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DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring for the Fall

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

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

Posted: July 12, 2022, 11:41 AM

PIVOT Receives Blackboard Award for Training

Initiative highlighted effective, campus-wide use of Ultra

Planning Instructional Variety for Online Teaching (PIVOT) has received a 2022 Catalyst Award from Blackboard/Anthology for Training and Professional Development. Designed and delivered by DoIT’s...

Posted: July 11, 2022, 8:31 PM

New DoIT Staff

Welcome Andrew Shebest

DoIT welcomes Andrew Shebest as a new full time AV Specialist. He joins the AV Services team in the operation, support, and installation of classroom and conference AV technology on campus....

Posted: July 8, 2022, 9:47 AM

Send Info on Publications using HPCF!

Journal and conference papers, student theses that used taki

Dear Researchers, Colleagues, and Students, This is my regular reminder, coming from the HPCF Governance Committee as well as from the PI/co-PIs of the NSF MRI grant that funded a lot of the...

Posted: July 7, 2022, 12:58 PM

Job Scam of the Day: Department of Computer Science

Prof. Sherman Is NOT Offering You A Job! Really!

Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Alan Sherman in the Computer...

Posted: July 6, 2022, 4:20 PM

Job Phishing Alert: Department of Computer Science

Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Alan Sherman in the Computer...

Posted: July 1, 2022, 4:49 PM

Campus VoIP Phone System Maintenance on Saturday 7/2

This Saturday, July 2nd, from 12 noon until 12 a.m. the campus VoIP phone system will be upgraded to the latest software release. During this time the campus phone system and all related services...

Posted: June 29, 2022, 3:08 PM

Points Calculation & Display Arrive to Ultra Gradebook

Prevent question backtracking, copy question banks & more

The July update to Ultra courses brings ten new features and improvements, focusing on assessment, grading, and content creation. As with previous updates this year, the continued focus aligns...

Posted: June 29, 2022, 12:44 PM

taki: both login nodes now available

To all taki users, Both taki login nodes (taki-usr1.rs.umbc.edu and taki-usr2.rs.umbc.edu) are now available for use. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns by submitting...

Posted: June 23, 2022, 3:22 PM

What to do if your account has been hacked?

Don't Panic!

Imagine this scenario: recently, your UMBC account was breached. You are unsure how your account was used during the breach or how to secure your account. Below are steps to help you regain...

Posted: June 22, 2022, 5:55 PM

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