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DoIT to Change Blackboard Auto Course Creation & User Enrollment

New Process To Be Piloted SU25

To address current and future Blackboard (Bb) system administration issues and opportunities, DoIT will be changing how all Bb courses are automatically created and enrolled. Specifically, the new...

Posted: April 3, 2025, 1:34 PM

4/1/2025 Webex Disruption

Webex service restored to the campus

Issue:Users reported on 4/1/25 that all Webex meetings abruptly ended at 40 minutes. Resolution:Full Webex capabilities have been restored to the campus, and no further disruptions are...

Posted: April 1, 2025, 7:52 PM

April update to Ultra features flexible grading in groups, printing support for Ultra documents & accessibility support for Office Math

New learning object repository designed for flexible content

The April release introduce several new features aimed at improving content management, grading flexibility, and student feedback tracking. Instructors and students can now print Ultra Documents...

Posted: April 1, 2025, 12:46 PM

Congratulations Matt Baker on being selected as the March 2025 DoIT Gritty Award winner!

We are proud to announce that Matt Baker has been awarded the DoIT Gritty Award for his critical support of the New Media Studio. The Gritty Award is in recognition of outstanding work within the...

Posted: March 31, 2025, 4:16 PM

Panopto Downtime on April 12th

3 hours of downtime starting at 10:00 PM

Panopto Cloud Downtime On Saturday, April 12th at approximately 10:00 PM, Panopto is performing database updates and anticipates up to 3 hours of downtime. See this cloud downtime article for...

Posted: March 28, 2025, 8:34 AM

HPCF Updates, Late March 2025

Hi everyone, I'm writing to give a brief update on the status of a few projects related to the UMBC HPCF and Research Computing. System Status The new chip HPC is still in its “soft...

Posted: March 27, 2025, 8:26 AM

Expanding Access to AI Tools and Support

AI that enhances productivity, teaching, and learning

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) at UMBC is committed to providing access to cutting-edge technologies that enhance productivity, teaching, learning, research, and work. We are...

Posted: March 26, 2025, 11:02 AM

Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust

DoIT Security Department has a new name!

Good afternoon, The Division of Information Technology is updating the DoIT Security department name! We officially changed the department name to Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust. This...

Posted: March 20, 2025, 10:41 AM

DoIT Remembers Professor Zane Berge

November 29, 1953 ~ February 25, 2025

Recently, we were saddened to learn that Dr. Zane Berge, a long-time professor of Education at UMBC, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. He was 71. Both nationally and here at UMBC, Dr....

Posted: March 7, 2025, 3:38 PM

Copier and Toner Telephone Scam

Sharing for Awareness

We're sharing information about a recent phone and email scam to raise awareness across our campus community. Multiple scammers posing as a 'Shipping' and 'Billing' department targeted a UMBC...

Posted: March 7, 2025, 11:09 AM