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Virtual Office Hours with Didier Contis
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our Chief Information Officer.
December 12, 2025
InfoLabs: More than just a great place to study
Finals are coming up fast. And yes, InfoLabs have awesome study spaces, but there’s more! Learn about special software, equipment checkout and breakout rooms for group work — and then vote on what service you want us to cover next.
December 10, 2025Data storytellers: Enter Bucky’s Data Viz Challenge
Show off the ways you can make data exciting in this year’s challenge. The theme? School fight songs! Enter by Jan 7.
December 9, 2025Present your work at the Data Science Research Bazaar
This year’s theme — Meaning in the Metrics — highlights creative strategies for translating research into compelling formats. Proposals from all research domains and disciplines are welcome. Deadline: Jan 15.
December 9, 2025TidyUp: coming January 2026
TidyUp will be available in Canvas on Jan 7. Learn how this tool can help instructors and course designers clean up their files in Canvas.
December 9, 2025Help Desk hours & closures for winter break
The Help Desk will have reduced hours over winter break. Please make note of these changes — and enjoy your time off!
December 9, 2025Enhancing Online Education
Designed specially for instructors teaching online and hybrid courses, this series explores foundational topics to promote student engagement and success.
December 9, 2025FREE webinars from EDUCAUSE
Upcoming topics include promoting human-AI partnerships for deeper student engagement in the classroom, and strategic considerations for AI’s next phase on campuses.
December 9, 2025Cultivating resilience: Reflections on tending our IT garden
A message from Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: Many of us in IT are shaped and strengthened by the stress of the job. But the most resilient teams are not forged with hammer and tongs — they are nurtured and grown through mindfulness, care and intentionality.
December 8, 2025Cherwell development paused beginning Dec 19
All future WiscIT team efforts will shift to the IT service management tool replacement project.
December 8, 2025Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Dec 5
See important dates, upcoming trainings and Learn@UW events across December 2025 and January 2026.
December 5, 2025What happens to your email & other IT services after graduation?
Graduating? Congrats! Take a moment to review what to do before you lose access to services like email, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Zoom, Box and Qualtrics.
December 5, 2025Help plan the 2026 IT Professionals Conference
We’re looking for creative, enthusiastic people like you to help plan our next conference. Attend an informational meeting to learn more about the committee and planning process. Jan 22, 1pm via Teams.
December 4, 2025UW Theme 2.0 migration path now available
WiscWeb sites can now begin the migration process to UW Theme 2.0. Learn what’s new in 2.0 and how to migrate.
December 2, 2025Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Nov 21
See what's happening at Learn@UW the last week of November 2025.
November 26, 2025- More IT News posts
From the CIO
The CIO’s presentations, articles and thought leadership
Cultivating resilience: Reflections on tending our IT garden
A message from Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: Many of us in IT are shaped and strengthened by the stress of the job. But the most resilient teams are not forged with hammer and tongs — they are nurtured and grown through mindfulness, care and intentionality.
December 8, 2025Connections are the heart of our work
A message from Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: My first 4 months at UW–Madison have reinforced something important: People need connections to do their best work. And those connections can come from unexpected places.
November 17, 2025A month of listening, learning & ice cream
A message from Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: As I pass my 1-month mark at UW–Madison, I've been reflecting on what I've discovered about our IT community. And I'm excited to share info about our upcoming listening sessions this fall.
August 15, 2025- More Notes from the CIO posts
