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Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 10/24 to 1 am 10/25

Per the announced Fall 2014 maintenance schedule, the UMBC Blackboard server will be offline from 10 pm Friday 10/24 to 1 am Saturday 10/25.  This downtime is during the regularly scheduled...

Posted: October 16, 2014, 7:53 AM

DoIT Announces Fall 2014 Blackboard Maintenance Schedule

In an effort to ensure the UMBC campus community is kept informed about upcoming Blackboard maintenance plans, DoIT has posted its planned service schedule for the Blackboard system during the...

Posted: October 7, 2014, 3:37 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 PM 9/26

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 9/26 to 1 am Saturday 9/27.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to...

Posted: September 26, 2014, 8:50 AM

Fall 2014 Bb Updates

UMBC Bb Instructors, The following are selected DoIT News headlines that may be of interest as you start the new semester: Fall 2014 Bb Courses Created July 12 Known Issue: Bb Cannot...

Posted: August 25, 2014, 3:32 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 3/28 to 1 am 3/29

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 3/28 to 1 am Saturday 3/29.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to...

Posted: March 27, 2014, 8:03 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 2/28 to 1 am 3/1

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 2/28 to 1 am Saturday 3/1.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to...

Posted: February 27, 2014, 8:37 AM

DoIT to Restart Bb System on Wed., 1/16/14 @ 10 a.m.

Known Issue with Bb Export/Import and Assessments

1/16/14 UPDATE DoIT will be taking down Bb again at 10 a.m. today to address the issues below. We anticipate this will take one hour. 1/15/14 UPDATE This morning's restart did not...

Posted: January 14, 2014, 4:57 PM

Blackboard Upgrade Completed

WT2014 courses, placement testing remain on separate server

DoIT has completed the upgrade to Blackboard version 9.1.13. Winter 2014 courses remain on a separate server and will be merged into the main production system after the start of the Spring 2014...

Posted: January 10, 2014, 11:40 AM

Reminder: Bb Down for Upgrade Jan. 8-10

WT2014 Courses Now Available at bb-winter.umbc.edu

Please see previous announcements for more information: 12/5/13 DoIT News Reminder (emailed to faculty & staff on 12/6/13) 8/16/13 Original Notice (emailed to all Bb instructors &...

Posted: December 20, 2013, 10:52 AM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 11/22 to 1 am 11/23

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 11/22 to 1 am Saturday 11/23.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to...

Posted: November 12, 2013, 8:26 AM