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Continued Downtime

To All Taki Users, We are currently experiencing some issues with the upgrade. We continue to work with support services and external consultants to bring the cluster environment back online....

Posted: January 26, 2021, 4:43 PM

HelioCampus Implementation Update: Keeping You Informed

What everyone needs to know about HelioCampus

In this first of a series of updates, we’ll give a description of what HelioCampus (Helio, for short) is and why we’re investing in it, provide an overview of UMBC’s goals for the project, and...

Posted: January 26, 2021, 2:10 PM

Large Internet Outage Across East Coast Around Noon Today

There are widespread reports of Internet outages across the east coast that started around 11:30am this morning. These are affecting access to various services including Gmail, Blackboard, WebEx,...

Posted: January 26, 2021, 1:21 PM

How to Get Started with Open Educational Resources

Introductory workshop sponsored by the AOK Library

The AOK Library will offer an introductory workshop on Open Educational Resources: With the rising cost of textbooks, the use of open educational resources (OER) can significantly increase...

Posted: January 26, 2021, 10:24 AM

Reminder: Downtime

To All Taki Users, This is a reminder that taki is scheduled to be unavailable from 8AM today (Monday, January 25, 2021) to 5PM tomorrow (Tuesday, January 26, 2021). We expect the system to be...

Posted: January 25, 2021, 8:29 AM