The University of Minnesota is advancing its legacy as a nationally and globally recognized leader in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. This work is vital to unifying the University’s efforts related to AI, advancing leadership in alignment with the Elevate Extraordinary 2030 strategic roadmap.
The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) on the Twin Cities campus does just that with the new AI Makerspace.
Powerful IT and computing resources
Joe Finnegan, AI Makerspace manager, and his staff, made up entirely of students, are centralizing AI information and building resources in the college to make them more accessible.

“We’ll have undergraduate students come in with some idea that they want to execute, but they don’t have the personal computing power…