Improving the Higher Education Experience with Amazon Bedrock at Boise State University

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 4:30PM–5:15PM CT | EDUCAUSE Commons, Enterprise Central, Poster Area
Session Type: Poster Session
Delivery Format: Poster
This session explores the strategic partnership between Boise State University and Amazon Web Services, focusing on how Boise State University is leveraging Amazon Bedrock to democratize access to AI across campus. By utilizing Bedrock’s comprehensive model selection capabilities, Boise State University has been able to implement highly scalable and very cost-effective AI solutions tailored to diverse educational and administrative needs. By building their own platform on Bedrock, Boise State University has taken full control of their data security and model selection. This presentation will highlight real-world use cases that detail how Bedrock helped enable rapid deployment of AI models and significantly reduced potential operational costs when compared to other AI services.

Presenters

  • Phil Merrell

    Director of Innovation and Academic Systems, Boise State University

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  • Improving the Higher Education Experience with Amazon Bedrock at Boise State University

    Updated on 10/22/2025