Grab Your Lunch and Bring Your Curiosity
UMB Lunch & Learn sessions make it easy to explore new tools, ideas, and technology in an approachable way. Browse past sessions and resources to pick up practical tips you can use in your work. 
Prompting With Copilot Chat
This workshop introduced practical strategies for writing more effective prompts in Microsoft Copilot Chat. Participants learned how clear, intentional prompts can improve the quality and relevance of AI-generated responses while reducing the number of revisions needed to reach a useful result.
The session explored how adding context, defining the desired result, and providing clear instructions can help Copilot better understand what you need. Participants also practiced refining prompts and using follow-up instructions to improve an initial response.
Workshop resources:
- Presentation: Prompting With Copilot Chat PowerPoint
- Prompting with CRAFT.pdf
- CRAFT in practice.pdf
- AI & Human Judgment.pdf
Data Classification and AI Tool Choice
This Lunch & Learn explored how to choose AI tools responsibly based on the information being used. Participants reviewed UMB’s Public, Internal, and Confidential data classifications and learned how data sensitivity should guide AI tool selection.
The session also covered practical steps for protecting university information, including using approved tools, sharing only the minimum information necessary, and reviewing AI-generated content for accuracy before using or sharing it.
Session Resources
- Session Recording: https://youtu.be/Mu46uhlcfxI
- AI Toolkit: Explore the AI Toolkit
- AI at UMB: Visit AI at UMB
- Data Classification: UMB Data Classification Policy - Policies and Procedures