With a stellar 4.08 rating on a 5-point scale, IT not only topped the charts but also showed steady improvement from its already strong performance of 3.98 in 2022.
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Virtual Office Hours With CIO Lois Brooks
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our chief information officer. We’re taking a break May 23 for Memorial Day weekend. And no Office Hours May 30, either—all are encouraged to attend the IT Professionals Conference instead.
Cybersecurity Awareness Training registration closes June 14
Cybersecurity Awareness Training will be unavailable between Jun 14 and Aug 15. If your annual training requirement falls within that window, plan to take the training now.
New Webex service: Webex Events
A new Webex service, Webex Events, is coming to the campus community in June. Learn more about the service and its key features.
Enhancing your login security: Important MFA-Duo updates coming soon
Starting Jun 2: UW–Madison will implement 3 important updates to our Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) service to better protect your NetID account while improving your login experience.
Register now for the 2025 IT Professionals Conference
Register by May 14 to attend the conference in person at the Pyle Center on May 29 and virtually on Zoom on May 30. Virtual-only registration will remain open throughout the conference.
UW–Madison’s 1st IT Support Symposium connects tech professionals
83 IT professionals from 38 departments across the university descended on the Memorial Union last week for a half-day of collaborative discussions and networking opportunities focused on creating new connections between departments.
Help Desk summer hours
Starting May 13, the Help Desk will have adjusted summer hours until fall. Please make note of these changes.
4/22 Phishing alert: subject line “URGENT: All Staff Meeting Invitation”
Another Zoom phishing scam targeting UW–Madison: The email resembles an invitation to a meeting with the chancellor. Learn how to protect yourself from this and similar phishing attempts.
Learn@UW Newsletter, week of April 18
What’s happening? HelioCampus AC – Evaluations have begun Earlier this morning, most HelioCampus AC course evaluations began. They will run for two weeks, ending at 11:59pm on Friday, May 2. HelioCampus AC departmental administrators can …