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myUMBC Answers: AI-Powered Search Bar Updates

Providing answers that are unique to you!

In early February, the myUMBC team launched my UMBC Answers, an AI-driven search bar to improve experiences for students, faculty, and staff while ensuring security and privacy. Now, all campus...

Posted: April 18, 2025, 1:53 PM

April HPCF Newsletter

Hi everyone, I'm writing to give a brief update on the status of a few projects related to the UMBC HPCF and Research Computing. System Status The chip HPC is now operating normally and...

Posted: April 15, 2025, 5:13 PM

Phone Service Restored

Phone services in the Webex application have been fully restored as of approximately 9 a.m. DoIT has identified and corrected an authentication issue that prohibited successful authentication...

Posted: April 15, 2025, 10:33 AM

Webex Calling Services Impacted

DoIT has received multiple reports that some users are unable to connect to their phone service in the Webex application. DoIT is investigating and working with the vendor to identify and address...

Posted: April 15, 2025, 8:41 AM

UPDATE: DocuSign Forms back online

Enterprise DocuSign forms (docusign.umbc.edu) are now back online and operational. If you submitted a form between 3:00 PM and 10:30 PM yesterday, April 14, and the submission hung on submitting...

Posted: April 15, 2025, 8:27 AM

NOTICE: DocuSign Forms Offline

Good evening, Starting at approximately 3:30 PM today and ongoing, we're seeing intermittent issues with the DocuSign Enterprise forms (anything starting with docusign.umbc.edu). The forms are...

Posted: April 14, 2025, 8:00 PM

Maryland Open Source Textbook (MOST) grants due April 18th

Advance educational excellence and affordability

The 2025 M.O.S.T. Grant Cycle We hope that you would consider submitting a proposal either for an individual faculty or institutional grant supported by the Maryland Open Source Textbook...

Posted: April 14, 2025, 1:11 PM

Issue Affecting Panopto/Blackboard Grades

Panopto assignments not passing to Blackboard gradebook

Panopto has reported an issue affecting the accurate passing of grades from Panopto assignments to Blackboard's gradebook. Some grades for both quizzes and video progress are not being reported...

Posted: April 11, 2025, 2:46 PM

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Blackboard Reminder: Update Browsers to Latest Version

Older browser versions may not be supported in Blackboard

Following the April 2025 Blackboard release, some Blackboard users reported issues (e.g., blank screen, spinning wheel) with Blackboard access. Unsupported browser versions were identified as the...

Posted: April 7, 2025, 2:01 PM