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
Join Us For “CommunITea”
Thursdays at 3:30pm via Zoom. Previous topics have included made-up languages (like Klingon), home brewing, travel tips, Jupyter, hybrid meetings, hanging out at the South Pole, and, of course, pets! Continue Reading Join Us For “CommunITea”
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2021: In-Person Or Remote
Experience the best thinking in higher-ed IT. Philadelphia, Oct 26-29. Registration open. Continue Reading EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2021: In-Person Or Remote
Cisco VoIP Telephone Options For Shared Spaces
There are 3 main options for shared workspaces: Jabber, Extension Mobility and multiple lines on a single phone. Get details to help you choose which option works best for you. Continue Reading Cisco VoIP Telephone Options For Shared Spaces
InfoLabs open this fall
UW–Madison InfoLabs will offer a full complement of in-person services this fall semester after operating much of last year at reduced capacity due to the pandemic. Continue Reading InfoLabs open this fall
WiscVPN Adds Multi-Factor Authentication Aug 23
This upgrade is part of the mandated security processes from UW System President Tommy Thompson and helps protect WiscVPN against user credential theft. Continue Reading WiscVPN Adds Multi-Factor Authentication Aug 23
