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Summer and Fall 2013 Blackboard Drop-in Sessions

DoIT is offering Blackboard Drop-in Sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for Fall 2013 courses. Do you have questions about Blackboard? Stop in!  Face to Face Sessions:  The following...

Posted: July 11, 2013, 6:34 PM

Staff Changes in Instructional Technology

Welcome to Carlton Crabtree and Tom Penniston

Fall 2014 Update: While Carlton Crabtree has moved on, Tom Penniston joined the Instructional Technology team full time this past spring. He also earned his Ph.D in Language, Literacy, and Culture...

Posted: July 11, 2013, 2:24 PM

Wiki and FTP downtime on 7/12/2013

On Friday July 12th starting at 8am the campus wiki (wiki.umbc.edu) and FTP (ftp.umbc.edu) servers will be taken down for maintenance.  This maintenance window will allow staff to apply needed...

Posted: July 10, 2013, 3:31 PM

Mike Carlin Named CIO at UNC-Charlotte

Congratulations MIke!

It is with mixed emotions I am writing to announce that Dr. Michael Carlin, Associate VP and Deputy CIO, will be leaving UMBC to become Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief...

Posted: June 27, 2013, 10:20 AM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 6/14 to 1 am 6/15

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 6/14 to 1 am Saturday 6/15.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to...

Posted: June 7, 2013, 9:56 AM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 5/31 to 1 am 6/1

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 5/31 to 1 am Saturday 6/1.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to perform...

Posted: May 24, 2013, 10:44 AM

Karin Readel to Leave UMBC on June 7

Queen of UMBC Blackboard Returning to Illinois

Regrettably, I must announce that Karin Readel will be leaving UMBC as DoIT's Director of Instructional Technology. After deciding with her husband Bryan to relocate to Illinois, she has accepted...

Posted: May 23, 2013, 2:34 PM

Wiki and FTP downtime on 5/24/2013

On Friday May 24th starting at 10am the campus wiki (wiki.umbc.edu) and FTP (ftp.umbc.edu) servers will be taken down for maintenance.  This maintenance window will allow staff to apply needed...

Posted: May 17, 2013, 9:59 AM

LDAP, Kerberos and webadmin downtime on 5/23/2013

On Thursday May 23rd starting at 1pm LDAP master, Kerberos and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable. ...

Posted: May 17, 2013, 9:56 AM