AI for Equity

AI for Equity is an experience for high school students interested in criminal justice and artificial intelligence.

  1. Pre College Summer Programs
  2. AI for Equity
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Technology Meets Equity

Over the course of two weeks, the Seattle University AI for Equity program teaches students about the intersection of modern technology and criminal justice issues, such as bias and equity.

Schedule of Activities

The program runs Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 26, 2024.

Week 1 will be taught on-campus or virtually while Week 2 will be all virtual.

Monday, July 15

Time (PDT)  
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Intro to Artificial Intelligence
Intro to Criminal Justice
Intro to Ethics
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Break
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session/Office Hours
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Activity

Tuesday, July 16

Time (PDT)  
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Algorithm Predictions
Intro to Machine Learning
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Break
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Activity

Wednesday, July 17

Time (PDT)  
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Classification Algorithms
Machine Learning
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Break
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Activity

Thursday, July 18

Time (PDT)  
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Intro to Criminal Justice
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Break
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Guest Speaker
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Activity

Friday, July 19

Time (PDT)  
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Project Overview
Natural Language Processing
Guest Speaker

Weekend: No Programming

Monday, July 22

Time (PDT)  
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Unsupervised Learning: Clustering Deep Learning
Neural Networks
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Break
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session/Office Hours
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Project Work Time

Tuesday, July 23

Time (PDT)  
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Ethic Analysis
Case Study
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Break
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Project Work Time

Wednesday, July 24

Time (PDT)  
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Algorithmic Bias
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Break
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Project Work Time

Thursday, July 25

Time (PDT)  
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Criminal Justice
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Break
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Guest Speaker
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Project Work Time

Friday, July 19

Time (PDT)  
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Live Presentations
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Graduation Ceremony

Program fees

Nonrefundable Deposit: $50

  • Deposit is applied towards total cost of attendance.

Cost of Attendance: $1,200

  • Includes course work, curricular excursions, co-curricular activities and residential cost.
  • Scholarships are available! The scholarship application is accessible within the program application.

Important Dates

Virtual Orientation: Thursday, June, 27, 2024 - 5:00 p.m.

Arrival Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024

Program Dates:

  • Week 1 - Sunday, July 14 - Friday, July 19, 2024 (Residential or Virtual)
  • Week 2 - Monday, July 22 - Friday, July 26, 2024 (All Virtual)

Application Priority Deadline: April 19, 2024

Notification Date: Beginning May 10, 2024

Application Priority Deadline

Priority Deadline is April 19, 2024. Apply and secure your spot in our program before it’s too late!  

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Behind the Scenes

Contact Us Need Help?

Contact us with any questions about this program or the application process!

Aly Cotte (She/Her)

Assistant Director of Admissions Events and Pre-College Programs