Category: UW IT Connects

UW–Madison IT Connects recognizes that people are the highest value of a successful information and technology organization, and given that the information and technology community at UW–Madison is highly distributed, UW–Madison IT Connects and the individual groups therein provide diverse engagement, leadership, relationship building, and professional development opportunities for our community to learn and grow together. Learn more at https://it.wisc.edu/it-community/committees-groups/uw-madison-it-connects/

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.

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.

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.

Call for proposals: UW–‍Madison I&T Leadership Conference 2024

We are excited to announce the call for proposals for the upcoming hybrid UW–‍Madison Information & Technology Leadership Conference (I&TLC) on Dec 3. Proposals due Oct 10.

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.

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.

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.

Save the date: IT Ice Cream Social

Take a well-deserved break and join us for complimentary Babcock ice cream and other frozen treats while connecting with your IT peers from across the university. Aug 15, 12:30pm at Health Sciences Learning Center.

Expand your network this fall with I&T Coffee Connections

Sign up by Jul 22 to be paired with a colleague from UW’s IT community for informal 1-on-1 meetups this fall.

CommunITea on summer hiatus

The weekly socializing event for IT and IT-adjacent folks will be on summer break until fall. Join us again in September!