Category: IT News

Find your way around the redesigned DTS Portal

The Departmental Tech Support Portal launched July 29 with a new design. Update your bookmark if needed and find out where to get help.

Virtual Office Hours with CIO Didier Contis

Fridays, 9:15 a.m. via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with UW–Madison’s Chief Information Officer.

Get involved in IT Federation efforts

Phase 2 offers more opportunities to shape discovery and design. Complete our interest survey to get started, and join us for office hours. First session: Sept. 28, 3 p.m. via Teams.

Paul Benedict named DoIT Chief Financial Officer

Paul brings an exceptional combination of executive finance experience, deep institutional knowledge and a proven track record of data-driven decision-making to this role. His first day will be Nov. 16.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Security is everyone’s job

Join us during the month of October to learn tips and tricks on how to protect your online privacy and data.

Call for proposals: Information & Technology Leadership Conference 2026

Share your leadership insights at UW⁠–⁠Madison's annual IT leadership conference this fall. Submit your proposal by Oct. 4.

Strengthen cybersecurity skills this October with LinkedIn Learning

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. To celebrate, LinkedIn Learning has created a new resource that helps to build practical cybersecurity skills.

Join the conversation on AI’s role in academia

Join students, instructors, researchers and staff for AI in Academia Coffee Hour, a five-session discussion series running Oct. 5 to Dec. 3.

Sign up to make a new IT connection this year

Join I&T Coffee Connections to be matched with new colleagues each quarter for relaxed, no-pressure conversations in whatever format you prefer.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Sep 25

What’s happening Learn@UW – Checking for and reporting tool outages Unfortunately, technology outages and service interruptions happen. As a reminder: Engage – Ordering period for spring 2027 Instructors can use Engage to deliver eTexts and digital learning tools (DLTs) in their courses. The window for selecting these digital resources for spring 2027 courses is October …