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We're Hiring a Clicker Intern for Fall 2017!

Apply to become the New Turning Technologies Intern

We are opening up a search to hire a UMBC student as a Turning Technologies Intern starting in Fall 2017. The responsibilities of this intern include: Support successful usage of Turning...

Posted: May 1, 2017, 9:06 AM

SU17 Courses Created on Separate Bb Server on April 18

Summer courses using new cloud environment

Blackboard course shells for SU2017 were created on April 18, 2017, on a separate Bb server. Why? In preparation for UMBC’s migration to Blackboard’s new cloud infrastructure, summer courses will...

Posted: April 28, 2017, 3:56 PM

DoIT, Athletics, MCS Team Up to Put UMBC on ESPN

Behind the scenes of student-produced basketball games

A year ago, Athletic Director Tim Hall and VP of IT Jack Suess had a vision to bring together UMBC students, young alumni, and outside professionals for sports production. Eli Eisenberg, President...

Posted: April 26, 2017, 12:38 PM

Todd Haddaway & Stacy Long Generate Interest at Alliance

The two presented UMBC’s Developer Toolbox in Las Vegas

Alliance is an annual, user-driven conference that brings together PeopleSoft technical and functional users from around the world for three days. DoIT’s own Todd Haddaway, Director of Database...

Posted: April 13, 2017, 10:01 AM

Meet Khalid Muqueeth & Learn About His 2 Years Working in IT

Student worker reflects on the TSC before he graduates

Khalid Muqueeth, a senior in information systems, is a student worker at the Technology Support Center (TSC), which is the first stop in assisting the UMBC community with technology questions and...

Posted: April 12, 2017, 12:03 PM

Improving Lives with Urban Forestry

NMS, MCS & the USFS partner to document research and impact

An ongoing collaboration between the USDA Forest Service (USFS), UMBC’s Department of Media & Communication Studies and New Media Studio is giving students an opportunity to explore and...

Posted: April 4, 2017, 7:45 PM

Clicker Orders Due to Bookstore by April 24!

Get your orders into the bookstore for fall 2017

Faculty who plan to use clickers for instruction during the ​​Fall 2017 semester will need to have device order(s) submitted to the Bookstore no later than Monday, April 24. This deadline allows...

Posted: April 3, 2017, 8:33 AM

Looking Back at Betty Blanchette and Her 24 Years at UMBC

“You can always count on her to get the job done”

After 24 years at UMBC, Betty Blanchette, Software Developer for DoIT, is retiring. Blanchette not only leaves behind a varied career, but a positive impact on UMBC and the many people she has...

Posted: March 30, 2017, 2:24 PM

REX Tools for Teaching Available to Instructors

Get a Bird's Eye View of Your Course Across Campus

In recent years, the Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support  (IRADS) has installed or built a nifty set of “bird’s eye view” reports about teaching & learning in the campus’...

Posted: March 28, 2017, 2:09 PM

Meet Lily Prokop: Student IT Consultant & Oboist

Technology Support Center is a place for all sorts of majors

The Technology Support Center (TSC) is the first stop in assisting the UMBC community with technology questions and requests. The TSC is made possible thanks to its many student workers, who all...

Posted: March 27, 2017, 11:53 AM