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08/25 Email phishing alert: Subject line “NOTICE BY IT ADMINISTRATOR TO VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT”
Scammers recently sent phony email messages that appear to come from legitimate campus email addresses. Learn how to protect yourself!
Systems Engineering & Operations is hiring
Applications are open for critical infrastructure engineer. This team designs, deploys, configures and supports campus life/safety systems. Deadline: Sep 3.
Scoops & smiles: IT pros gather for campus ice cream social
More than 150 IT professionals from across the university gathered for a sweet treat at UW–Madison’s first IT Ice Cream Social. See photos from the event and share your feedback.
ITA’s summer of fun & learning
Ojibway games. Sailing with Hoofers. A cybersecurity workshop. This summer with UW–Madison’s Information Technology Academy, high school students got the chance to explore their technology interests while enjoying nature—and creating memories.
Create a service blueprint to discover your priorities
Have a process you want to improve? Learn about blueprinting, a key piece of service design in this UW Design Community workshop: Aug 19, 11am via Zoom.
Stopping IT burnout before it starts
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: As we move forward with major university IT initiatives, we must ensure the added stress doesn’t lead to burnout. Here’s what to watch for—and how to prevent it.
Students say Top Hat ‘makes large lectures feel smaller‘
Find out what UW–Madison students think about Top Hat—a tool instructors can use to bring real-time polling and other feedback interactions into their classrooms. Top Hat training sessions: Aug 20 & 30 via Zoom.
CIO Lois Brooks to retire
Brooks’ 6-year tenure as chief information officer and vice provost for information technology follows an impressive 40-year career in higher education IT.
You’re invited: IT Ice Cream Social, Aug 15
UW IT professionals are invited to join us on campus for a fun ice cream social at the Health Sciences Learning Center.