Author: Nick Heynen

UW Theme 2.0 launches with modern block editor for university websites

This major update brings modern drag-and-drop editing to UW–‍Madison WordPress sites. Available now for new WiscWeb sites, with migration tools coming soon. Current users have until 2026 to transition.

Call for proposals: Information & Technology Leadership Conference 2025

Have an idea to share insights and tools that will help university IT leaders make a positive impact? Submit a proposal for the Dec 9 I&TLC. Proposals due Oct 5.

UW Profile app now available in Spanish

UW Profile—the university’s platform for managing your personal identity information—now offers a Spanish-language interface. This update helps Spanish-speaking students and employees navigate their digital university experience more easily.

Inside the partnership that kept thousands of IT systems running when Workday launched

From email and door badges to cloud storage and research databases, thousands of university systems had to learn how to work with Workday. Peek inside the behind-the-scenes effort to make that happen—representing years of work by hundreds of IT professionals.

La aplicación de UW Profile ya se encuentra disponible en español

UW Profile, la plataforma de la universidad para administrar su información de identidad personal, ahora ofrece una interfaz en español. Esta actualización ayuda a los estudiantes y empleados de habla hispana a navegar su experiencia universitaria digital más fácilmente.

UW Theme 2.0 is coming this fall: Here’s what you need to know

A significant shift in how university employees build and maintain university websites, the updated theme debuts this fall and will roll out in phases. Learn what to expect.

Welcome to Madison: IT community’s recommendations for UW’s new CIO

The UW–‍Madison IT community gave incoming CIO Didier Contis a fantastic primer on things to do and places to eat in the campus area as he and his family prepare to move to Madison.

Meet the winners of the 2025 IT Recognition Awards

University IT professionals celebrated the exceptional achievements of their peers at the 6th annual UW–‍Madison IT Recognition Awards on May 29 during the IT Professionals Conference. Meet this year’s honorees.

MFA-Duo updates

On June 2, important updates were made to the Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) service. Find out what changed—and how it will improve your login experience and better protect your NetID account.

Take a Workday break: IT Connects networking event June 24

IT Connects is pleased to invite UW–‍Madison IT employees to take a break with us at our summer networking event. Tue, June 24, 3pm to 5pm, Memorial Union Terrace.