UW–Madison’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is the principal locus of the university’s IT operations.
DoIT’s approximately 550 staff provide IT services & support to more than 25,000 faculty and staff, and to nearly 50,000 students.
Here you can find information about DoIT’s focus areas, departments and people as well as some notable initiatives and interesting numbers in the world of DoIT.
Focus areas
DoIT is organized into 4 areas of focus: university mission, core services, enterprise and information security services, and business services. Click below to see details on the departments and leaders in each area.
University mission
University mission departments support the teaching, research and outreach mission of the university.
Enterprise & information security services
2 departments provide services that support the enterprise business systems and cybersecurity operations of the division.
Core services
Core services departments form the backbone for all university technology operations.
Business services
3 departments provide services that support the business operations of the division.
Notable DoIT Initiatives
IT project portfolio
This collection of DoIT internal and university collaborative projects charts a new course for information technology at UW–Madison.
Women in IT
UW Women in IT (WIT) develops strategies to improve the recruitment, retention and advancement of women working in IT on campus.
IT governance
IT governance gives formal structure and process to IT decision-making about priorities, policies, budgets and effectiveness.
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Latest DoIT news & posts
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Accessibility with UDOIT: Avoid using color alone for emphasis
UDOIT is a tool that helps instructors fix digital accessibility barriers directly within Canvas. Learn more about how screen readers interpret text styling, and how to make your course better for students who use them.
Learn@UW Newsletter, week of July 19
What’s Happening? Canvas – New Course Analytics Tool Coming to All Courses Tomorrow, July 20 A refreshed version of Canvas course Analytics, called “New Analytics,” has been available as an instructor opt-in feature in the …
Canvas: Changes coming to syllabus & course summary features
If you use these features as an instructor or instructional designer, find out about changes coming Aug 16.
Dr Kim Arnold earns distinguished director status
UW–Madison awards distinguished status to those who demonstrate an exceptional level of expertise in their field. Arnold is director of the Learning Analytics Center of Excellence (LACE), a Division of Information Technology unit within Academic Technology.
Learn@UW Newsletter, week of July 5
What’s Happening? Canvas – Discussions/Announcements Redesign Coming July 20 On July 20, all Canvas courses will begin using the redesigned version of “Discussions/Announcements.” For the past several semesters, using the redesigned versions of Discussions and …
