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They are phishing!

Hello UMBC Community, As we approach the Fall Semester, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has observed an increase in phishing attempts targeting the UMBC community. While we are...

Posted: August 22, 2025, 5:11 PM

August Gritty Award Winner: Travis White

Division of Information Technology Outstanding Staff Member

We are pleased to announce that Travis White is being honored for his outstanding work on a major network update to the campus Cisco Webex Room Kits. He is the recipient of the August 2025 DoIT...

Posted: August 18, 2025, 4:56 PM

The DoIT Gritty retriever dog trophy with the label "DoIT Gritty Award"

Chip Scheduled for Downtime September 3rd

On Wednesday Sept 3rd from 0800-1800 (ET), the chip cluster will be taken offline. During this time, DoIT will be making the following changes: •Changing how chip-gpu's slurm allocations work...

Posted: August 18, 2025, 3:43 PM

Call for Applications: USM Faculty Mini-Grant to Boost Course Accessibility

Deadline: September 12, 2025

The USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Boosting Course Accessibility mini-grant program. This initiative will support 12 USM faculty...

Posted: August 18, 2025, 8:07 AM

A human figure with outstretched arms inside a circle of two curved arrows, suggesting movement. Below the figure are two words: digital accessibility.

July Gritty Award Winners: Dhaval Gandhi and Chris Sutherin

Division of Information Technology Outstanding Staff Members

Collaborative Impact The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) at UMBC has honored two of its exceptional team members, Dhaval Gandhi and Chris Sutherin, with the July Gritty Award for their...

Posted: August 12, 2025, 3:52 PM

The DoIT Gritty Award Trophy in UMBC colors and shield.

FA2025 Instructional Technology Update

The UMBC Instructional Technology Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard...

Posted: August 12, 2025, 12:46 PM

Meet AVA: Blackboard’s AI-Powered Virtual Assistant for Faculty

AVA supports feedback and frequently asked student questions

This fall, UMBC faculty will have the opportunity to test Blackboard’s new AI Virtual Assistant (AVA), a suite of tools designed to support common teaching tasks. AVA Feedback Assistant will...

Posted: August 12, 2025, 12:29 PM

New Online Form Available to Request Merge of Blackboard Course Shells

Improved Process Supports Instructor Course Management

DoIT is pleased to announce a new form to help faculty manage their Blackboard course shells with greater efficiency. As part of our ongoing updates to the course creation and enrollment process,...

Posted: August 11, 2025, 4:47 PM

UMBC to Migrate from Panopto to YuJa by March 2026

New video platform offers captioning, quizzing, analytics

As part of a campus-wide upgrade to its video capture and media management tools, UMBC will begin transitioning from Panopto to YuJa starting this fall. The migration will run through March 25,...

Posted: August 11, 2025, 3:41 PM

Quarterly Patching Downtimes - 8/15 & 9/13

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, August 15th and Saturday, September 13th. While many of...

Posted: August 11, 2025, 11:00 AM