LSU · Founding Chapter · Est. 2025

Student
Alliance
for AI Reform

Students driving university reform for the Age of AI. Because education that has lost its value to students is education that has failed its purpose.

Times increase in AI conduct cases since 2022
Members across LSU campus
Student Senate bills authored
Founding chapter at LSU
01 - Our Why

Education
Must Be
Worth It.

AI has single-handedly eroded trust between faculty and students. But the real question, the one that refuses to be asked, is why students are offloading their education to an LLM in the first place.

University education has lost its perceived value to students. If it was valued, they would not be using ChatGPT for their assignments inappropriately. The brain takes the path of least resistance; if you perceive a task as unnecessary and have the means, you will automate it.

To adapt higher education to the Age of AI, we must make education more Enticing, Ethical, and Involved.

Enticing

Enticing education involves engaging, relevant coursework and teaching methods that students and faculty both find meaningful. When students see the value in what they're learning, the incentive to cut corners disappears. We push for curriculum reform that keeps pace with a rapidly changing world.

02 - The Problems We're Solving

Three Cracks
at the Foundation

Problem 01
Eroded Trust
AI has fractured the faculty-student relationship. Instructors are on constant lookout for cheating, while students fear being falsely accused for work they did themselves, including complex sentences or thorough answers.
Problem 02
Opaque Policies
There is no publicly available documentation of what does and does not count as evidence of inappropriate AI usage. This creates an environment of fear where students don't know the rules they're being held to.
Problem 03
Coercive Process
Informal resolutions offered to accused students function as coercion, even innocent students feel pressured to accept "lighter" punishments rather than risk a formal review. Due process is being bypassed.
03 - The Moment We're In

How We Got Here

ChatGPT Launches Publicly
OpenAI releases GPT-3.5 to the public. Overnight, a click-away tool that can write any assignment lands in the hands of every college student in America.
Turnitin Enables AI Detection
Turnitin unveils its AI-detecting function. LSU's SAA sees a nearly 500% spike in academic misconduct reports, from 28 students found culpable in Spring 2022 to 136 in Spring 2023.
SAFAR Founded at LSU
Jude Terrell and Aaron Lomastro establish SAFAR (the Student Alliance for AI Reform) as the first student collegiate organization dedicated to university AI reform.
First Chapter Meeting
SAFAR holds its inaugural chapter meeting discussing AI cheating accusations, expanding its membership and launching its Google Form to collect student AI misconduct experiences.
Student Senate Legislation
Aaron Lomastro and Benjamin Goldstein co-author Student Senate bills, including a bill requesting a free AI fundamentals certificate for all LSU students, in contrast to LSU's existing $10,995 AI Bootcamp.
Soil & Silicon Event
SAFAR partners with Geaux Green to host "AI's Environmental Impact in Louisiana: Where Are We Headed?" featuring LSU professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D. at the Greek Theater.
Now
The Work Continues
SAFAR is actively pushing for an AI Second Chance Policy, transparent SAA procedures, and deeper student involvement in AI governance at LSU through the AI Taskforce

"First and foremost, we want to educate people on AI issues, so that when they make their choices regarding AI, they have the most information possible at their disposal."

Jude Terrell, President · SAFAR
04 - Active Initiatives

What We're
Fighting For

Active Campaign
AI Second Chance Policy
An automatic, lighter informal resolution for first-time AI misconduct cases. Students who made a mistake get a chance to reflect and reform. Students who are innocent get a way out, without the coercive pressure of the current process. Excludes exam and major paper violations to preserve academic integrity.
Active Campaign
Transparent SAA AI Policy
Demanding SAA publish a publicly available policy establishing what constitutes valid and invalid evidence in AI misconduct cases. AI detector scores alone should never be sufficient for a finding of guilt. Students deserve to know the rules before they're judged by them.
Legislation Authored
Free AI Literacy Certificate
Student Senate legislation requesting a free online AI fundamentals certificate for all LSU students, covering basic AI use, ethics, and legal considerations. A direct contrast to LSU Online's existing AI Bootcamp, priced at $10,995.
Ongoing
Student Body Education & Outreach
Peer-to-peer education to keep students out of trouble: what's allowed, what's not, and how to protect yourself if accused. We collect student misconduct experiences via Google Form and partner with organizations like Geaux Green to expand our reach.
05 - 2025–2026 Impact

First Year.
Real Results.

Events Purple Designation

Speaker Event w/ Brendan Steinhauser
Speaker
AI & Education | Why Should You Care? Featuring Dr. Michael Ardoline & Colin Raby, CEO of FarmMind.org
Speaker
Discussion: AI Cheating Allegations
Discussion
Soil & Silicon w/ Geaux Green Prof. Mukhopadhyay on AI's environmental impact in Louisiana
Collaboration
TigerDen Podcast
Student-produced podcast filmed at Celtic Studios, featuring conversations with LSU student leaders including Ethan Elmer (Speaker of the Senate) and Darion Frazier.
SG AI Task Force
SAFAR leaders serve on the Student Government AI Task Force, building institutional bridges between students, faculty, and the administration.
06 - Leadership

The Founding Team

Jude Terrell
Jude Terrell
President · Founding Member
Junior, Political Science. The visionary and brain behind SAFAR, pushing for education that is enticing, ethical, and involved.
Aaron Lomastro
Aaron Lomastro
Vice President · Founding Member
Junior, Construction Management. The implementer behind SAFAR, implementing education that is enticing, ethical, and involved through Student Government.
Peyton Falterman
Peyton Falterman
Media Director
Shapes SAFAR's voice and visual identity, driving awareness of the organization's mission across social media and beyond.
Anderson Krupala
Anderson Krupala
Event Planner
Freshman, International Studies & Honors. Focused on facilitating understanding between students and faculty.
07 - Get Involved

Be Part
of the Reform

SAFAR is the founding chapter. If higher education is going to adapt to the Age of AI in a way that is fair to students, students have to be in the room where it happens. Come be in the room.