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5 Tips for Posting Accessible Images & Stories to Social Media

Build social media habits that include everyone.

Social media is one of the most powerful tools departments use to share news, celebrate achievements, and build community. It’s also one of the most consistently inaccessible corners of...

Posted: June 23, 2026, 3:27 PM

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DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring for the Fall

Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work for us!

The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional student consultants to work during the upcoming semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting...

Posted: June 23, 2026, 10:18 AM

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Strengthening Our Campus Safety: New myUMBC Features

A simpler way to manage your emergency alerts and contacts

DoIT has been working with the Division of Student Affairs to introduce a new, easy-to-use Emergency Settings page in myUMBC.  The myUMBC Emergency Settings page integrates our campus-wide...

Posted: June 18, 2026, 1:00 PM

Colin Corcoran Wins May 2026 Gritty Award

Powering 10 years of free tax preparation & community impact

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is thrilled to announce that Colin Corcoran has been awarded the May 2026 DoIT Gritty Award! This recognition celebrates Colin’s exceptional...

Posted: June 17, 2026, 10:00 AM

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7 Accessible Practices for Creating and Sending Email

Accessibility starts before you hit send.

Email is one of the most universal communication tools we have at UMBC, and one of the most commonly overlooked places where accessibility breaks down. Whether you’re sending a department update,...

Posted: June 16, 2026, 12:30 PM

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5 Tips for Creating Clear and Accessible Links

“Click here” doesn’t tell anyone where they’re going.

Links are everywhere -- in syllabi, announcements, email, assignments, websites, and Blackboard pages. They’re one of the most useful tools for connecting students to resources and one of the most...

Posted: June 9, 2026, 1:20 PM

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Service Disruption: Webex

Updated 6/3/26, 3:48 PM: Webex features restored

Update:  June 3, 2026 3:48 PM Issue: The majority of the Webex features have been restored. For more information on the status, please click here to visit the Webex status dashboard.  ...

Posted: June 3, 2026, 10:01 AM

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Downtime Complete

To all users, The downtime scheduled for today has been completed.  Outcomes of Today’s Downtime Based on the recommendation of SIG-CPU, DoIT RCD Staff have deployed a new “develop”...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 5:12 PM