Open to faculty and staff
No prior programming experience or technical background is required. Applicants bring a course, research project, or administrative task they want to improve.
Summer practicum in AI reskilling
CUA SPARK
An intensive Summer 2026 program for CUA faculty and staff who want to build a working AI tool or workflow for a real teaching, research, or administrative problem.
Build AI tools around real CUA work
SPARK brings faculty and staff together across disciplines and units to learn from instructors, peers, and hands-on prototype work.
Team applications encouraged
Interdisciplinary teams of two or more people, especially teams crossing departments or units, are encouraged to apply.
Prototype by the final session
Participants refine a tool through peer critique and coaching, write a one-page Tool Guide, and prepare for the fall AI SPARK Symposium.
16
Participant cohort maximum
5
Tuesday sessions in June
$1,000
Completion stipend
AI
Platform costs covered