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June 13: Didier Contis joins us for Virtual Office Hours
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. The June 13 guest is incoming UW–Madison chief information officer Didier Contis. June 20 will be the final Office Hours for retiring CIO Lois Brooks.
June 6, 2025Watch 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.
June 4, 2025Free 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.
June 3, 2025Take a Workday break: IT Connects networking event June 24
IT Connects is pleased to invite UW–Madison IT employees to take a break with us at our summer networking event. Tue, June 24, 3pm to 5pm, Memorial Union Terrace.
June 2, 2025Learn@UW Newsletter, week of May 30
What’s happening? Atomic Assessments – New features Two new functionalities were recently added to Atomic Assessments. Adaptive assessments. There is now an assessment type called adaptive assessment, which allows branching assessments based on student performance …
May 30, 2025
Learn@UW Newsletter, week of May 16
What's happening? Effective this morning, HelioCampus AC evaluation data is available for instructors to review. Read about this and more.
May 22, 2025Learn@UW Newsletter, week of May 2
What’s happening? HelioCampus AC evaluations end today. Read about it and more.
May 22, 2025Exploring AI in teaching
Starting June 11: The popular summer reading program returns. Also, check out sessions on using artificial intelligence for perspective-taking and productivity, and to improve communication with students.
May 20, 2025Enhancing 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.
May 20, 2025‘8 Dimensions of AI Literacies: Institutional Strategy for Future-Readiness’
What would it mean to be truly AI-ready, empowering both educators and learners to thrive in a future shaped by artificial intelligence? Develop actionable plans in this online EDUCAUSE leadership series. June 16, 18 & 23.
May 20, 2025UW–Madison’s cybersecurity future: Collaboration as our superpower
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: In our continuing “Envision the Future” series, we explore how the evolving relationship between centralized and distributed IT can better serve UW–Madison’s mission.
May 19, 2025UW IT professionals take top spot in university-wide satisfaction rankings
With a stellar 4.08 rating on a 5-point scale, IT not only topped the charts but also showed steady improvement from its already strong performance of 3.98 in 2022.
May 16, 2025Cybersecurity Awareness Training registration closes June 14
Cybersecurity Awareness Training will be unavailable between June 14 and Aug 15. If your annual training requirement falls within that window, plan to take the training now.
May 15, 2025New Webex service: Webex Events
Whether you’re organizing a workshop, a conference, or a student event, Webex Events offers the tools you need to deliver professional and engaging experiences. Learn more about the new service and its key features.
May 14, 2025Didier Contis named UW–Madison chief information officer
As CIO, Didier Contis will provide strategic vision and leadership for UW–Madison’s IT services and infrastructure, aligning IT resources with the university’s mission and goals. He starts July 7.
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June 13: Didier Contis joins us for Virtual Office Hours
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. The June 13 guest is incoming UW–Madison chief information officer Didier Contis. June 20 will be the final Office Hours for retiring CIO Lois Brooks.
June 6, 2025UW–Madison’s cybersecurity future: Collaboration as our superpower
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: In our continuing “Envision the Future” series, we explore how the evolving relationship between centralized and distributed IT can better serve UW–Madison’s mission.
May 19, 2025Didier Contis named UW–Madison chief information officer
As CIO, Didier Contis will provide strategic vision and leadership for UW–Madison’s IT services and infrastructure, aligning IT resources with the university’s mission and goals. He starts July 7.
May 12, 2025Working smarter together through modernization & federation
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: In our continuing “Envision the Future” series, we explore how the evolving relationship between centralized and distributed IT can better serve UW–Madison’s mission.
April 14, 2025Powering the future: IT’s role in university sustainability
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: University IT will be crucial in achieving UW–Madison’s ambitious sustainability goals. Balancing growing computing needs with environmental impact will be an exciting challenge for all of us in the coming years.
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