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
Workaround Options In The Event Of Wireless Connectivity Issues
If you experience wireless connectivity while on campus, here are some potential options. Continue Reading Workaround Options In The Event Of Wireless Connectivity Issues
Virtual Office Hours With UW–Madison CIO Lois Brooks
Unscripted conversations with CIO Lois Brooks. Fridays, 9:15am. Next special guest is Sep 24: Dr. Lori Reesor, vice chancellor for Student Affairs. Continue Reading Virtual Office Hours With UW–Madison CIO Lois Brooks
Check out the latest DoIT Operations core monthly report
The monthly reports offer a broad view of DoIT’s operations, intended to help tell the story of our work and get us in the mindset of asking key questions. Continue Reading Check out the latest DoIT Operations core monthly report
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
Update Your Apple Devices
Emergency software updates issued by Apple this week address a critical vulnerability in Apple products, such as iPhones, iPads, Macs and iWatches. Get more information, and update your Apple devices to the latest operating system. Continue Reading Update Your Apple Devices
