{"product_id":"building-an-ai-university-from-infrastructure-gift-to-systemic-transformation-paperback","title":"Building an AI University: From Infrastructure Gift to Systemic Transformation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Carrillo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbstract\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe University of Florida received an $85 million, multiparty investment to build HiPerGator AI, a leading AI supercomputer in higher education. University leaders viewed the system as a catalyst--but worried it could become \"symbolic technology adoption\" without broader institutional change. UF responded with a seven-component model that paired infrastructure with curriculum, research enablement, centralized coordination, governance, and workforce programming. A university-wide \"AI Across the Curriculum\" initiative was embedded through accreditation processes and supported by the AI  Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe governance approach balanced provost-level direction with distributed implementation across sixteen autonomous colleges. By 2025, UF scaled to 230+ AI-designated courses and 14,000+ annual enrollments while expanding research capacity and statewide access to computing resources. The case ends with open questions about leadership succession, infrastructure refresh funding, and whether UF's model can be replicated elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssess how institutions can convert a marquee technology investment into durable organization-wide capability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyze governance and incentives for cross-unit change in decentralized organizations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign scalable AI literacy initiatives using a course taxonomy, faculty development supports, and accreditation-linked accountability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluate sustainability and replicability, including lifecycle refresh planning, staffing models, and ecosystem diffusion strategies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppropriate Courses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDigital transformation strategy, technology and information management, organizational change and leadership, higher education strategy and governance, B2B marketing, B2B sales strategy, strategic partnerships and alliance management, and public sector innovation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis case was developed with the support of the UF AI initiative, made possible by a transformational gift from Chris Malachowsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Carrillo\u003c\/b\u003e is clinical associate professor in the Department of Marketing at the Warrington College of Business, University of Florida. He has coauthored cases published through Ivey Publishing and the Warrington Case Series, including \u003ci\u003eChiara Ferragni: An Influencer in Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMinespider: Building Responsible Battery Supply Chains with Blockchain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67901614293240,"sku":"9798950151910","price":19.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/P6z3-BSkYh9798950151910.webp?v=1793339513","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/building-an-ai-university-from-infrastructure-gift-to-systemic-transformation-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}