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New REX Report: Concurrent Plan Awards

New REX Report: Concurrent Plan Awards Folder:  Census Data > Degree and Plan Awards Are you interested in the ability to view additional awards undergraduate students have received in the...

Posted: February 15, 2022, 3:41 PM

Job Scam Phishing Alert “Crypto Purchasing Assistant Needed"

If it sounds too good to be true, it's too good to be true.

“Crypto Purchasing Assistant Needed - Apply if Interested"  The Division of Information Technology(DoIT) recently received multiple reports of a job scam phishing message. The scammers are...

Posted: February 15, 2022, 11:46 AM

HelioCampus Update #3: First-Year Retention Predictions

Our first playbook is hot off the press!

First-year retention is UMBC’s single biggest point of loss during the lifetime of a freshman cohort and a key focus area of the university’s student success efforts. To support this work the Data...

Posted: February 15, 2022, 9:50 AM

5 Faculty Earn QM Certification for Course Design

More than half of USM's QM certified courses are from UMBC

After participating in rigorous peer reviews of their online and hybrid courses, five UMBC faculty have earned Quality Matters certification as part of the campus’ Quality Matters Impact (QMI)...

Posted: February 14, 2022, 9:39 AM

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Job Scam Alert: Department of Psychology

An Accidental Forward Keeps Us All On Our Toes

The Division of Information Technology has received quite a few reports of a new job scam email coming from the Department of Psychology. It is very similar to others we have received in the past,...

Posted: February 8, 2022, 2:16 PM