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Confirmed Admits Math Placement Distribution Trends

New REX report : Confirmed Admits Math Placement Distribution Trends Folder: Student Records and Enrollment > Student Enrollment This report provides 5 year trend data on math placement...

Posted: June 30, 2021, 11:02 AM

New Respondus Lockdown Browser Features Auto-Update in July

Students using Win/Mac must install to gain this feature

The July update to the Windows and Mac versions of Respondus LockDown Browser will feature a new Auto Update function that starts when the application opens. To optimize the test proctoring...

Posted: June 28, 2021, 4:13 PM

Campus phone system replacement project update

Phone system prioritization and timelines As UMBC continues remote and hybrid work for the Summer and Fall, we wanted to provide an update about the status and priorities of the campus phone...

Posted: June 25, 2021, 1:11 PM

Groups & gradebook enhancements planned for Ultra in July

Improved functionality for groups support larger enrollments

The groups tool in Ultra has been redesigned for the July update to improve overall performance, particularly for large courses. This redesign includes functionality to make it easier to find...

Posted: June 25, 2021, 9:18 AM

“Part-Time Job” Impersonation Job Scam

Prof. Sonnenschein does NOT want to hire you

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has received reports of another job scam similar to several seen over the past several months. Below is the most recent example of this scam with the...

Posted: June 23, 2021, 12:42 PM

DoIT's Audio Visual Services is hiring

Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work with us!

DoIT AV Services is looking to hire a few AV Student Specialists for the summer and beyond. Please see the brief description below and visit our job posting on UMBCWorks to apply. DoIT AV...

Posted: June 22, 2021, 3:01 PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring for the Summer

Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work for us!

The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional consultants to work during the summer semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on...

Posted: June 11, 2021, 9:58 AM

Panopto Upgrades and Downtime

6/26 Downtime & IE discontinued; 7/16 recorder upgrade

Cloud Downtime On Saturday, June 26, Panopto Cloud customers will be upgraded to the latest cloud release. The vendor anticipates up to 4 hours of downtime, with a target start time of 9:00 PM...

Posted: June 11, 2021, 9:30 AM

Identity Theft

Some Suggestions On Avoiding It

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has received several reports of insurance scams via telephone and email. To help protect the UMBC community from identity theft, DoIT is sharing some...

Posted: June 9, 2021, 9:07 PM

An Impersonation Scam

A Simple Scam Still Being Used

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen reports of a scammer impersonating a UMBC professor. An example of this scam is included below. From: (IMPERSONATED PERSON)...

Posted: June 9, 2021, 11:02 AM