Author: Whitney Jacobson

Level up your cyber game: college competition edition

Think you know everything there is to know about cybersecurity and keeping data safe? Gather your friends and colleagues to compete in this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month cyber-trivia game.

Learn to be more cybersecure in 30 minutes

UW–‍Madison students are invited to take the Cybersecurity Awareness Training. In less than half an hour, this training teaches you how to identify—and avoid—online scams.

ITSM Tool Replacement Project update

Catch up on progress as we prepare to transition from Cherwell to Ivanti’s Neurons cloud platform. At the next Service Management Subteam meeting, get project updates and a demo of service requests. Sep 10, 1pm via Teams.

Advancing Zero Trust: focus areas and next steps

Cyber threats continue to grow more sophisticated and persistent, and our current safeguards are no longer enough. Learn how we are sharpening the university’s Zero Trust capabilities.

New name, same mission: 7 projects recognized in renamed teaching & learning program

Meet the 2025 Insight to Impact awardees (formerly the DEEP Microgrant Program). This initiative supports faculty and instructional staff in using data to drive innovation and improve student success.

New year, new tools: Elevate your instruction with Learn@UW

As instructors get ready for the new academic year, learn about new teaching tools available to you—like Gradescope—as well as updates to your favorites, like Canvas and Top Hat.

New Quizzes now available in Canvas

If you implement quizzes in your courses and want to provide a different testing experience, try this newly launched Canvas tool.

Join UW-Stout’s AI weekly meetups

Join colleagues from UW-Stout to learn about and discuss artificial intelligence in education and beyond. Wednesdays, 2:30pm via Teams.

Introducing Gradescope

Gradescope allows for faster and more consistent grading while also helping instructors give students detailed feedback.

Microsoft licensing: What we learned & what’s next

Smart Access update: We made the strategic decision to defer additional investment in Microsoft A5 licensing. However, Smart Access and our Zero Trust strategy remain priorities. Learn more about this decision and next steps.