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6 Things to Check Before You Share a Table with Students

Good structure makes information easier to navigate.

Imagine you’ve created a table showing your weekly course schedule: dates in the first column, readings in the second, and assignments in the third. It looks organized and easy to scan. But a...

Posted: September 29, 2026, 2:02 PM

A human figure with outstretched arms inside a circle of two curved arrows, suggesting movement. Below the figure are two words: digital accessibility.

Gritty Award Goes to AV Student Install Team

Overcoming construction delays for a big win!

When summer renovations run into unforeseen delays, the push to prepare campus for the Fall semester becomes a high-stakes race against the clock. That was precisely the challenge facing DoIT’s...

Posted: September 28, 2026, 2:11 PM

The amazing student AV Installation Team: Ethan Au, Matt Christensen, Ethan Grefe, and Isaac De Silva smiling and holding the Gritty Award Trophy.

Recap of SIG Subcommittee Meetings

Brief recap of the RCA-SIG meetings this past month

This posting is meant as a brief recap of the RCA-SIG meetings that have occured this month. SIG-GPU Subcommittee met Sept 8. SIG-CPU Subcommittee met Sept 11. SIG-UE (User Experience) met Sept...

Posted: September 23, 2026, 10:37 AM

Phishing Alert

A Cautionary Tale from Your Digital Voyage

Hark, travelers of the UMBC network! The Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust Department (CADT) has consulted the Oracle, and troubling omens appear on the horizon. A new set of treacherous...

Posted: September 23, 2026, 10:00 AM

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