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
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.
2019 IT Listening Sessions with CIO Lois Brooks
Please join us for one of 4 IT Listening Sessions with UW–Madison CIO Lois Brooks. These sessions are designed to give you the opportunity to share your ideas and experiences with Lois and other IT colleagues. These Listening Sessions are open to all members of the university IT community. Don’t delay signing up, as each session will be limited to 30 attendees.
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.
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IT news
Regents approve new undergraduate major in Data Science
The major will be offered in UW–Madison's new School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences. Continue Reading Regents approve new undergraduate major in Data Science
UW–Madison harnesses new technology to prevent threats at campus events
Imagine being at a UW–Madison event and having airport-level security—only no waits, no belts or jackets to take off, and no awkward pat-downs. Continue Reading UW–Madison harnesses new technology to prevent threats at campus events
Spots open at virtual Listening Session with CIO Lois Brooks
All in-person sessions are full. So we've scheduled a virtual session for Nov 26. Sign up now! Continue Reading Spots open at virtual Listening Session with CIO Lois Brooks
Tips for safer online holiday shopping
Shoppers will spend billions this year online. That creates a huge incentive for online swindlers. Here’s a list of tips to help you stay safe online. Continue Reading Tips for safer online holiday shopping
UW–Madison offers free form & survey tools
Need to gather information about a group, a segment, a project, an event? Faculty, staff & students can use these tools. Continue Reading UW–Madison offers free form & survey tools