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    Avoid Workday phishing scams

    As Workday goes live July 7, we expect to be targeted by phishing attacks. We are counting on you to help keep UW secure by detecting and reporting phishing attempts. Brush up on some reminders to help you identify red flags.

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    No Virtual Office Hours July 4

    Enjoy the holiday! Office Hours will be back July 11.

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    Is that text message real—or is it smishing?

    “Smishing” is a version of phishing, but the message arrives via text instead of email. Find out how you can protect yourself.

  • IT Professionals Conference. Brought to you by and for IT professionals at UW–Madison.

    Ready for viewing: captioned recordings from the 2025 IT Professionals Conference

    Now available on our YouTube page. Spend some time revisiting your favorite session or watching a session you missed.

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    A heartfelt thank you

    A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: Thank you for 7 incredible years of partnership, growth and friendship.

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    A secure password is as easy as one_two_three

    The difference between a weak password and a strong one may just be a turn of phrase. Learn more about how to select, manage and protect your passwords.

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    Welcome to Madison: IT community’s recommendations for UW’s new CIO

    The UW–‍Madison IT community gave incoming CIO Didier Contis a fantastic primer on things to do and places to eat in the campus area as he and his family prepare to move to Madison.

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    Learn & grow with EDUCAUSE

    From a chatbots demo day to a symposium about centering accessibility in teaching and learning, take advantage of professional development opportunities from EDUCAUSE.

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    Enhancing Online Education summer programs

    Designed specially for instructors teaching online and hybrid courses, this series explores 6 foundational topics to promote student engagement and success. In July, check out sessions on fostering community and course management.

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    Exploring AI in teaching

    June 27, 1pm via Zoom. Ben Rush from Radiology will discuss prompt engineering principles, and demonstrate brainstorming and real-time problem solving with Copilot and ChatGPT. Explore this session and other summer programs.

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    Learn@UW Newsletter, week of June 13

    What’s happening? Honorlock – Update released, June 9 The latest release for the Honorlock web application and extension brings several improvements impacting performance and accessibility. For all the exciting details, click here. Canvas – Known …

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    Social media for all of us: Making content accessible & inclusive

    Join this UW Design Community session for insights on best practices for social media design—and why making your sites more accessible benefits every part of your work. June 18, 3pm via Zoom.

  • IT Professionals Conference. Brought to you by and for IT professionals at UW–Madison.

    Watch recordings from the 2025 IT Professionals Conference

    This year’s hybrid conference featured 20+ thought-provoking IT-focused sessions, the IT Recognition Awards and a keynote by CIO Lois Brooks. Did you attend? Complete our survey to share your experience and help shape next year's event.

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    Free retirement resources for UW–‍Madison employees

    As university employees, we can take advantage of free retirement planning services from UW–‍Madison Benefits. But you may also get emails from non‑UW retirement services looking to solicit information. Know the difference.

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    MFA-Duo updates

    On June 2, important updates were made to the Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) service. Find out what changed—and how it will improve your login experience and better protect your NetID account.

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