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.
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
Administrative Transformation Program status update
Get an overview of the Feb 26 update, and learn about core questions at the heart of ATP, described as a “reimagining” of UW's administrative infrastructure. Continue Reading Administrative Transformation Program status update
Attend presentations for AIS assistant director finalists
Three finalists have been selected for the open AIS assistant director position. Please participate in the process by attending the presentations and giving feedback! Continue Reading Attend presentations for AIS assistant director finalists
UW study designs novel approach for understanding teens and technology
What teens find important on social media is a better measure of how they interact with technology than time spent using social media, according to a UW study. Continue Reading UW study designs novel approach for understanding teens and technology
DoIT proactively plans for potential remote working scenarios
As coronavirus continues to make national headlines, proactive preparation is underway within DoIT to ensure we’re ready to serve UW–Madison’s technology needs in any scenario. Continue Reading DoIT proactively plans for potential remote working scenarios
You can help shape the 2020 IT Professionals Conference
Take the conference topic survey to give input on what you want addressed at this year's event. Continue Reading You can help shape the 2020 IT Professionals Conference