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How Undergraduate Admissions Migrated to Duo

Tips for ensuring a smooth migration

Andrew Gribben (pictured at right), Specialist in Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation, recently helped assist his colleagues in switching to Duo two-factor authentication as part of DoIT’s...

Posted: May 29, 2018, 11:27 AM

Technology Support Center To Be Closed May 25, 12-2PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center will be closed from 12PM-2PM, Friday, May 25th to allow our staff to attend our department-wide meeting. If you need assistance during this time, we encourage...

Posted: May 22, 2018, 1:29 PM

5-24-2018 Scheduled Downtime

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, DoIT's Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching for RT on Thursday, May 24th at 5pm. Downtime is expected to...

Posted: May 16, 2018, 11:53 AM

Quarterly patching downtime on 5/25 & 6/2

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, May 25th and Saturday, June 2nd.  While many of the systems...

Posted: May 16, 2018, 10:44 AM

DoIT's Dustin Roddy Receives UMBC Athletics' Gritty Award

Limelight shines on behind-the-scenes producer

During its annual "Gritty Awards" last Wednesday, May 7, UMBC Athletics went "off script" and surprised DoIT's Dustin Roddy, by awarding him the 2017-18 Leon Upshur Memorial Award for "outstanding...

Posted: May 15, 2018, 9:57 AM

UMBC Blackboard Update: SP/SU2018

UMBC Blackboard 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 Help tab inside...

Posted: May 11, 2018, 3:00 PM

Bb Dashboard Upgrade to Ultra Version Scheduled for May 25

Finding courses will change, but not their appearance

Related FAQ - Where is my summer course after the Ultra Experience upgrade? Blackboard's navigation to courses will be upgraded on Friday, May 25, 2018 beginning at 3 PM EST as part of DoIT’s...

Posted: May 11, 2018, 2:47 PM

LDAP-Master and Webadmin downtime on 5/24 at 2pm

On Thursday, May 24th starting at 2pm LDAP-Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable.  Account...

Posted: May 11, 2018, 2:02 PM

Using AI to Nudge Students to Study Groups and Tutoring

Spring StudyTree Pilot Continues in 2018-19

UMBC's Division of Information Technology (DoIT) partnered with the Learning Resource Center (LRC) and several faculty members during the Spring 2018 term to pilot an artificial intelligence (AI),...

Posted: May 11, 2018, 12:20 PM

TechSmith Relay to be Discontinued 12/31/18

TechSmith, makers of our self-hosted instance of TechSmith Relay, has announced it will no longer support a self-hosted version of its software. As such, the current institutional solution for...

Posted: May 11, 2018, 12:07 PM