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UMBC reaches 99.6% Ultra adoption for Fall 2024 term

Reminder: DoIT support of Original ends 12/31/24

After five years of a phased migration, more than 99% of all available Blackboard courses for the fall semester are now using Ultra. This marks a significant milestone in our transition from...

Posted: September 26, 2024, 10:58 AM

Resolved - Blackboard Service Disruption - System Performance

Access to Blackboard & course content may be impacted

At 6:40 PM on September 22nd, Blackboard reported a system performance issue affecting clients in the US East region. This disruption may prevent users from accessing the Blackboard platform....

Posted: September 22, 2024, 11:19 PM

DoIT Project Report, FY2024 Q3 & Q4

Read about the latest accomplishments and projects!

We are excited to share our latest project report, which covers key projects completed from January through August 2024. This bi-annual report provides an overview of the progress made across...

Posted: September 19, 2024, 11:03 AM

Travel System - UP AND RUNNING

The Travel System has been restored.

We are pleased to inform you that the Travel System is back up and running. We appreciate your patience during this downtime. A special thank you to the DoIT team for their hard work and...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 12:19 PM

DocuSign issues Resolved - Wednesday 9/18

DocuSign now appears to be fully operational, and forms have been reenabled. If you run into any lingering issues, please file a ticket with the DocuSign team and let us know. Thank you for your...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 12:10 PM

Travel System DOWN - Technical Difficulties

The Travel System is currently DOWN

Please be advised that the Travel System is currently experiencing technical difficulties. DoIT is aware of the issue and is working diligently to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. We...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 10:51 AM

Important Notice: Google Quotas Established

Unlimited Storage is Going Away

The UMBC Division of Information Technology team is taking key steps to continue providing secure accounts and workspaces and ensure your information is protected. Several cloud service providers...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 9:34 AM

Ongoing DocuSign Forms issue - 9/18/2024

There seems to be an ongoing DocuSign forms issue since 11 PM on 9/17/2024, which is impacting both submission to DocuSign, as well as travel processes that generate a DocuSign form (pre-approval...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 8:43 AM

DoIT Receives NSF Grant for Campus Cyber Infrastructure

System supports research in analyzing polar ice caps & more!

Broadening UMBCs Data Storage footprint to Advance Scientific Research and Discovery Purpose: The Retriever Research Storage System, R-RSTOR, will enable UMBC researchers to address important...

Posted: September 12, 2024, 2:22 PM