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Changes are coming to REX Guided Reports

On the evening of Wednesday, November 7th we will be upgrading REX Guided Reports.  This upgraded version will bring many enhancements and we wanted to touch upon a few of them here. Browser...

Posted: October 26, 2018, 9:35 AM

National Distance Learning Week 2018 Lunchtime Series

Learn about ADP, Collaborate, Panopto, accessibility, Ultra

One in four students take some of their courses online, and two-thirds do so at a public institution in the same state where they live (Allen, Seaman, Pouline, & Straut, 2016; Allen &...

Posted: October 25, 2018, 2:56 PM

P-Card Workflow Now Utilizing Digital Signatures

UMBC Procures Even More Strategic Sources of Efficiency

The UMBC Purchasing Card Program, part of the State of Maryland’s p-card program, allows departments to make small purchases (less than $5,000) quickly and easily. Although the adoption of this...

Posted: October 24, 2018, 9:49 AM

Join us for the Quality Matters Virtual Conference

Sessions on student success & academic integrity

Every year thought leaders, administrators, teachers, instructional designers, and educators from all over gather to learn, connect and share with one another at the annual Quality Matters (QM)...

Posted: October 23, 2018, 11:04 AM

Aligning Your Hybrid & Online Course, Syllabus & Resources

Workshop offered in-person or via webinar

Although many of the things you do in face-to-face classes can be done in online courses, you will find the planning process different. Rather than recreating what you are doing face-to-face, you...

Posted: October 19, 2018, 12:22 PM

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

To The UMBC Community, October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but in reality, we all need to be vigilant 24/7, 365 days a year. As such, I encourage you to watch this brief (under 2 min) video...

Posted: October 17, 2018, 3:09 PM

Introducing Panopto!

UMBC’s New and Improved Screencasting Platform

In May, DoIT announced the discontinuation of TechSmith Relay at the end of this calendar year. Following an exhaustive product evaluation process, we are happy to announce that UMBC has licensed...

Posted: October 17, 2018, 9:19 AM

Fall is Here: Time to Cast Off Your Excess Paper and Emails

A Glance at How Student Affairs Spruced Up Their Workflow

Before you start working in an office, it might be hard to believe how much of your workday can be spent sending emails. Even after you’ve gained enough experience to be comfortable drafting...

Posted: October 15, 2018, 9:48 AM

Digital Signatures Lead to Innovative Administration

DocuSign an Essential Solution at JCET

The Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET) is a cooperative  Agreement between UMBC and the Earth Science Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to integrate scientists with...

Posted: October 11, 2018, 10:17 AM

E-Signature Technology Forging Partnerships at UMBC

Experience and Expertise come together on Walker Ave.

Back in 2016, Trisha Wells from Student Affairs left a meeting with Assistant Vice President of Business Systems Joe Kirby to attend a campus budget meeting. She and Kirby had discussed plans to...

Posted: October 8, 2018, 9:52 AM