{"id":186851,"date":"2026-02-12T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/faculty-senate-addresses-ice-weather-artificial-intelligence-concerns-the-shield\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:45:10","slug":"faculty-senate-addresses-ice-weather-artificial-intelligence-concerns-the-shield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/faculty-senate-addresses-ice-weather-artificial-intelligence-concerns-the-shield\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Senate addresses ICE, weather, artificial intelligence concerns \u2013 The Shield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usishield.com\/49409\/news\/faculty-senate-addresses-ice-weather-artificial-intelligence-concerns\/\">Faculty Senate addresses ICE, weather, artificial intelligence concerns \u2013 The Shield<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usishield.com\/49409\/news\/faculty-senate-addresses-ice-weather-artificial-intelligence-concerns\/\">https:\/\/usishield.com\/49409\/news\/faculty-senate-addresses-ice-weather-artificial-intelligence-concerns\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-12 16:31:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"usishield.com\">usishield.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Faculty Senate met on February 6, 2026, to approve the previous meeting\u2019s minutes and administrative reports.<\/li>\n<li>President Bridges highlighted recent meetings with education officials from the Medical Academy and local school superintendents, and addressed issues arising from a recent snowstorm.<\/li>\n<li>Provost Shelly Blunt discussed the university\u2019s inclement weather policy and proposed revising it to include virtual learning options for in-person classes during extreme weather.<\/li>\n<li>There was discussion regarding the use of artificial intelligence for transcribing 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