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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

Webex logo with the phrase "Webex Service Disruption."

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

UMBC Faculty & Staff Co-author Article on AI in Teaching & Learning

Case study explores using AI to nudge student practice

Yesterday, the Online Learning Consortium published its June 2026 issue of the Online Learning Journal, featuring a special focus on Higher Education in an AI-Transformed World. The issue includes...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 1:36 PM

A UMBC Gemini AI-created image depicting a virtual student learning space for practice, reflection, and collaboration. This supports the recent reflective case study, "Asked & Answered: Using AI to Nudge Student Metacognition and Responsibility for Learning," published in the June 2026 Issue of the Online Learning Journal (OLJ).

USM Accessibility in Action - June 2026 Issue

Repost from the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation

June 2026 Issue Brought to you by the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation and the USM Digital Accessibility Work Group   Building Momentum: Faculty Leadership and Summer...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 10:04 AM

REMINDER: 20260602 Downtime Has Begun

To all users, This is a reminder that we are beginning our scheduled downtime for chip, which is planned from 8AM to 5PM ET. This is to apply critical security patches, and to perform some...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 8:18 AM

Unscheduled Downtime Resolved

To all chip users, Access to chip has been restored. Some running jobs may have been impacted by the unexpected downtime. We thank you for your patience while resolving this issue.  If you...

Posted: June 1, 2026, 12:18 PM

Unscheduled Downtime

To all chip users, We are currently experiencing an unexpected downtime issue that is preventing users from accessing chip. Our team is working to resolve the issue, and we will provide more...

Posted: June 1, 2026, 12:03 PM

May 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 Vulnerabilities Patched...

Posted: May 29, 2026, 2:48 PM