UH appoints digital learning leader as new AI expert

UH appoints digital learning leader as new AI expert

UH appoints digital learning leader as new AI expert

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/03/19/ai-expert-gloria-niles/

Publish Date: 2026-03-19 15:00:00

Source Domain: www.hawaii.edu

  • Gloria Niles to assume new role of Chief Academic Technology Innovation Officer at the University of Hawaiʻi, effective March 19.
  • Niles will lead the modernization of technological infrastructure and coordinate innovation across all university campuses, emphasizing alignment with Native Hawaiian values.
  • Core mission includes developing a comprehensive AI strategy to enhance research capabilities, administrative efficiency, and instructional environments.
  • Niles emphasizes integrating AI across curriculum to ensure graduates possess necessary AI literacy, while maintaining the university’s cultural foundational values.
  • She has extensive experience with UH, starting as a faculty member and progressing through multiple leadership roles, most recently recognized with the WCET Russ Poulin Award for Excellence in Digital Learning Policy.