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Daniel Duggin will be receiving a second degree from UTC as part of the Graduate School commencement on Friday, Dec. 12. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Graduate student Daniel Duggin has made his mark at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga by helping develop campus policies on artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

Pursuing a Master of Computer Science and graduating on Friday, Dec. 12, the Medina, Tennessee, native knew he was seeking something different in his college experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I toured UTC, all the tour guides were incredibly nice and engaging,\u201d said Duggin, a 2024 Bachelor of Computer Science graduate. \u201cI could see myself living somewhere like Chattanooga because it was so different from home. There\u2019s a good mix of the city and then, of course, all the outdoor activities to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt more like a home than any of the other places.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While touring, Duggin felt like he could explore his passion for computer science.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalking to some of the professors when I had toured here, I could tell it would be a good place to get myself established in the field that I wanted to be in,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI made a lot of great connections along the way, going to school here and working at UTC throughout the last several years.\u201d<\/p>\n

His passion for computers comes from his father, who works in the technology industry. He said it came \u201cnaturally\u201d as a major.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe always had me around video games and computers when I was a kid,\u201d Duggin said. \u201cWhen I was in high school, I took a couple of computer classes\u2014and from there it was just an easy decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

During Duggin\u2019s senior year as an undergraduate, he was asked by former UTC Chief Information Officer Vicki Farnsworth to join the University\u2019s new AI initiative. In this role, he began surveying opinions about AI around campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was the spring of 2024 when ChatGPT was the big topic of conversation at UTC,\u201d Duggin explained. \u201cI was reaching out to different professors, some of my friends and classmates, asking if they\u2019ve used AI, and how teachers felt about students using AI.\u201d<\/p>\n

From there, he met with the Student Government Association to gauge opinion. Some of the questions raised were, \u201cHow is it worth going to school?\u201d or \u201cIs AI going to take our jobs?\u201d<\/p>\n

Wanting to address these concerns directly, Duggin contacted Dr. Jules White, senior advisor for generative AI to Vanderbilt University\u2019s chancellor, about using his AI teaching tool\u2014Amplify.<\/p>\n

After acquiring Amplify, the next step was to develop the most effective way to teach students this new technology.<\/p>\n

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Duggin, alongside Dr. Beni Asllani\u2014head of the UTC Department of Data Analytics\u2014and Associate Professor of Communication Nagwan Zahry developed a new course, titled \u201cAI for Everyone<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d which was designed to teach students about AI and various applications.<\/p>\n

Fall 2025 was the first semester the course was offered. Duggin worked as a graduate assistant and said it was an \u201chonor\u201d to help students learn more about AI.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing students take the initiative on their own outside of the course has been really cool to see,\u201d he said. \u201cThey had their AI day; seeing some of their projects, I was really proud of how far they\u2019ve gotten throughout the course.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asllani said Duggin \u201cspeaks the language of students\u201d and always goes the extra mile for the course.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s unlike other students,\u201d Asllani said. \u201cOther students have just graduated and moved on. He likes to explore. He likes to go the next step. He always likes to be ahead of the curve.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting students involved is always a good thing. Graduate assistants are a big thing. I always rely on them because they understand students\u2019 concerns. Sometimes, for students, it\u2019s easier to go to other students who are available all the time to try and help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Duggin currently works as a web developer for White at CR8.io\u2014an AI platform for real-world applications\u2014and hopes to continue working with AI in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy looking at data,\u201d he said. \u201cIf a data analyst role opens up somewhere, I\u2019d be interested in looking at that\u2014whatever field it\u2019s in. I would be interested in health care. That\u2019d be a big merge between what my parents do: my dad in technology and my mom in health care. It would be cool to step into that realm.\u201d<\/p>\n

At CR8, he enjoys being around like-minded people interested in AI while continuing to learn more about its functions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love seeing people\u2019s faces light up when they realize all the capabilities that it has and can enhance all their workflows and do personal things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While AI is a passion, Duggin said relationships are what he\u2019ll remember most about his time at UTC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve made so many friends here,\u201d Duggin said. \u201cSome of my best friends I met freshman year of college and we are still all extremely close to this day. It\u2019s been a great experience here. I met my girlfriend here. Every time my parents come down to Chattanooga from West Tennessee, it\u2019s a really good time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been awesome professionally, but more so in my personal life. It\u2019s been a really great place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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UTC Department of Data Analytics<\/a><\/p>\n

AI for Everyone: New class introduces students to the world of AI<\/a><\/p>\n

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