Lois Brooks, vice provost for information technology and chief information officer, spoke with EdTech Magazine about IT Connects and creating a vibrant, collegial IT community at the university.
CIO Blog
A collection of Lois Brooks’ presentations, writings, and thoughts on leadership
Reflecting on 30 years of IT innovation at UW–Madison
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: As technologists, we’ve not only had front-row seats to transformational technological innovations—we’ve had backstage passes.
Making hybrid work a great experience for everyone
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: Our IT community has some great, innovative ideas to make our various work modes more engaging and rewarding.
Looking ahead with optimism to 2024
From Lois Brooks, CIO: The IT community at UW–Madison has much to look forward to in 2024.
Lois Brooks earns national IT leadership award
CIO Lois Brooks was named one of the Higher Education IT Executives of the Year in the EdScoop 50 Awards for 2023. This award recognizes her work defining the future of technology in higher education institutions.
Lois Brooks nominated for Higher Education IT Executive of the Year
Voting is open now through Oct 27 in the 2023 EdScoop 50 Awards, where UW‘s Lois Brooks has been nominated for the Higher Education IT Executive of the Year award.
Reflecting on everything we’ve accomplished together in the last 5 years
From Lois Brooks, CIO: UW–Madison’s IT community has made great strides in the last 5 years, improving our cybersecurity, operations and services while strengthening our partnerships and investing in our people.
Lois Brooks: Investing in cybersecurity is critical to the future of higher education
In an essay for the online newspaper EvoLLLution, UW–Madison CIO Lois Brooks writes that being responsible stewards of institutional and personal data requires vigilance, flexibility and thoughtful application of authority.
CIO Lois Brooks talks AI & higher education on PBS Wisconsin’s ‘Here & Now’
Lois Brooks sat down with PBS Wisconsin’s Frederica Freyberg for a conversation about generative artificial intelligence—and how the university is managing its use among students, researchers and staff.
AI has opened the door to a new world. What it looks like is up to us
From Lois Brooks, CIO: Artificial intelligence is a new tool that’s poised to change the world. We should approach it with care, caution and optimism for a better future.