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IT never sleeps. There’s always news to share. Here’s the latest from our digital campus and beyond.
11/29 Phishing Alert! Subject: “Your $3500 from The University of Wisconsin”
There's an active phishing campaign on campus in which the attacker impersonates a benefits specialist offering a $3,500 end-of-year bonus. The email asks recipients to click a link leading to a fake benefits site where they're prompted to enter login information.
Complete your Cybersecurity Awareness Training by Dec 1!
Complete this mandatory training by the deadline to be eligible for pay adjustments and bonuses.
Pilot of Quest Binary Tree Migrator Pro
Over the next 5 months, the Campus Active Directory (CAD) team will pilot a tool that would simplify domain migrations to CAD.
Digital Publishing & Printing Services holds open house
DPPS invites you to celebrate the completion of our new state-of-the-art print facility at 2109 S Stoughton Road. See how we do what we do for you! Thu, Nov 17, 1-3pm.
Virtual Office Hours with UW–Madison CIO Lois Brooks
No Office Hours Fri, Nov 25. Next special guest Dec 2: Beth Meyerand, PhD, vice provost for faculty and staff affairs, Office of the Provost.
2023 IT Professionals Conference calls for volunteers
Join the 2023 conference committee to grow your professional network and help strengthen the IT culture that makes UW–Madison a great place to work. Learn more: Nov 17 & Dec 8, 3:30pm via Zoom.
Join us for “CommunITea”
Thursdays, 3:30pm via Zoom. A weekly event for IT and IT-adjacent folks to socialize with peers and connect in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
A clear path forward: our IT Strategic Priorities
Get to know our 5 IT Strategic Priorities—our focus over the next few years and the bedrock on which we will build a stronger and more vibrant university for many more years to come.
3 finalists selected for User Services director position
The User Services director leads and manages 4 associate directors, a portfolio manager, nearly 200 professional staff and student employees, and a $20 million annual budget. Presentations: Nov 18, 21 & 28.
Content: How it can support—or impair—your DEI efforts
Drawing from examples in education, including UW–Madison, this UW Design Community session will show how admissions content can exclude the very groups we want to include. Continue your diversity, equity and inclusion journey: Thu, Nov 17, 10am via Zoom.
Watch for “business email compromise” phishing emails
A university leader sends you an email asking you to buy gift cards for employee rewards. Is it legit? Help protect yourself and UW by learning how to identify these phishing scams.
Is that text message real—or is it smishing?
"Smishing" is a version of phishing, but the message arrives via text instead of email. Find out how you can protect yourself.
Campus IT Events
- December
- December 1
- December 1Coding Meetup2:30 PM
- December 6Coding Meetup2:30 PM
- December 8
- December 8Coding Meetup2:30 PM
- December 13Coding Meetup2:30 PM
- December 15UW Design Community: Send even better emails: Insights gained from emailing 50,000 people The UW Design Community is presented by the Center for User Experience and IT Connects10:00 AM, Online
- December 15
- December 15Coding Meetup2:30 PM
- December 20Coding Meetup2:30 PM