FSU Joins Google's AI for Education Accelerator, Bringing Gemini and Free Training to Campus

Florida State University joins Google's AI for Education Accelerator, adopts Gemini for Education

Florida State University is joining Google's AI for Education Accelerator to expand free AI training and secure tools across campus. Backed by Google's $1 billion education initiative over the next three years, the effort focuses on AI literacy, research support and cloud resources.

FSU is the only R1 institution in Florida's State University System participating. "At Florida State, we are committed to providing our faculty, staff, students and researchers with the latest tools and advancements, empowering our community to achieve beyond what many think is possible," said Jonathan Fozard, chief information officer at FSU. "Our adoption of Gemini for Education reflects that commitment, enabling us to push the boundaries of technological innovation, research discovery and academic excellence, all in a safe and secure environment."

What FSU is making available

• Gemini for Education with data protections at no cost, available to all students, faculty and staff via university login.
• NotebookLM to help create summaries, study guides and practice quizzes, and to organize course content into shareable notebooks. Learn more about the tool at NotebookLM.
• Free AI training for college students provided by Google.
• Faculty and staff access to Google's AI Essentials and Prompting Essentials programs.

How educators can put this to work now

• Use Gemini as a planning partner to draft syllabi, lesson outlines and rubrics, then refine with your expertise.
• Build course-aligned study guides and auto-generate practice questions in NotebookLM for targeted review.
• Reduce administrative load by drafting emails, feedback starters and documentation, then edit for context.
• Support inquiry-based learning: guide students to ask better questions, compare sources and explain reasoning.
• Offer on-demand clarification of complex concepts so you can spend more time mentoring.

"Gemini-powered applications like NotebookLM make it easy for students to create summaries, study guides and practice quizzes, and for faculty to organize course content into shareable notebooks that can serve as an interactive classroom resource for their students," said Paul Marty, associate vice provost for academic innovation.

"Every student deserves access to the AI skills needed to succeed in today's job market," said Lisa Gevelber, founder of Grow with Google. "We are proud to partner with Florida State University to provide students with our most advanced AI products and training, ensuring they know how to make the most of the technology in the classroom and beyond. This program builds on years of us working together with universities to help students prepare for exciting careers."

Context and next steps

Google's broader education effort supports AI literacy, research funding and access to cloud resources. For product and program context, visit Google for Education.

Access for the FSU community: log in to Gemini for Education with your FSU email and password. For details, training links and updates, visit ai.fsu.edu.

If you're planning professional development for your department, you can explore curated AI course options by role at Complete AI Training.