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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.
October 23, 2024Get paid to help make a better digital campus
Student employees: Earn $25 per session to share your perspectives on websites and apps.
October 22, 2024MFA me, ASAP
If you only use single-factor authentication, it’s like hiding your house key under a mat by the front door. And while Duo MFA is required for any @wisc.edu account, we also recommend using multi-factor authentication for your personal accounts, too.
October 22, 2024Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Secure our campus, secure our world
Join us all month to learn tips and tricks on how to protect your online privacy and data.
October 22, 2024‘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.
October 22, 2024Virtual Office Hours with Lois Brooks
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our chief information officer. The next guest is Nov 1: Gretchen Gerrish, director of Trout Lake Station, Center for Limnology.
October 22, 2024Build your AI literacy with EDUCAUSE
5-part series starts Nov 7: Dive into the latest innovations, practical applications and future trends of artificial intelligence.
October 22, 2024Search 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.
October 15, 2024Learn@UW Newsletter, week of October 11
What’s happening? Engage – Order dates for spring 2025 For courses in Spring 2025 that will employ eTexts or digital learning tools, the Engage order dates are October 21 through December 2. Mark your calendars …
October 11, 2024Applications 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.
October 7, 2024Join 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.
October 3, 2024UW 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 includes a guided mindfulness practice. Oct 24, 11am via Zoom.
October 1, 2024Work 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.
September 30, 2024Help 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.
September 23, 2024Level UP your cyber game: college competition edition!
Join your colleagues and friends to compete against other Big Ten school teams.
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Virtual Office Hours with Lois Brooks
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our chief information officer. The next guest is Nov 1: Gretchen Gerrish, director of Trout Lake Station, Center for Limnology.
October 22, 2024Celebrating the people of UW–Madison’s IT community
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: As we recognize IT Professionals Day, please join me in expressing gratitude for the top-notch individuals who make up UW–Madison’s IT community.
September 17, 2024Stopping 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.
August 14, 2024Marking 10 years of empowering women in IT at UW–Madison
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: UW Women in IT was founded 10 years ago by a dedicated group of IT professionals who set out to improve the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in technology roles at the university.
June 18, 2024CIO Lois Brooks on how UW breaks down IT silos
Lois Brooks, vice provost for information technology and chief information officer, spoke with EdTech Magazine about IT Connects and creating a vibrant, collegial IT community at the university.
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