AI Initiatives

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The Division of Information Technology’s AI site will help the UMBC community with information on using artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), to support UMBC’s Administrative, Instructional, and Research efforts. This site has been created to help employees advance their use of GenAI.

We recommend that our UMBC community begin by visiting GenAI Tools, a page that highlights free resources and provides guidance on using GenAI while safeguarding UMBC institutional data safely.

For staff seeking support, we encourage people to look at Administrative AI, as a starting point. Our goal is to save folks time, improve the quality of their work, and increase productivity. We showcase tools that DoIT provides to support these objectives.

We have launched myUMBC Answers, an AI-supported search bar. We are seeking partners to expand this tool. The key to leveraging myUMBC Answers is providing validated and accurate content, such as annual FAQs or handbooks.

Faculty, are encouraged to explore Instructional AI and Research AI. The UMBC Center for AI in the College of Engineering is an excellent resource for AI-related research and innovation.  Stay informed by following the center’s social media channels on LinkedIn, Bluesky, X, and Facebook.

Members of the UMBC community can subscribe to the UMBC AI Group to receive email about AI-related news and events. If you have news to share with the UMBC AI community or suggestions or comments on the site, please send them to umbc-ai@cs.umbc.edu.

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Service Alert: Temporary Webex Phone Service Disruption

Affected Service: Webex Phone Service Time Identified: November 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM Please be advised that Webex Phone Service clients may have experienced a brief, temporary disruption while...

Posted: November 2, 2026, 3:10 PM

RESOLVED: Rapid System Restoration Following Scheduled Maintenance

Overnight system access issues swiftly resolved

Service Disruption:  On October 12, 2026, during routine planned system updates to address critical security vulnerabilities, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) detected brief access...

Posted: October 13, 2026, 10:07 AM

URGENT: Recent Phishing Incident & Heightened Awareness

Repost from the Maryland Department of Budget & Management

Dear State Employees, Multiple users within state agencies were recently targeted and impacted by a successful phishing attack. A phishing campaign has been observed compromising internal...

Posted: October 9, 2026, 10:11 AM

Update: Service Disruption Resolved: Google Calendar

Issue impacting video conferencing scheduling within Google

Update: 10/1/26 4:00pm The service disruption has been resolved. If you continue to have any issues, please contact the Technology Support Center (TSC) at UMBC’s Help Service.  Original...

Posted: October 1, 2026, 10:41 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

Black and white photo of a wooden Trojan horse with the text "Cybersecurity Alert!"