AI Initiatives

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 chnnels 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.

 

AI News

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August Gritty Award Winner: Travis White

Division of Information Technology Outstanding Staff Member

We are pleased to announce that Travis White is being honored for his outstanding work on a major network update to the campus Cisco Webex Room Kits. He is the recipient of the August 2025 DoIT...

Posted: August 18, 2025, 4:56 PM

The DoIT Gritty retriever dog trophy with the label "DoIT Gritty Award"

July Gritty Award Winners: Dhaval Gandhi and Chris Sutherin

Division of Information Technology Outstanding Staff Members

Collaborative Impact The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) at UMBC has honored two of its exceptional team members, Dhaval Gandhi and Chris Sutherin, with the July Gritty Award for their...

Posted: August 12, 2025, 3:52 PM

The DoIT Gritty Award Trophy in UMBC colors and shield.

Leveraging UMBC’s High Performance Computing Facility

Improving the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Maps

Cross posted from UMBC News & Magazine: New AI-supported, high-resolution Chesapeake Bay Watershed stream maps reveal additional waterways and will help prioritize restoration projects ...

Posted: July 9, 2025, 2:28 PM

June Gritty Award Winner: Khalil Alston

Division of Information Technology Outstanding Staff Member

Khalil Alston of the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has been named the recipient of the June Gritty Award for exceptional technical support and outstanding professional service across...

Posted: July 7, 2025, 1:42 PM

DoIT Gritty Award trophy with the UMBC shield in the background.