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DoIT & Blackboard Sponsor March 8 Focus Groups

UMBC is always looking for ways to gather feedback from our Faculty and Students. We would like to invite you to join a focus group on Friday March 8th to discuss your experience with Blackboard,...

Posted: February 21, 2013, 12:10 AM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 2/22 to 1 am 2/23

UPDATE: Bb service was restored by 11:20 pm 2/22. ----------- The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 2/22 to 1 am Saturday 2/23.  This down time is during the regularly...

Posted: February 18, 2013, 9:01 AM

Known Issue: Blackboard System Being Restarted 2/16

Over the weekend, DoIT has received reports from campus users of issues with the Blackboard system.  Most of these reports involved quizzes or other assessments not loading when students clicked...

Posted: February 16, 2013, 8:54 PM

SCEQ Profile report is now available

The SCEQ (Student Course Evaluation Questionnaire) Profile report is now available in REX. Breadcrumbs are: Home >> Census Data > SCEQ. We will continue to have these reports available...

Posted: February 11, 2013, 4:32 PM

Two-hour Disruption of UMBC Student Administration Today

UMBC’s Student Administration System had a service interruption today that lasted  approximately 2.5 hours.  As of 2 p.m. today, service to the Student Administration system has been restored and...

Posted: February 8, 2013, 3:28 PM