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Update Regarding Service Alert: DocuSign

Issue resolved and DocuSign is available

Affected Service: DocuSign Time of Status Update: 12:30 PM | July 16, 2026 Original Message: Service Alert: DocuSign Temporarily Unavailable Update: Please be advised that issues impacting...

Posted: July 16, 2026, 12:47 PM

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Service Alert: DocuSign Temporarily Unavailable

Affected Service: DocuSign Time Identified: 10:00 AM | July 16, 2026 Please be advised that DocuSign is currently experiencing a temporary service outage. The Impact: Users may be unable...

Posted: July 16, 2026, 10:25 AM

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FA2026 Courses Created in Blackboard on July 15, 2026

Reminder: New Course Creation & Student Enrollment Process

Blackboard course shells for Fall 2026 were created on July 15, 2026. All Fall 2026 courses listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC), regardless of designation as lecture, lab, etc, or...

Posted: July 16, 2026, 8:00 AM

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Streamline Grading and Feedback with Gradescope

Pilot in Blackboard Begins Fall 2026

In partnership with the Math and Physics Departments, the Division of Information Technology is pleased to announce a pilot for Gradescope, a feedback and grading platform that integrates with...

Posted: July 14, 2026, 11:30 AM

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