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Commitment and Connection: Willis Crosby reflects on his time at DoIT
Willis Crosby, a senior Information Systems major with a certificate in Network Administration, discusses his journey at DoIT. Willis has worked as an Install Technician at AV services for over...
Posted: May 8, 2026, 8:15 AM
Installing the Future: Coco Ni Reflects on her A/V Experience
A Graduating DoIT Student Employee Story
Coco Ni, a UMBC student majoring in Information Systems with a certificate in Chinese Studies, shares her hands-on job experience with the Division of Information Technology’s (DoIT) A/V Services...
Posted: May 7, 2026, 8:00 AM
Reminder: Blackboard Courses Scheduled for Server Retirement
Courses before Fall 2023 to be retired beginning 6/1
During Summer 2026, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SU2023. Courses...
Posted: May 7, 2026, 8:00 AM
Access in Action: 3 Minutes with Faculty Senate President Nancy Kusmaul
Identify small steps that make a big impact for students
What does digital accessibility look like in practice -- and how can busy faculty make meaningful progress without redesigning their entire course? Professor Nancy Kusmaul -- outgoing Faculty...
Posted: May 6, 2026, 4:46 PM
UMBC REX Analytics Adds New Portal & Hub
New ‘Front Door’ Streamlines Access to Campus Reports
DoIT is pleased to announce the official launch of the new REX Analytics Portal (REX 2.0), our comprehensive campus reporting portal at rexanalytics.umbc.edu, also accessible at umbc.edu/go/rex20....
Posted: May 6, 2026, 10:00 AM
Upgrade Alert: RT 6 Has Arrived!
Modern, Faster, and Built for Your Best Work
You may have heard the news: RT is better, shinier, and faster than ever before! The move to RT 6 brings a more intuitive experience to our daily workflows. While there are plenty of technical...
Posted: May 5, 2026, 1:55 PM
April HPCF Newsletter
Hi everyone, I'm writing to give everyone an update regarding the UMBC HPCF and other Research Computing projects currently undertaken by DoIT. Summary Critical Vulnerability Patched...
Posted: May 5, 2026, 10:20 AM
Redesigned Groups, Cascading Release Conditions in the May Ultra Update
Smarter tools for course design and student support
Have you ever spent more time wrestling with Blackboard's Groups tool than actually designing the group work itself, especially in a large course? The May Ultra update delivers meaningful...
Posted: May 5, 2026, 9:03 AM
Downtime Complete
To all users, We have successfully patched a critical vulnerability on the system. Jobs that were running were cancelled. We understand this is frustrating and we sincerely apologize for the...
Posted: April 30, 2026, 8:37 PM
Emergency Downtime: Critical Vulnerability
To all users: We will be taking an emergency downtime to patch a critical vulnerability that was announced this morning. During this time users will not be able to login. You should also expect...
Posted: April 30, 2026, 3:29 PM
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