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.
Interested in working at UW–Madison?
IT news
COVID-19 testing for students and employees
Unlimited, no-cost COVID-19 testing is available for all students, faculty and staff. Continue Reading COVID-19 testing for students and employees
Join us for the IT Projects Update Forum on Aug 19
Get the latest on VoIP Phase 2, Data Center Strategy and OneBadger CRM. Find out how they might impact your area. Continue Reading Join us for the IT Projects Update Forum on Aug 19
Zoom is coming to UW–Madison, fall semester 2020
UW–Madison is working toward site licensing Zoom to provide our campus community with a secure, supported version of the popular web conferencing tool. Continue Reading Zoom is coming to UW–Madison, fall semester 2020
These guides will help students navigate university tech
For a new student, the technology requirements, tools and processes at UW–Madison can be a bit overwhelming. These guides can help. Continue Reading These guides will help students navigate university tech
New students must enroll in multi-factor authentication before Sept 16!
Don't be tricked by procrastination! MFA-Duo is a treat once you know how to use it, even if your phone has issues. Continue Reading New students must enroll in multi-factor authentication before Sept 16!