Category: IT News

Jamie Gutkowski named first ETSM Director

Jamie will build DoIT's new Enterprise Technology Services Management department while continuing to lead the IT Federation Program. Share your congratulations with Jamie!

NetID Login now available in Claude — what it means for your account

Choose “Continue with SSO” to sign in to Claude with your UW–Madison NetID. Your existing account, chat history and subscription stay the same.

Microsoft Copilot Premium now available for departments to purchase

Departments can buy licenses that add Microsoft’s AI assistant to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams and connect it to your email, files and calendar.

Join us: IT Federation Program office hours

Next session: Nov. 17, 11 a.m. via Teams. Catch up on the latest progress, see what’s next and discuss timely topics with the university IT community.

Virtual Office Hours with CIO Didier Contis

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

Register for ’Coded Bias’ documentary screening Nov. 19

Facial recognition often fails to detect dark-skinned faces and women. Join us on Nov. 19 to see how one researcher pushed for change.

Digital accessibility & purchasing processes

Accessibility considerations must now be addressed before digital tools and services are purchased or renewed. Learn more about what is changing and what you need to do.

Digital accessibility update: Kaltura

English-language videos now have auto-applied human-generated captions and computer-generated audio descriptions in Kaltura.

Three teams, an elite brand, one shared vision to redesign UW–Madison’s web theme

A group of talented, thoughtful creators spent over 2 years creating a new university web theme, used by thousands. Peek into the process and lessons learned along the way.

IT Federation Program phase 2 update: October 2026

Catch up on the latest progress and see what’s ahead for workgroups and workstreams. Save the date for our next office hours: Nov. 17, 11 a.m. via Teams.