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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May Gritty Award Winners: The High Performance Computing Team!

Congratulations Greg, Roy and Andy!

The HPC team, down two staff, performed a large upgrade of the High Performance Computing (HPC) environment. Over $1.7 million in new hardware was purchased, including new HPC CPU nodes, new GPU...

Posted: May 27, 2025, 10:58 AM

DoIT Gritty Trophy Award

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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