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Deadline for UW brand font transition approaching
Reminder: If your website or web application still uses the Verlag or Vitesse web fonts, you or your web developer will need to replace them with Red Hat Display and Red Hat Text by Jun 30.
June 1, 2023No ‘CommunITea’ or Virtual Office Hours Jun 1 & 2
To allow folks to participate in the IT Professionals Conference, there will be no Jun 1 CommunITea or Jun 2 Virtual Office Hours.
June 1, 2023Digital Accessibility Policy, Implementation Plan Roadmap
UW–Madison approved the new Digital Accessibility Policyto replace the existing Web Accessibility Policy that was established in 2001. The new policy goes into effect on July 1, 2023. This roadmap tracks the implementation of the new policy over the life of the project.
May 24, 2023Register for the 2023 IT Professionals Conference
This year’s keynote speaker is Courtney Terry, assistant director of information technology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
May 24, 2023Seeking volunteers for the IT Professionals Conference
Volunteers can choose to moderate sessions, help with technology, monitor the Zoom lobby chat and more. Conference dates: Jun 1 and 2.
May 24, 2023Next IT Projects Update Forum: Jun 20
IT Projects Update Forums are hour-long, project-focused presentations with Q&A and discussion. Next forum topics include electronic door access controls, Wiscard and UW credentials, and ancillary systems integration with Workday.
May 24, 2023Prepare for upcoming Google Workspace storage quotas
Starting Jun 1, storage quotas will be applied to all UW–Madison Google My Drive and Shared drives. Over the default 25 GB quota? Reduce your storage or learn more about the exception request process.
May 24, 2023Join us for ‘CommunITea’
Thursdays, 3:30pm via Zoom. A weekly event for IT and IT-adjacent folks to socialize with peers and connect in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
May 24, 2023Learn with EDUCAUSE in June
Take advantage of UW–Madison's EDUCAUSE membership. In a Jun 13 data collaboration webinar, learn how accessible, integrated, trusted and complete data is the backbone for a modern campus experience.
May 24, 2023Register now for Azure Research Day
Register today to see how you can leverage Azure in your research.
May 19, 2023Complete your Cybersecurity Awareness Training today
Before you log out to take time off during the summer, be sure to complete this mandatory annual training and learn how to protect your professional and personal data.
May 17, 2023Register now for Enhancing Online Education: Summer Sprint
Join the Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring this summer to improve your online or hybrid course design and teaching. Open to all instructors, including teaching assistants.
May 17, 2023IT initiatives earn Administrative Improvement Awards
In addition to the chance to learn about innovations and successes across the university, this year’s Showcase celebrated some key IT projects in the annual Administrative Improvement Awards.
May 17, 2023Take control of your digital campus experience with UW–Madison Profile
UW–Madison Profile is a new, growing service that makes it simple and easy for students and employees to review and update their personal information at the university.
May 15, 2023Give each other the space to take time off
From Lois Brooks, CIO: Taking vacations is essential not only for our physical and mental health, but also for our productivity. I encourage you to use your paid time off and help each other have restorative, work-free vacations.
May 11, 2023- More IT News posts
From the CIO
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Give each other the space to take time off
From Lois Brooks, CIO: Taking vacations is essential not only for our physical and mental health, but also for our productivity. I encourage you to use your paid time off and help each other have restorative, work-free vacations.
May 11, 2023Some women who inspire me, in IT and beyond
From Lois Brooks, vice provost for information technology and chief information officer: I encourage you to explore the history of women in STEM this Women’s History Month (and all months).
March 9, 2023New year, new semester: goals and collaboration
From Lois Brooks, vice provost for information technology and chief information officer: With the fresh start of a new semester ahead of us, it’s a good time to think about setting goals.
January 18, 2023A clear path forward: our IT Strategic Priorities
Get to know our 5 IT Strategic Priorities—our focus over the next few years and the bedrock on which we will build a stronger and more vibrant university for many more years to come.
November 15, 2022Reflections On 2020, With Hope For The Year Ahead
From CIO Lois Brooks: While we have all experienced loss in many different forms this year, it’s heartening to also think about the ways we have grown in our resilience in the face of adversity.
December 22, 2020- More CIO Blog posts
The CISO's Perspective
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The CISO’s Perspective—The Undiscovered Vulnerability
Departing Chief Information Security Officer Bob Turner shares some intergalactic perspectives on the past 6 years of cybersecurity defense, and signals our readiness for the battles ahead.
July 16, 2021Our New Year’s Resolution: Improve our IT security posture
We are not immune to things going on in the rest of the world. Criminal hackers are well funded and becoming more sophisticated. So what can IT departments do to be more secure?
January 20, 2021Waking Up To 2021
Perspectives from Chief Information Security Officer Bob Turner: When we woke up on Jan 1, we still had many of the same problems we faced in 2020. Where we go from here is up to us.
January 5, 2021The colors of cybersecurity
Perspectives from Chief Information Security Officer Bob Turner: Let's make the change and toss the old terms and invite new, accurate and non-offensive ways to express who we are and what we do.
July 13, 2020Looking for opportunity in COVID-19
Perspectives from Chief Information Security Officer Bob Turner: While COVID-19 has brought challenges, it also brings great opportunities to rethink the way we work.
May 14, 2020- More CISO’s Perspective – Cybersecurity Blog posts
