University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: IT

Cyber Safety During International Travel

Are you planning to travel internationally?  Before you go, learn more about what you should do to keep your personal and university data protected while abroad.  Shared below is a Kb article containing links to both campus and external resources as well as a list of services that MERIT can provide, including: Guidance for all …

MERIT Summer Mac Clinic

We’re hosting a Summer Mac Clinic: July 31-August 4! Want to update your Mac but haven’t done so yet?  Have Mac-related questions before the semester begins? MERIT invites School of Education faculty & staff to register for a daytime session with one of our awesome techs! We will: Help you update your Mac Give recommendations …

MERIT Welcomes New Staff: Instructional Videographer David Marcou

MERIT is thrilled to welcome David Marcou, Instructional Videographer, to our team. David works in MERIT’s Instructional Design Services, where he specializes in video production as well as instructional multimedia content design and development. This includes audio/video recording and editing, video graphics, and creation of learning experiences for courses that are in development, and existing …

MERIT Welcomes New Staff!

MERIT is pleased to welcome Bill Weber & Jackson Kestner to the UW-Madison School of Education– we are so happy to have you part of the MERIT team! Bill Weber (Instructional Technologist): Bill brings 12 years of experience as an Instructional Designer and Technologist. He joins UW-Madison from UW Colleges Online, where he supported instructors …

MERIT Library physically closed until further notice

HOURS UPDATE: As of 5:00 PM on Tuesday 3/17, MERIT Library will be physically closed until further notice. For remote assistance from MERIT staff, please contact us at: askmerit@education.wisc.edu (library support); helpdesk@education.wisc.edu (IT support)

MERIT Welcomes New Staff

Kevin Tschopik joins MERIT as the IT Consultant for Kinesiology. Kevin has been working with and supporting IT systems for over a decade, with most of his career built on user support and project management. Kevin has shared, “I’m incredibly excited to get started at MERIT/Kinesiology. Helping find solutions to abnormal problems is where I …

Welcome Back! Fall 2019 Updates

MERIT welcomes all of our campus friends to the new academic year! A few things to know for the year ahead: Upgrade to Windows 10 by January 2020 Calling all Windows 7 users! MERIT is eager to connect with you this semester to schedule your upgrade to Windows 10. Microsoft ends support for Windows 7 …