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CIO Updates

News, announcements and other updates from the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Vice Provost for Information Technology.

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

Posted on June 17, 2025

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.

Posted in CIO Updates, IT News

Didier Contis named UW–‍Madison chief information officer

Posted on May 12, 2025

As CIO, Didier Contis will provide strategic vision and leadership for UW–‍Madison’s IT services and infrastructure, aligning IT resources with the university’s mission and goals. He starts July 7.

Posted in CIO Updates, IT News, Top Story

CIO Lois Brooks to retire

Posted on August 2, 2024

Brooks’ 6-year tenure as chief information officer and vice provost for information technology follows an impressive 40-year career in higher education IT.

Posted in CIO Updates, IT News, Top Story

CIO Lois Brooks on how UW breaks down IT silos

Posted on May 1, 2024

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.

Posted in CIO Updates, IT News, UW–Madison IT Connects

Lois Brooks earns national IT leadership award

Posted on November 8, 2023

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.

Posted in CIO Updates, IT News

Lois Brooks nominated for Higher Education IT Executive of the Year

Posted on October 2, 2023

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.

Posted in CIO Updates, IT News

Lois Brooks: Investing in cybersecurity is critical to the future of higher education

Posted on August 14, 2023

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.

Posted in CIO Updates, IT News

CIO Lois Brooks talks AI & higher education on PBS Wisconsin’s ‘Here & Now’

Posted on July 23, 2023

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.

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, CIO Updates, IT News

Dave Pagenkopf named Deputy CIO

Posted on April 29, 2019

The Deputy Chief Information Officer is responsible for the 4 major core areas of IT at DoIT. Dave began his new role May 1.

Posted in CIO Updates, IT News

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