While the groundbreaking capabilities of AI promise exciting possibilities, the accessibility, prevalence, and ethical implications of AI present concern for many, especially in Higher Ed. In response, Eastern has embraced this new frontier in innovative ways that emphasize our values and explore the ways AI can contribute to human flourishing and the common good.

“100 years ago, long before the internet existed and the specter of AI, Eastern launched its mission of ‘the whole gospel, to the whole world, through whole persons.’ Today, we're living in a new era, where the advent of novel technologies in artificial intelligence will transform the whole world. Whatever the future holds, Eastern is ready, as an institution and as individual persons who care about the whole world, to apply the insights of our faith, and our faithful intellects, to the challenges that lie ahead.”

Kent Sparks, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs