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, this page will highlight what free resources are available to use and what options exist to use GenAI while safeguarding UMBC institutional data safely.

For staff providing support, we encourage people to look at Administrative AI, as a starting point. Our goal is to save folks time and improve the quality of their work, thus increasing productivity. We highlight some tools that DoIT is providing for support.

Additionally, we have launched an AI-supported search bar called myUMBC Answers.  We are seeking partners to work with DoIT to expand myUMBC Answers. The key to your office leveraging myUMBC Answers is providing validated and accurate content, such as FAQs or a handbook produced annually.

For faculty, we encourage you to also explore instructional AI and research AI. An excellent resource in the College of Engineering is the UMBC Center for AI.  You can follow news about the UMBC Center for AI on social media through its sites 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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Congratulations to the Class of 2025!

Congratulations to DoIT's graduating student employees!  We are so proud of all of your accomplishments and can't wait to see what amazing adventures you will have in the future! Anna...

Posted: May 21, 2025, 11:56 AM

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DoIT Student Digital Stories: Courtney Burkett

Career Growth & Cybersecurity Journey in Desktop Support

Courtney shares her 8-year journey in desktop support at UMBC, highlighting career growth, technical skills, and future goals in cybersecurity. Navigating a Career in IT Support: Lessons from...

Posted: May 20, 2025, 8:53 AM

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DoIT Student Digital Stories: Kimberly Herritt

Student Experience at UMBC DoIT: Work, Learning, & Fun

Kimmie Herritt shares her journey at UMBC Division of Information Technology (DoIT), balancing work, studies, and fun, while gaining skills and preparing for a career at PWC. Navigating...

Posted: May 19, 2025, 11:35 AM

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DoIT Student Digital Stories: Kyle Taylor

Behind the Scenes: College Basketball Broadcasts at UMBC

Kyle Taylor shares his experience assisting college basketball broadcasts at UMBC, highlighting connections made and advice for new media studio employees. The journey through college is...

Posted: May 17, 2025, 11:33 AM

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