Day 1 - AI: From Tools to Templates
Define narrow AI, generative, agents. Master prompt and context engineering.
Become a power worker.
One week. Eight seats. $850/person.
Live and on-demand workshop, hosted by Newstate University
When
🗓 Week of June 1, 2026
💻 3 Synchronous sessions on Tues/Thurs/Fri + On-Demand Content
Many leaders we talk to are in the same place. They've paid for ChatGPT Plus. They've tried Claude. They've been to a one-hour webinar that left them with a list of tools and no plan.
What they don't have is the working system underneath: context files calibrated to their role, custom bots that handle the recurring work, a folder structure that actually powers AI workflows, and a leadership framework for rolling it out across a team without losing the team.
That's what this week is.
This hands-on, live-workshop graduate-level micro-cert in AI, Project Management, and Leadership — built for leaders who need to operationalize AI now, not over six months.
Three live sessions. One week. Done.
🗓 Tues, 6/2, 11-1 p.m. ET
💻 AI: From tools to templates
Walkaway with filled-out templates for your core context files: the foundation everything else sits on.
🗓 Thurs, 6/4, 11-1 p.m. ET
💻 Project Management: Build Your Own Bots
You'll build a social media bot and a project charter bot — yours to keep, instructions and prompts included.
🗓 Fri, 6/5, 11-1 p.m. ET
💻 Leadership: The Power Worker
Learn change management for AI rollout, networking inside the cohort, and an early preview of the Power Worker model.
Also includes
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Virtual lunch provided on Friday
- Pre-order on an upcoming book release
Your host
Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich is the president & founder of Newstate University, author, and education technology leader with 20+ years of experience across higher ed, edtech, and workforce learning.
One week. Eight seats.
Become a power worker.
Applications close when seats are claimed or Friday, May 29, whichever comes first.
What you walk away with
Working systems, not session notes.
By Friday afternoon, you'll have:
- Filled-out context engineering templates calibrated to your role and writing voice — the foundation for every AI workflow you'll build after this week
- A working social media bot you built live on Day 2 — drafts your posts in your voice, ready to use Monday morning
- A working project charter bot you built live on Day 2 — turns a five-minute meeting note into a structured charter
- A folder structure and naming system that actually powers AI workflows, with a starter set of files preloaded
- A change-management framework and a one-page rollout plan for bringing AI to your team without losing trust
- A Newstate U graduate-level micro-credential covering AI, Project Management, and Leadership — issued the week after completion
- A permanent seat in the Founding 50 — our private community for the first eight leaders through this program, including invitations to additional events, Newstate U swag, and a cohort-only Slack channel
For leaders moving from AI consumer to AI operator
We built this for founders, CEOs, and leaders who are already responsible for someone else's outcomes.
What do I need to do?
You don't need to write code. You don't need to be a daily AI user.
You do need real work to bring with you — Day 2 is hands-on, on your own files.
This is probably not the right fit if you…
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Are looking for a technical AI engineering bootcamp
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Want a self-paced library you can binge over a weekend
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Don't have any recurring work to bring as practice material
Should I attend?
This is the right fit if you…
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Lead a team of 5+ and feel pressure to bring AI to the work without breaking it
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Use AI casually but haven't built anything custom yet
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Want a credential you can point to — not just a course completion certificate
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Value being in a small room with peers more than a recorded library you'll never finish
1 week. 8 seats. Be a power worker.
Day 2 - PM: Build Your First Bots
Folder structure that powers AI workflows. Project spaces and bot building, live.
Day 3 - Leadership: Power Worker
Working differently with AI — not just using it, leading with it.
Who are we?
Dreamers and doers
Newstate University is the nation's first AI-founded, AI-focused university, female‑founded and built to ensure women and working adults aren’t left behind in the AI revolution 🚀. Created by higher‑education leaders with more than 90 years of collective experience, we designed Newstate for one purpose: to give driven, college‑ready learners the practical, future‑forward skills that translate directly into career opportunity. Our programs teach the applied AI and business capabilities employers are demanding right now, delivered through fully online certificates and degrees that fit real life 💻.
To make this possible, we rebuilt the traditional college model from the ground up. Our radically affordable $300‑a‑month subscription, debt‑free by design, lets you apply, get admitted, and start your first class the same day ⚡. Every course is competency‑based and structurally stackable—short‑form learning rolls into certificates, and certificates roll into Associate, Bachelor’s, and Master’s degrees in high‑demand fields. At Newstate U, you’re not just earning a credential; you’re securing your place on the right side of the AI economy 🌟📘
Your team,
Charlotte, Sasha, and Jaime
Work smarter, not harder — do more with less
At Newstate University, we believe in empowering learners to future‑proof their careers for the AI economy🔮. Our programs integrate business, technology, and AI to prepare you for leadership in a rapidly changing world 🌍. By combining this resource with our skill‑building opportunities 📚, you’ll be ready to thrive in the AI‑driven economy of 2026 and beyond.