Services
The most frequently viewed service pages for the calendar year to date, ordered by number of views per Google Analytics.
News
IT never sleeps. There’s always news to share. Here’s the latest from our digital campus and beyond.
Virtual Office Hours with CIO Lois Brooks
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our chief information officer.
Stay informed about IT outages & planned maintenance
Is Zoom dragging? Can’t get into Canvas? Check the Outages page for helpful information when services are down.
Getting started with class email groups
Are you teaching this semester? Get acquainted with how class email groups work—including how they are created, how students are added and removed, and how to add teaching assistants.
Stay connected with cybersecurity colleagues through the MIST
Are you a member of the university’s distributed IT community? Monthly meetings of The Madison Information Security Team (MIST) are a great way to hear from security experts on campus and network with colleagues.
Enhancing Online Education series kicks off Jan 24
Teaching online or hybrid courses this semester? Hear from other instructors about their course design and teaching strategies, share ideas and learn about campus support resources. Webinar: Jan 24, 9am.
Elevating Americans’ needs through modern design methods
How do you design modern digital products and services for nearly 350 million people from all walks of life? Join us for a UW Design Community discussion. Feb 11, 1:30pm via Zoom.
Reserve your summer 2025 Engage eTexts before Mar 25 deadline
Engage offers instructors a way to integrate digital publisher materials into their Canvas courses at a fraction of the cost. To date, students have saved just over $19 million off the retail price of their materials.
New year, new you: Building a personal brand
Overwhelmed by the idea of building a personal brand, but looking to promote yourself in your career? Join EDUCAUSE for this free Feb 20 webinar—and check out several other professional development offerings.
Take control of your data during Data Privacy Week
Learn about data privacy and how to secure personal information online. Jan 27 to 31.
Fictional scenario, real results: Tabletop exercise helps IT community plan for crises
What happens when a global software bug strikes, rendering thousands of computers at UW–Madison useless? 144 members of the university’s IT community gathered at Union South to brainstorm real-world solutions to simulated emergencies.
Preparing for the future means supporting our IT workforce
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: The pace of technological change demands that we think strategically about how we support and develop our IT workforce across the university.
Support for Microsoft Office 2016 & 2019 to end Oct 14
If you’re using Microsoft Office 2016 or 2019, upgrade your device to a supported version as soon as possible. Using unsupported software can lead to potential security risks.
Campus IT Events
- January
- January 29
- January 31
- February
- February 3Illustrator 1: Creating Graphics with IllustratorSoftware Training for Students (STS)5:30 PM, 2257 College Library
- February 5InDesign: Creating Documents with InDesign: Layout and TypeSoftware Training for Students (STS)5:30 PM, 2257 College Library
- February 6
- February 7
- February 14
- February 19Cybersecurity careers overview: session 1Ever wonder what a career in Cybersecurity would look like? 12:00 PM, Online
- February 19Research Cyberinfrastructure (RCI) Cloud community meetingGain and share valuable cloud computing skills3:30 PM, Online
- February 21