Marshall University offers Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, an AI-powered productivity tool available to all faculty, staff, and students. Copilot Chat provides conversational assistance, task automation, and real-time information retrieval—all within your Microsoft 365 environment. It adapts to your communication style, supports clear formatting with Markdown, and integrates with ChatGPT-4o to understand and generate text, audio, and images. Whether you’re drafting documents, organizing projects, or exploring ideas, Copilot Chat helps streamline your work and make everyday tasks more efficient.
Copilot Pages is a collaborative tool available to all students, faculty, and staff through Microsoft Copilot for enterprise. It allows users to turn AI-generated chat responses into editable, shareable documents that live within Microsoft 365. You can use Pages to brainstorm ideas, build study guides, plan projects, or draft communications—all in a secure, real-time workspace. Pages are automatically saved and can be accessed anytime for continued editing or sharing through Teams, Outlook, or OneDrive.
Copilot Agents are customizable AI assistants built within Microsoft Copilot Studio that help automate tasks and guide users through specific processes. Students, faculty, and staff can create agents tailored to their needs connecting to public web data (ex. marshall.edu)—whether it’s answering common questions, summarizing information, or walking users through steps like submitting forms or accessing resources. These agents use natural language and can be deployed across Microsoft 365 apps like Teams, making them a practical tool for academic support, campus services, and administrative workflows.
To ensure your data is protected while using Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, make sure you’re signed in with your Marshall University credentials. This activates Enterprise Data Protection (EDP), which safeguards your files, messages, and activity across Microsoft 365. Think of EDP as a secure vault for your digital work—especially useful when collaborating on group projects or handling sensitive information.
GPT-5 in Copilot Chat introduces a major leap in AI-powered productivity for Microsoft 365 users. Now available in Copilot Chat. GPT-5 brings dynamic model selection, enhanced reasoning, and faster response capabilities to enterprise environments. It uses a real-time router to intelligently choose between high-throughput models for quick answers and deeper reasoning models for complex tasks—mirroring how humans approach problems
Copilot is available through the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, which brings powerful AI features to your desktop and mobile devices. Whether you’re using iOS, Android, or accessing it via a browser, the app lets you stay productive from anywhere—perfect for students, faculty, and staff who need quick access to tools while on the move.