Campus AI Framework

A practitioner's playbook for AI strategy and governance in higher education. Concept and content by Joe Sabado. Free to use and adapt for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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The model

Eight institutional pillars, grouped into Governance (Mission & Vision, AI Principles, AI Policies & Guidelines, Governance/Risk/Compliance & Data Governance), Enablement (Engagement & Collaboration, Roles & Responsibilities), and Capabilities (Campus Readiness, Implementation & Operations); four application domains (Teaching & Learning, Research & Innovation, Operations & Infrastructure, Student & Community Engagement); and the AI Strategic Compass for prioritizing initiatives by risk and impact.

What you can do here

Find your starting point: a maturity triage (Nascent / Emerging / Established).
The first 90 days: a stage-aware action plan.
The eight pillars: concept, signals, and concrete practices for each.
Use cases & case studies: the framework applied to real campus AI initiatives.
How AI enters campus: the six pathways AI arrives and the types of AI to govern.
Maturity Assessment, Governance Guide, AI Registry: assess where you stand.
Strategic Compass, Tool Evaluation Matrix, Playbook, Adoption pathways, Run it: decide and operate.
Standards alignment: how the framework maps to NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, the EU AI Act, OECD, UNESCO, and EDUCAUSE.

Learn more and contact the author at campusaiexchange.com.

Browse the framework as text: The eight pillars · Find your starting point · Strategic Compass · Maturity Assessment · How AI enters campus · Standards alignment.

Campus AI Framework

Operational toolkit · standalone tool

Workforce & roles library

Adaptable job descriptions for the new AI roles campuses are creating, plus drop-in Knowledge, Skills & Abilities to add to the positions you already have.

A wide, two-part HR reference. It opens full-screen over the site so you can browse role templates and KSA inserts side by side, then close back to the framework. Built to localize, not to copy.

Six adaptable job descriptions for AI-focused roles, with purpose, KSAs, and qualifications
Drop-in KSA blocks for eight existing job families, to extend roles rather than replace them
Reinforces 'extend, don't create standalone', most roles need AI competencies added, not a new title
Owned by HR; pairs with Pillar 6 (Readiness) and Pillar 7 (Roles & Responsibilities)
Links to the AI Positions Map, a tracked collection of real higher-ed postings showing the emerging roles
Export the whole library as a printable, adaptable document

Ready to begin?

Open the library

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Illustration only. These are starting templates, not finished postings or institutional policy. Adapt every line to your classification system, bargaining agreements, accessibility requirements, and context, and route through HR and the offices that own them.