Nittany AI Alliance
Nittany AI Alliance
AI for Good, Powered by Penn State.
The Nittany AI Alliance empowers Penn State students, faculty, and partners to apply artificial intelligence to address real-world societal challenges—advancing AI for Good across Pennsylvania and beyond. Through strategic partnerships, experiential learning, and community innovation, the Alliance bridges academia, industry, small organizations, and nonprofit sectors together to prepare tomorrow’s leaders for an AI-enabled world.
Get Involved
Students
No matter your major, you have a role to play in shaping how AI changes our world.
Faculty
By sharing expertise, mentorship, and creativity, faculty can help students explore the practical applications of AI.
Partner with Us
Organizations of all types and sizes can collaborate with us to support programs and inspire students.
Our Programs
Nittany AI Inspire
A series of experiential learning events designed to inspire students from all backgrounds to engage with the transformative potential of AI.
Nittany AI Challenge
An annual competition where multidisciplinary student teams compete for funding to develop AI-based solutions to real-world issues.
Nittany AI Advance
Experiential internships that connect Penn State students with industry and nonprofit partners for AI-focused collaborative projects.
Events
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Sep
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Nittany AI Kickoff
Date & Time: September 1, 2026, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Location: Alumni Hall, Hetzel Union Building (HUB)
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Ideation Workshop - Team & Problem Discovery
Date & Time: September 17, 2026, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Location: 603 Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub
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Hands-on Customer Discovery & User Testing for Challenge Success
Date & Time: September 24, 2026, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Location: 028 ECoRE
News
More News
April 22, 2026
College of IST names eight student marshals for spring 2026 commencement
April 22, 2026
Penn State Harrisburg advances regional artificial intelligence leadership
April 17, 2026
Student teams win cash awards for their AI solutions in the Nittany AI Challenge
March 30, 2026
Nittany AI students designing AI solutions to improve Physical Plant processes
Stay Informed
The Alliance is hard at work with AI industry partners to bring cutting-edge programming to Penn State. Don’t miss your opportunity to get involved!
Stay up-to-date on all of the activities, challenges, and networking opportunities the Nittany AI Alliance will be offering in the coming months. You’ll be among the first to know about AI–related programming, giving you a chance to sign up early for events that may have limited seating or enrollment capacity.