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Quarterly patching downtime - 5/23 & 6/1

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Thursday, May 23rd and Saturday, June 1st.  While many of the...

Posted: May 20, 2024, 9:52 AM

End of Year Cut off

Last day to turn in Travel for FY24 (June 14th)

All travel request must be approved and turned into Business Services via DocuSign/Travel system by close of business on June 14th, for the expenses to be recorded  in FY24 For assistance...

Posted: May 16, 2024, 9:48 AM

Update - DocuSign Outage - 5/15

UPDATE - The DocuSign partial outage has been restored. If you are still having issues, please file a ticket at help.umbc.edu. Previously - DocuSign is experiencing a partial outage today,...

Posted: May 15, 2024, 4:37 PM

SP/SU2024 Instructional Technology Update

The UMBC Instructional Technology Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard...

Posted: May 15, 2024, 2:49 PM

FA2024 Courses Created in Blackboard on May 13, 2024

Blackboard course shells for FA2024 were created on May 13, 2024 per our previous announcement to support faculty preparation for Ultra in advance of the fall semester. Ultra will be the...

Posted: May 15, 2024, 1:20 PM

Enhancing Media and Accessibility Using Panopto

Updated media guidelines for Blackboard to begin this summer

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the digital learning environment and support accessibility, all media content must be hosted in Panopto rather than Blackboard as of May 23, 2024,...

Posted: May 14, 2024, 12:20 PM

Blackboard Course File Access Outage

Students & Faculty Unable to Access File Attachments

Blackboard users may be unable to access course file attachments. Error messages may include: The specified resource was not found You do not have permission to access it Refused to connect...

Posted: May 13, 2024, 10:57 AM

Reminder: Blackboard Courses Scheduled for Server Retirement

Courses before Fall 2021 to be retired beginning 6/1

During Summer 2024, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2024. Courses...

Posted: May 10, 2024, 10:45 AM

FastPark

Are you jetting off from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)? Say goodbye to airport parking headaches and hello to hassle-free travel with FastPark! Optional for...

Posted: May 7, 2024, 10:04 AM

Fall 24 Blackboard Courses to Use Ultra by Default

However, faculty can still use Original upon request

In consultation with the Deans as well as the Faculty Senate Computer Policy Committee (CPC), DoIT will make Ultra the default version of Blackboard for all Fall 2024 course shells that are...

Posted: May 7, 2024, 10:04 AM