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.
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IT news
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Effective Mar 17, people who use UW–Madison Box may notice a new web interface and a new organization feature called Collections. Continue Reading New Features and Interface Help Badgers Organize Content on UW-Madison Box
Mary Evansen Named DoIT Communications Director
Mary served as interim director for the past 2 years after a decades-long career in UW–Madison IT communications—one that began at the Academic Computing Center before DoIT was formed. Continue Reading Mary Evansen Named DoIT Communications Director
Cisco Webex releases new AI Assistant for Webex Meetings
This feature interacts with you in your meetings to help with notes, action items, reminders and more by using voice commands. Continue Reading Cisco Webex releases new AI Assistant for Webex Meetings
Endpoint Management Project Roadmap
An "endpoint" is a computing device that communicates back and forth with a network, including desktops, laptops, servers, and smartphones. Learn more about this project, critical to reducing threats to university networks. Continue Reading Endpoint Management Project Roadmap
UW–Madison Zoom Implementation Roadmap Update
From outreach to documentation, here is the latest news from the UW–Madison Zoom implementation team at DoIT, with support of the Zoom advisory group. Continue Reading UW–Madison Zoom Implementation Roadmap Update