The Garnet AI Foundry highlights the innovative companies and collaborators working
with the Division of IT to bring advanced artificial intelligence resources to students,
faculty and staff.
Microsoft
Microsoft Copilot is an AI assistant built into Microsoft 365 that helps faculty and staff work more
efficiently by generating content, analyzing data and automating routine tasks. It
enhances productivity across teaching, research, and administrative workflows using
familiar tools like Word, Excel and Outlook. Microsoft Copilot is the only option
for regulated research, as well as PII, HIPPA and FERPA information.
Microsoft Copilot allows user to quickly draft, summarize and organize content, refucing time spent
on tasks.
Faculty and Staff are elibale for an upgraded Copolit license. This license provides
access to things like AI Facilitator and additional Copilot integration across the Microsoft environment.
Microsoft Copilot features can be found across Micosoft 365 products like Word, Powerpoint,
Excel, and Outlook.
OpenAI
ChatGPT is a web-based artificial intelligence assistant capable of generating text, summarizing
content, brainstorming ideas, and supporting organization or planning.
Engage with ChatGPT's Study Mode, Image Creation, and Custom GPTs.
With our ChatGPT License know your data is protected. Nothing shared is used to train external AI models, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality
in research and instruction.
ChatGPT can retain context across sessions, allowing you to organize projects, track
progress, and build upon previous work—enhancing efficiency in couse design, research planning, and communication.
Get ChatGPT support from OpenAI here. Read our knowledge articles on ChatGPT here to learn more about features like Study Mode, Custom GPTs, Projects and Deep Research.
Gartner
Gartner Campus Access is an online resource that provides access to leading business and information technology
research, as well as career planning opportunities and interview preparation for students.
Faculty members have access to cutting-edge research for course preparation and pedagogy,
as well as trend analysis for research.
Staff members have access to real-time research about education technology changes
and trends.
Students have access to job seeking support (i.e. career planning, interview preparation),
as well as access to cutting-edge, industry resources.
DataCamp is an interactive, browser-based training platform with expert-led courses that build data skills across a wide range of areas. It includes
400+ on-demand courses covering topics such as AI fundamentals, Excel pivot tables, SQL, Python automation,
and Power BI dashboarding. Users can take standalone courses or follow structured
learning tracks, and the platform also includes adaptive skills assessments and certification preparation options to support career development.
Here are some of DataCamp’s popular options:
- Understanding prompt engineering
- AI ethics
- Understanding Cloud computing
- Introduction to Java
- Advanced Excel functions
- Developing Large Language Models
Steps to activate your DataCamp account using USC SSO:
Enter your university-affiliated email address and login via the USC SSO screen.
Once SSO is complete, you will be redirected back to your DataCamp account to continue
using the service.
NOTE: USC DataCamp users should always log in using the dedicated USC login page for both registration and subsequent logins to ensure a smooth and easy process.
BoodleBox
BoodleBox is a collaborative AI workspace built for higher education — giving faculty, staff,
and students centralized, side-by-side access to the AI models you've already heard
of (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and more) in one secure platform. It's not
just a chat tool. It's a shared and highly secure space where you can brainstorm,
summarize, research, and plan and where colleagues and classmates can build knowledge
together over time, rather than working AI alone.
Explore BoodleBox's core tools, all included in one workspace:
Bot Stacking — chain models and prompts together to tackle multi-step work
Coach Mode — guided prompting that builds real AI skill, not just faster answers
Knowledge Banks — shared, persistent context your class or team can build on over time
Vibe Bot Builder— create custom bots without writing code
LMS/SSO integration — sign in with your institution credentials, no new account required
38+ AI models side-by-side — including GPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Llama
Collaborative by design. Most AI tools are single-player. BoodleBox is built for shared environments where
faculty can create spaces for their classes, teams can build shared context, and everyone
can see and learn from each other's work. It's designed to develop genuine AI literacy,
not just generate output faster.
Your data stays protected. Nothing shared in BoodleBox is used to train external AI models. Every underlying
provider is contractually prohibited from using institutional data for training or
any other secondary purpose. The platform is backed by FERPA, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA,
GDPR, HECVAT, VPAT, and TX-RAMP/RAMP compliance.
Resource-responsible at scale. Proprietary optimization reduces the volume of tokens processed across prompts and
responses, avoiding the unnecessary computation of a one-size-fits-all approach and
a more sustainable way to provide AI access institution-wide.
Review BoodleBox's security, privacy, and compliance documentation at the BoodleBox
Trust Center: trust.boodlebox.ai
Explore the BoodleBox knowledge base and support resources at Help Central | BoodleBox to learn more about Bot Stacking, Coach Mode, Knowledge Banks, and the Vibe Bot Builder — or
reach out to your BoodleBox onboarding representative at sales@boodle.ai
