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USM Accessibility in Action December Newsletter
Accessible by Design. Inclusive for All.
December 2025 Issue Brought to you by the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation and the USM Digital Accessibility Work Group Accessibility At-a-Glance Alternative text (alt text)...
Posted: December 5, 2025, 11:56 AM
November DoIT Gritty Award Winner: Bill Mehrz Elevates Cybersecurity Awareness at UMBC
Security Awareness MVP
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is thrilled to announce that Bill Mehrz has been awarded the November DoIT Gritty Award! This recognition celebrates Bill's outstanding contributions...
Posted: December 5, 2025, 11:02 AM
The Three-Step Framework for Accessible Documents: Reduce, Remake, Remediate
If you can click it, you can fix it.
When it comes to improving digital accessibility, documents and PDFs are often the biggest barrier -- and the biggest opportunity. Whether you're uploading files to Blackboard, sharing materials...
Posted: December 4, 2025, 3:42 PM
Congratulations to the Instructional Technology team for earning the Job Well Done 2025 Award
UMBC Service Award Highlight
The Blackboard Ultra Migration efforts by DoIT's Instructional Technology Team received the Job Well Done 2025 Employee Excellence Award during today's UMBC Service Awards Celebration! ...
Posted: December 4, 2025, 1:20 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 DoIT Service Award Recipients
Today's 2025 Service Award Celebration is an opportunity to pause and take a moment to thank those award recipients for their service. In doing that, I wanted to thank everyone in DoIT for all you...
Posted: December 4, 2025, 9:14 AM
Profile Sharing on myUMBC
How to safely share your academic information with others
Did you know that you can share your myUMBC profile with your parent, guardian, or whomever you wish without having to give out your password or login credentials? Profile sharing allows them...
Posted: December 3, 2025, 10:25 AM
Set Clear Expectations for Discussions in the December Ultra Update
New options for releasing content
What if your discussion assignments could set clear expectations up front? Could your students benefit if your course could respond to their questions before you checked your inbox? The December...
Posted: December 2, 2025, 2:57 PM
Boost Your Workflow: Microsoft Copilot for Faculty and Staff
Conquering the Daily Grind with Seamless Integration
Automate routine tasks and increase efficiency using Microsoft's generative AI tool If your day is spent navigating the Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Copilot is a valuable AI resource built...
Posted: December 1, 2025, 12:28 PM
WT/SP2026 Courses Created on November 21, 2025
Prepare your Ultra courses for the upcoming term
Blackboard course shells for Winter and Spring 2026 were created on November 21, 2025. All Winter and Spring 2026 courses listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC), regardless of designation...
Posted: November 24, 2025, 8:36 AM
A Commitment to Inclusion: UMBC’s Digital Accessibility Initiative
Addressing new federal digital accessibility requirements
Dear UMBC Community, As we continue to rely on digital platforms for teaching, learning, and administrative functions, digital accessibility has been a core component of that commitment. UMBC has...
Posted: November 19, 2025, 3:18 PM
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