AI for Community

Serving Idaho

AI creates opportunities and challenges for all members of our Boise State community and for those we serve throughout the Treasure Valley and Idaho. We provide a variety of workforce development and upskilling opportunities for local businesses and organizations, and to build a thriving community of lifelong learners invested in staying up to date with the latest technologies and their impacts.

PACE

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Boise State’s Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) program offers a three-part training series, equipping professionals with foundational knowledge, intermediate strategies and advanced techniques.

Foundations of Generative AI
Leading with Generative AI
Mastering Generative AI

Go to the PACE website

Workplace Trainings

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Boise State faculty and staff who are experts in generative AI may be available to give talks, deliver trainings individualized to meet your workplace’s needs, or consult on organizational strategy. For more information, contact ai-group@boisestate.edu.

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AI Travel Tools for Adults and Seniors

Created by Margaret Sass, a lecturer in the School for the Digital Future, this free, self-paced course and accompanying Pressbook are designed to help seniors and adults find ways to travel safer and smoother, while encouraging them to explore the world with curiosity and joy.

Self Enroll Read the Pressbook

AI for Seniors

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Are you interested in learning more about Artificial Intelligence (AI) but don’t know where to start? AI for Seniors is a free, self-paced course that teaches you how to use AI-powered chatbots for conversation, brain-training apps to keep your mind sharp, and voice assistants to manage reminders and stay connected to loved ones.

Self enroll in AI for Seniors

Osher Institute

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Endowed by The Bernard Osher Foundation, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State University is a membership-based lifelong learning program. We offer a wide variety of college-level, non-credit programs designed for intellectually curious adults age 50 and over.

Go to the Osher website

College of Business and Economics

Spring 2026 AI Brownbag Series

Join Kevin Rank for an exploration of the latest Generative AI tools, tips, or tricks. Future topics and past sessions are available on the COBE Brownbag website.

To attend, please email Loraine Hand at lorainehand@boisestate.edu and let us know if you will join in-person or on Zoom.

Social Impacts of Computing Group

The Social Impacts of Computing (SioC) group, located in Boise State’s School of Computing, is dedicated to exploring and shaping the evolving relationship between computing and society. SioC comprises Boise State faculty from a wide range of disciplines as well as industry/community partners with interests in the social impacts of computational innovations, particularly in fields such as machine learning, robotics and generative AI.

Additional Resources

Not finding the resources or information you need? Email us at ai-group@boisestate.edu.