The Amplify Staff Fellows (ASF) is a small cohort of university staff who gather every other week to explore more about generative AI and develop specific solutions utilizing AI to improve their daily work. It is designed for individuals with an intermediate (or above) understanding of Gen AI who are looking to create real world solutions. It is a collaborative space to learn, experiment, and build solutions together.
Our inaugural cohort just finished at the end of the Fall 2025 semester. Check out more about their projects below.
I absolutely loved Amplify Staff Fellows. I can't believe how lucky we are to have professionals and tools provided to us at Vanderbilt like this.
Fall 2025 ASF Cohort
AI Course Content Management
Connor Bacon
Automates the time-consuming process of migrating course content from Word documents and PowerPoint presentations into D2L Brightspace, enabling instructional designers to build structured course shells with modules, lessons, and assignments in a fraction of the time.
Graphic Design to Code
Betsy Brandes
As designers produce Figma designs for websites, the AI automatically pulls the designs and creates pixel-perfect and accessible implementations for the Vanderbilt website.
AI Research Assistant
Tony Crawford
Amplify AI system that allows the user to transform complex research by leveraging natural language processing and document intelligence to shift through decades of documents to produce the necessary material.
AI Program Planner
EJ Edney
An AI-powered conversational assistant to help Vanderbilt students and staff navigate the complex landscape of program planning policies, timelines, and requirements, with initial focus on campus social events and co-curricular programs.
AI Data Automation
Hayden McMordie
AI-powered system to streamline and automate data transformation and categorization tasks, reducing processing time significantly.
AI API Integration
Michael Ferral
An AI-powered tool that automates the analysis of API documentation and generates Python integration code, Snowflake schemas, and data transformation documentation, with an iterative feedback system.
AI Invoicing
Christine Fogg
Amplify AI automatically receives vendor invoices via email, validates vendor information, invoice compliance, rates/charges, and routes to the correct approver based on result.
AI Workflow Management
Lindsay Meyers
Amplify AI powered workflow management system designed to revolutionize secondary faculty appointment processes to reduce staff time by 300%.
AI Competitor Analysis
John Reiter
AI functional competitor analysis tool that generates information including automated competitor identification, comprehensive program comparison data, and AI-generated insights for admissions programs.
AI Personal Admin
Don Snyder
Forward emails to your Amplify AI personal assistant with meeting scheduling requests. The AI handles checking your calendar, drafting the reply, or optionally sending it directly.
This program was so exciting. It was inspiring being around others and seeing what the students were able to accomplish in such a short period of time!