The people who provide IT services at UW‑Madison are working every hour of every day to help support the Wisconsin Idea so that the university can help improve people’s lives beyond the classroom.
Chief Information Officer & Vice Provost for Information Technology
Lois Brooks
Email: lois.brooks@wisc.edu
Lois Brooks joined UW–Madison in August 2018 as vice provost for information technology and chief information officer. Prior to that she served as Oregon State University’s vice provost for information services and chief information officer.
She is active nationally in the higher education community, having served in leadership and governance roles with the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium, Unizin, Educause Learning Initiative, and Internet2.
She also served for many years at Stanford University, most recently as Director of Academic Computing. During her tenure at Stanford she co-founded the Sakai Foundation (now Apareo), serving on the Board of Directors and later as Executive Director.
View “From the CIO” — a collection of Lois’ presentations, articles and thought leadership, with links to regional and national organizations she serves and participates in.
Who does IT@UW-Madison?
Division of Information Technology
DoIT is a center of campus IT operations, providing IT services & support to faculty, staff and students as well as their schools, divisions, departments and units.
More campus IT providers
A variety of other IT providers are distributed across campus, performing IT functions and providing IT services for schools, divisions, departments and units.
Example of ongoing work
From large scale projects to everyday learning opportunities, UW–Madison IT professionals support the mission of teaching, research and service with innovative and creative solutions.
Interested in working at UW–Madison?
IT news
The FCC is requiring 10-digit dialing starting Oct 24
On Oct 24, callers in the 608 area code will need to use 10 digits to dial local phone numbers due to a change by the FCC. This will affect some services used by UW–Madison employees. Continue Reading The FCC is requiring 10-digit dialing starting Oct 24
Video Posted: A Conversation on Gender Allyship
Watch the recording of the recent UW Women in IT+ event, "Fireside Chat with Karen Catlin, author of Better Allies." Continue Reading Video Posted: A Conversation on Gender Allyship
Check out the latest DoIT Operations core monthly report
The monthly reports offer a broad view of DoIT’s operations, intended to help tell the story of our work and get us in the mindset of asking key questions. Continue Reading Check out the latest DoIT Operations core monthly report
Coming Feb 2022: Data Science Research Bazaar
Share your data science at the Data Science Research Bazaar! We welcome submissions from all disciplines and career stages, including students. Proposal deadline Nov 30. Continue Reading Coming Feb 2022: Data Science Research Bazaar
Join us for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
You're invited to 3 virtual events to help you learn about the importance of cybersecurity and get info and tools to be more safe and secure online. Next up: Oct 27, "Better Cybersecurity Through Inclusive Language and Practices." Continue Reading Join us for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
