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Congratulations to the 2025 DoIT Service Award Recipients

Today's 2025 Service Award Celebration is an opportunity to pause and take a moment to thank those award recipients for their service. In doing that, I wanted to thank everyone in DoIT for all you...

Posted: December 4, 2025, 9:14 AM

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Profile Sharing on myUMBC

How to safely share your academic information with others

Did you know that you can share your myUMBC profile with your parent, guardian, or whomever you wish without having to give out your password or login credentials? Profile sharing allows them...

Posted: December 3, 2025, 10:25 AM

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Set Clear Expectations for Discussions in the December Ultra Update

New options for releasing content

What if your discussion assignments could set clear expectations up front? Could your students benefit if your course could respond to their questions before you checked your inbox? The December...

Posted: December 2, 2025, 2:57 PM

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Boost Your Workflow: Microsoft Copilot for Faculty and Staff

Conquering the Daily Grind with Seamless Integration

Automate routine tasks and increase efficiency using Microsoft's generative AI tool If your day is spent navigating the Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Copilot is a valuable AI resource built...

Posted: December 1, 2025, 12:28 PM

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WT/SP2026 Courses Created on November 21, 2025

Prepare your Ultra courses for the upcoming term

Blackboard course shells for Winter and Spring 2026 were created on November 21, 2025. All Winter and Spring 2026 courses listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC), regardless of designation...

Posted: November 24, 2025, 8:36 AM

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A Commitment to Inclusion: UMBC’s Digital Accessibility Initiative

Addressing new federal digital accessibility requirements

Dear UMBC Community, As we continue to rely on digital platforms for teaching, learning, and administrative functions, digital accessibility has been a core component of that commitment. UMBC has...

Posted: November 19, 2025, 3:18 PM

Graduating Students' Access to UMBC Cloud Storage Services

A guide for new alumni on their cloud storage access

Congratulations on making it this far in your academic career! You've put a lot of hard work into getting this far, and it's almost time to graduate, but before you move on to the next chapter of...

Posted: November 17, 2025, 10:37 AM

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Envelope Review Tool - Unavailable

Good morning, The Envelope Review Tool (https://docusign.umbc.edu/secure/prd/dsEnv/dsEnv.php) has been taken offline while we work on additional improvements. We don't have a timeline for its...

Posted: November 14, 2025, 8:16 AM