From Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: Cherry clafoutis is a delicious French tart made with fruit covered with a crêpe-like batter. This is our family’s favorite version of the recipe, based on how my wife, Francoise, learned to make it while growing up in Metz, France.
Listening sessions give you an opportunity to influence the direction of IT at UW–Madison. Insights gathered will help shape Didier’s priorities for the coming year—and you’ll connect with colleagues from across campus who share your commitment to excellence in technology.
Share your insights and perspectives with Chief Information Officer Didier Contis. Your participation will help strengthen the university’s digital innovation and technology services landscape—and build connections across our IT community.
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.
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.
Brooks’ 6-year tenure as chief information officer and vice provost for information technology follows an impressive 40-year career in higher education IT.
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.
CIO Lois Brooks was named one of the Higher Education IT Executives of the Year in the EdScoop 50 Awards for 2023. This award recognizes her work defining the future of technology in higher education institutions.
Voting is open now through Oct 27 in the 2023 EdScoop 50 Awards, where UW‘s Lois Brooks has been nominated for the Higher Education IT Executive of the Year award.
In an essay for the online newspaper EvoLLLution, UW–Madison CIO Lois Brooks writes that being responsible stewards of institutional and personal data requires vigilance, flexibility and thoughtful application of authority.