NCURA Session - From Insight to Impact: Applying AI Where Higher Ed Operations Need it Most

Artificial intelligence is transforming how colleges and universities operate, but not every process is equally suited for automation or predictive insight. This session explores how to identify the business processes in higher education that are most ready for AI adoption, focusing on the characteristics that make them ideal candidates: data-rich, repetitive, rules-based, or decision-intensive.

Through practical examples across areas such as proposal review, protocol review, contracts, budgets, and coverage analysis, participants will learn how to assess where AI can add the greatest value — improving efficiency, accuracy, and service quality.

Learning Objectives

• Identify characteristics of higher education processes best suited for AI adoption.
• Recognize opportunities to apply AI in research administration workflows
• Where to start

Meet the Speakers

Istvan Fekete
Principal, Attain Partners

Sylvia Bradshaw
Southern Utah University