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August 2024

Generator AITTP Session 2

August 16, 2024 - 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., Reception following

For: Babson Faculty and Staff
HELV
Full-day, interactive, hands-on AI learning experience for faculty to introduce key concepts in AI and machine learning, initiating cross-divisional conversations about the significance of AI to higher education, and highlighting both the opportunities and risks of using AI-tools in teaching, learning, and research through direct experimentation.

September 2024

Generator Intro to AI Workshop

September 9, 2024 - 5 p.m.

For: Students, Faculty and Staff
The Weissman Foundry
Kickoff event to provide foundational knowledge about AI. In partnership with AI Club.

AI Arts & Performance Gallery Opening

September 10, 2024 - 5 p.m.

For: Everyone
Hollister Gallery
AI-artist show and discussion at the Hollister Gallery Heart to Heart? A Curious Human-Machine Dialogue featuring the AI-creations of Generator faculty Prof. Davit Khachatryan.

Generator AI Roundtable

September 16, 2024 - 5 p.m.

For: Students, Faculty and Staff
The Weissman Foundry
AI guest speaker, roundtable discussion, and networking for AI enthusiasts.

Making Art with AI

September 17, 2024 - 5-7 p.m.

For: Students, Faculty and Staff
The Weissman Foundry
BabsonARTS/Foundry/AI Club/Generator event

AI Arts & Performance; AI Artist Exhibit and Discussion

September 18, 2024 - 3:30-5 p.m.

For: Everyone
Hollister Gallery
AI-artist show and discussion at the Hollister Gallery Heart to Heart? A Curious Human-Machine Dialogue featuring the AI-creations of Generator faculty Prof. Davit Khachatryan.

Generator joins Microsoft’s Global AI-Hackathon

September 19, 2024 - 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Microsoft Research, Cambridge, MA
Faculty and students affiliated with The Generator participate in Microsoft’s Global AI-Hackathon (55,000+ employees and customers). The theme is “accelerating entrepreneurship and innovation with AI.” Part of a relationship with Microsoft Research.

Generator Open House

September 26, 2024 - 4-6 p.m.

For: Babson AITTP-Trained Faculty
The Weissman Foundry
An Open House for the 85+ Babson Faculty who participated in the AI Teaching Training Program

Metropolis Institute Foundation Dedication

September 27, 2024 - 10:30 a.m.

C. Dean Metropoulos Institute for Entrepreneurship and Technology
“Imagining Tomorrow: The Role of AI in Shaping Babson’s Future.” Generator faculty Erik Noyes and Kristi Girdharry join Generator Fellow Tom Davenport to share a vision for AI at Babson.

October 2024

Generator Product Design Competition

October 8, 2024 - 5-7 p.m.

For: Students
Rullo Classroom, HELV
AI-supported product design challenge, promoting AI design capabilities. In partnership with AI Club.

Generator “Share & Build” AI-Teaching Workshop

October 10, 2024 - 4-6 p.m.

For: Babson Faculty
Woodside Room, HELV
AI-supported pedagogical innovation workshop series for Babson faculty; for AITTP ‘alumni’ and other Babson faculty.

Contact Jonathan Sims with any questions.

Generator Student-Faculty Mixer

October 17, 2024 - 4-5:30 p.m.

For: Students and Faculty
Innovation Lab, Pine Manor West
Come learn more about The Generator and how you can get involved! Generator faculty look forward to meeting you and talking about AI at the event. There will be an overview of The Generator's vision and organization, as well as upcoming, exciting programming and opportunities for you to get involved!

Generator AITTP Session 3

October 18, 2024 - 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., Reception following

For: Babson faculty and staff
Lorber Classroom, HELV
Full-day, interactive, hands-on AI learning experience for faculty to introduce key concepts in AI and machine learning, initiating cross-divisional conversations about the significance of AI to higher education, and highlighting both the opportunities and risks of using AI-tools in teaching, learning, and research through direct experimentation.

Generator Build a Business with AI

October 22, 2024 - 5 p.m.

For: Students
Global Outreach Studio - HELV
This student-run session explores ways to build a business by leveraging AI and explores AI-driven business ideas.

Contact: Reece Gardner

Generator AI & Machine Learning Speaker Series Kickoff

October 23, 2024 - 3:30-5 p.m., Refreshments at 3 p.m.

For: Everyone
The Weissman Foundry
Practical AI: Looking Beyond the Buzzword” with guest speaker, Aryan Jain ’17.

First in a series of technical experts in the area of ML from the corporate sector invited to present to Babson community (in layman’s terms) on the use of ML in their organizations. The scope is to enlighten the general audience, consisting of students and faculty, on the use of technical ML tools but in a way that is understandable and intuitive rather than technical.

Contact Davit Khachatryan with any questions.

Google AI Labs Game Development Workshop in collaboration with CODE

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 1 p.m.

The Weissman Foundry

Contact: Bobby Grogan 

Generator AI in Art & Fashion Workshop

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 (Tentative) - 5 p.m.

For Students
The Weissman Foundry
Exploration of AI’s potential in creative fields. Demonstrate AI applications in art and fashion. In partnership with AI Club.

Contact: Spencer Karns 

November 2024

The Generator Generative AI & Writing Symposium

November 1, 2024 - 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

For: Boston-area Writing Program Leaders
Lorber Classroom, HELV
A one-day symposium for Boston-area Writing Program leaders to come together to share ideas, strategies, concerns, etc. regarding teaching and supporting writing across the curriculum.

Contact Kristi Girdharry with any questions.

Participating Institutions

  • Anna Maria College (Worcester, MA)
  • Assumption University (Worcester, MA)
  • Babson College (Wellesley, MA)
  • Bentley University (Waltham, MA)
  • Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
  • Boston University (Boston, MA)
  • Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)
  • Bunker Hill Community College (Boston, MA)
  • College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
  • Curry College (Milton, MA)
  • Emerson College (Boston, MA)
  • Endicott College (Beverly, MA)
  • Fisher College (Boston, MA)
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
  • Lasell University (Newton, MA)
  • Massachusetts Bay Community College (Wellesley Hills, MA)
  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) (Boston, MA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Cambridge, MA)
  • New England Conservatory of Music (Boston, MA)
  • Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
  • Olin College of Engineering (Needham, MA)
  • Quincy College (Quincy, MA)
  • Quinsigamond Community College (Worcester, MA)
  • Rhode Island College (Providence, RI)
  • Salem State University (Salem, MA)
  • Tufts University (Medford, MA)
  • University of Massachusetts Boston (Boston, MA)
  • University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Dartmouth, MA)
  • Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA)
  • William James College (Newton, MA)

Generator AI Roundtable

November 6, 2024 - 6 p.m.

For: Students and Faculty
Global Outreach Studio - HELV
Discussion roundtable for AI enthusiasts, including guest speaker.

Contact: Spencer Karns and Connor Raney

Google AI Labs and AI Club: Explore Careers in AI

November 8, 2024 - 1-2:30 p.m.

For: Students
Weissman Foundry

Contact: Spencer Karns and Connor Raney

Generator AI & Machine Learning Speaker Series

November 13, 2024 - 3:30-5 p.m., Refreshments at 3 p.m.

For: Everyone
Capozzi Room, Olin Hall
“The Future of Healthcare: How AI and Data Science are Revolutionizing Patient Care” with Lorie Wijintjes.

Second in a series of technical experts in the area of ML from the corporate sector invited to present to Babson community (in layman’s terms) on the use of ML in their organizations. The scope is to enlighten the general audience, consisting of students and faculty, on the use of technical ML tools but in a way that is understandable and intuitive rather than technical.

Contact Davit Khachatryan with any questions.

Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers

November 15, 2024

Presentation on The Generator and AI @ Babson.

Microsoft-Generator AI and Entrepreneurship Buildathon

November 16, 2024 - 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

For: Babson and Olin Students
The Weissman Foundry
Main feature AI & Entrepreneurship Event! Large scale, 1-day AI-hackathon in the Weissman Foundry. Part of a growing relationship with Microsoft Research.

Contact: Spencer Karns and Connor Raney

Generator Work Futures Lab Workshop

November 18, 2024 - 12:30-2 p.m.

For: Everyone
Design Zone, Olin Hall
“AI and Humans at Work - Who shapes whom?”

The rapid development of AI, and Generative AI in particular, provides both enormous opportunities and raises difficult questions for human work. Will we all soon work with an AI co-pilot? With several of them? How will the work be distributed between humans and AI? And who works for whom? Or will there be many jobs that AI takes over completely? Which factors will drive these developments? And which variables will we use to determine what are desirable outcomes? Join us for the inaugural workshop of the Work Futures Lab, and begin to explore these questions. Register Here!

Contact Sebastian Fixson with any questions.

Generator AI Showcase Event and Roundtable meeting

November 20, 2024 - 5 - 6p.m; Generator AI Roundtable meeting - 6-7pm Weissman Foundry

For: Students

This Showcase event is hosted by Babson's Generator AI Lab in collaboration with the AI Club, Product Building & Jamming, and Code. Participants will have the opportunity to win prizes such as Meta Ray Bans, Oculus 3, Mini Holo-Fan, and more! Come for food and fun, and witness the amazing creations students are developing with AI!

If you plan on participating, please fill out this form where you can submit your materials!

Alaraia1@babson.edu Is primary contact, along with Skarns1@babson.edu

December 2024

Generator Work Futures Lab Workshop

December 3, 2024 - 12:00-1p.m.; Social 1-1:30pm

For: Everyone
Olin Hall #225
“Flourishing in the Age of AI - Building a Creative & Collaborative Dynamic with GenAI”

In today's rapidly evolving landscape, AI is reshaping how corporate leaders and professionals approach creativity and collaboration. The misconception of AI as a mere productivity tool - or even a competitor - is being replaced by a new vision of AI as a creative partner, capable of amplifying human potential by "100X". In this interactive talk, we will explore

  • The art of co-creation with AI
  • Practical strategies for boosting creativity

Speakers:

Bill Pacheco - Assistant Professor of Practice, Babson College | Founder, Open until 8, a consultancy that helps companies be more creative and adaptable

Jeremy Utley - Stanford Adjunct Professor | Keynote Speaker| Co-Host of "Beyond the Prompt" a Top 1% Podcast| Co-Author of "Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters"

Register Here!

Contact Sebastian Fixson with any questions.

Generator “Share & Build” AI-Teaching Workshop

December 6, 2024 - 4-6 p.m.

For: AITTP ‘alumni’ and other Babson faculty
Global Outreach Studio, HELV
AI-supported pedagogical innovation workshop series for Babson faculty.

Contact Jonathan Sims with any questions.