Public university leaders and IT planners are confronting the compute, storage and policy demands of campus‑scale AI. The Universities of Wisconsin system head signalled a concerted push for AI literacy and operational pilots, while higher‑education IT guidance urged institutions to optimize storage and compute to support AI workloads without ballooning costs. Leaders stressed balancing student AI literacy with investments in durable skills and campus infrastructure. Practical steps include targeted storage tiers, negotiated cloud and on‑prem contracts, and governance frameworks to manage data privacy and procurement—measures designed to ready campuses for rapid but sustainable AI adoption.