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 And 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.
2018 Campus Listening Tour Complete
Members of the UW–Madison tech community provided invaluable feedback to CIO Lois Brooks on the technology environment of the university at 7 listening sessions in September. We’re in the process of synthesizing feedback into top themes. We’ll report the results, along with next steps, very soon.
Weren’t able to attend? We still want to hear from you.
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.
IT News
Core Services Organizational Changes, Effective Feb 1 2019
These changes better align services and people to improve service and team ownership for outcomes. Continue Reading Core Services Organizational Changes, Effective Feb 1 2019
New Year’s Resolutions
THE CISO'S PERSPECTIVE: Elevating our cybersecurity program to what the National Institute for Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework calls adaptive. Continue Reading New Year’s Resolutions
UW Endpoint Management and Security Software License Review Coming
The evaluation team expects to select solutions in April 2019 and begin implementing them shortly thereafter. Continue Reading UW Endpoint Management and Security Software License Review Coming
Data Privacy Month Panel Discussion happens Jan 23
Topics include the intersection of data privacy and cybersecurity plus how you can protect your work, research and personal data. Continue Reading Data Privacy Month Panel Discussion happens Jan 23
Share your input! Pick topics for the 2019 UW IT Professionals Conference
Help create a conference that can advance your professional development, introduce you to campus IT professionals, help you discover new technology. Continue Reading Share your input! Pick topics for the 2019 UW IT Professionals Conference