{"id":221224,"date":"2025-09-03T07:49:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=221224"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T02:13:31","slug":"new-office-ai-tech-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/03\/new-office-ai-tech-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"New office to lead AI<\/abbr>, tech integration across all campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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As Artificial Intelligence (AI<\/abbr>) transforms higher education, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is launching a new systemwide office to meet the challenge and establish itself as a national leader. The UH<\/abbr> Office of Academic Technology and Innovation (OATI<\/abbr>) will guide the integration of emerging technologies and AI<\/abbr> across all 10 campuses, serving as the hub for strategy, implementation and oversight in teaching, learning and operations.<\/p>\n

Housed within the Office of the UH<\/abbr> President, the office will be overseen by Ina Wanca, the UH<\/abbr> Chief Academic Technology Innovation Officer. Wanca will work closely with campus leaders, ITS<\/abbr> and the Institutional Research and Analysis Office and serve as the primary liaison between academic leadership and ITS<\/abbr>. <\/p>\n

OATI<\/abbr> will support the consolidation and alignment of academic technology, advance AI<\/abbr> adoption and transformative initiatives across the system and establish governance frameworks to ensure the responsible, ethical and equitable use of technology.<\/p>\n

“The Office of Academic Technology and Innovation is a critical step forward in ensuring UH<\/abbr> is not just adapting to emerging technologies but leading their thoughtful and strategic integration,” said UH<\/abbr> President Wendy Hensel. “This office will help us realize the full potential of AI<\/abbr> and academic innovation to support student success, faculty excellence, and operational efficiency.”<\/p>\n

With AI<\/abbr> adoption moving at different paces across UH<\/abbr>’s ten campuses, OATI<\/abbr> will create a single framework ensuring all investments, tools, and innovations drive a common vision for teaching, learning, and research.<\/p>\n

“This new office turns that shared vision into reality,” said Ina Wanca. “By ensuring equal access to modern tools, building AI<\/abbr> literacy for students and faculty and linking innovation to workforce readiness, we will prepare Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s learners and educators to thrive in the AI<\/abbr> era while honoring the values that define our university system.”<\/p>\n

OATI<\/abbr> will also support the AI<\/abbr> Planning Group announced June 25<\/a> in developing a university-wide AI<\/abbr> strategy aligned with institutional goals. <\/p>\n

“With the AI<\/abbr> Planning Group and OATI<\/abbr> working together, we can align priorities across all campuses and move quickly from ideas to implementation,” said Kim Siegenthaler, Senior Advisor to the President.<\/p>\n

The office will also help lead implementation of the $7.4 million, five-year subscription to EAB<\/abbr> Navigate360 and EAB<\/abbr> Edify, approved by the UH<\/abbr> Board of Regents on June 16. The platforms use predictive analytics to alert faculty, advisors, and support staff at the earliest sign a student may be at risk. The systems have proven successful in closing student achievement gaps and improving retention and graduation rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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