University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: IT News

UW Design Community: Designing action with applied compassion

Explore the differences between empathy and compassion—and why it matters in our work as designers. The session included a guided mindfulness practice.

Microsoft Personal Bookings now available to faculty, staff & students

This new tool integrates with your Outlook calendar to make scheduling and managing appointments a breeze. Try it out and explore the service’s many features, including automated reminders.

Get paid to help make a better digital campus

Student employees: Earn $25 per session to share your perspectives on websites and apps.

Secure our campus, secure our world

Find out ways to reduce your risk of a cyber threat—like keeping your software up to date and using a password manager. And if you need a little meme time, share your humor and creativity in our meme contest.

‘Make It Accessible’ with the new course material guide

Do you build courses in Canvas? This newly released guide offers helpful screenshots and a great starting point to create more accessible courses.

Search begins for new chief information officer

A newly appointed committee will help identify and select candidates for the university’s next chief information officer and vice provost for information technology.

Applications open for IT Mentoring Program 2025

Accelerate your IT career, make new connections and grow your skills in 2025! Apply by Dec 9 to be paired with a mentor or mentee.

Join Research Cyberinfrastructure for Posit Day 2

Nov 19, 1pm via Zoom. Register now for the next talk in the Posit Day series. We’ll share resources and strategies available to UW–‍Madison researchers with a Data Science Platform account.

Work perks: Sign up for IT coffee meetups this fall

Join I&T Coffee Connections to make a new connection this fall. Sign up by Oct 21 for casual meetups with your IT peers.

Help Desk phone support offline Sep 28

Due to a VoIP upgrade, Help Desk phone lines will be offline Saturday, 5pm to 11pm. Help Desk agents will still assist via chat, email and online portals.