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WT2014 and SP2014 Bb Course Shells Created on 12/2

WT2014 Bb shells are located at http://bb-winter.umbc.edu

UMBC Blackboard (Bb) course shells for both SP2014 and WT2014 were created on December 2, 2013.  The course shells for SP2014 are located on the Bb production server at...

Posted: December 5, 2013, 11:26 AM

LDAP & Webadmin downtime on 11/22/2013

Hello all. On Friday, November 22nd starting at 2pm LDAP Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be...

Posted: November 21, 2013, 3:30 PM

Digital Storytelling on the iPad Workshop

On January 23 and 24 the New Media Studio and the Department of Media and Communications Studies will offer a two-day hands-on workshop exploring digital storytelling using the iPad.   The...

Posted: November 13, 2013, 9:51 AM

Phishing Scam Alert - Subject: IT Service Help Desk

UMBC would never ask "users are to verify there accounts."

A new phishing scam is threatening to deactivate email accounts. This email is not from UMBC. Do not click this link. Here's what's being received: "This E-mail is sent by the HelpDesk...

Posted: November 11, 2013, 12:48 PM

RT Downtime Notice for 12-14-2013

I wanted to reach out to this group and provide an update on some system upgrades scheduled for RT over the next 8 months or so. RT has been in place almost 5 years now running on the same...

Posted: November 11, 2013, 10:04 AM