Getting Help

The DoIT Help Desk provides support to students, faculty, and staff at UW-Madison on general computing issues and various UW applications. The Help Desk provides support via phone, email, a live chat service, and in person at three onsite help desks on campus.

Get help from the DoIT Help Desk

Employment Opportunities

In addition to full time staff, the DoIT Help Desk employs approximately 70 students in order to help the campus community. These students act as support specialists, assisting Help Desk customers with campus applications and providing general technical support. The Help Desk's in-house training helps provide our student workers with life-long technical skills.

More information about employment opportunities

Departmental/Custom Support

The DoIT Help Desk provides a high quality, cost-effective departmental help desk service to departments that do not wish to divert the time, staff, and other resources to provide an independent help desk. The Help Desk can also provide support for new applications or services being developed or released on campus.

See the list of divisions and departments who are supported by their own help desks

Comments or questions about the DoIT Help Desk

In addition to the full-time staff and student employees, there are several Help Desk employees who are tasked with ensuring Help Desk daily operations run smoothly. If you have comments or concerns about the quality of service you have received, there are several people whom you can contact.

See a list of Help Desk contacts