratified by the Board of Governors (Art. 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