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E-signatures, Digital Workflow Improve UMBC Business Process

Human Resources One of Many Departments Now Using DocuSign

An important, yet often overlooked, business practice is to break down and analyze each step of a given process to look for redundancies, bottlenecks, and particularly inefficient or slow...

Posted: October 2, 2018, 9:53 AM

Rescheduled: Quarterly patching downtime on 9/29/2018

Hello.  Patching of the systems in the announcement below has been pushed to Saturday, 9/29/18.  All other details remain the same.   Original announcement: ---------------------- As part of...

Posted: September 20, 2018, 10:07 AM

Quarterly patching downtime on 9/22/18

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting quarterly system patching on Saturday, September 22nd for a handful of key services.  The schedule...

Posted: September 13, 2018, 10:31 AM

Call for Submissions: Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

Share your online teaching practices with the world!

The Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR) announced a call for submissions for new entries from now until September 15, 2018.  Sponsored by University of Central Florida's (UCF) Center...

Posted: September 4, 2018, 11:57 AM

New Feature: People Search

Still In Testing... Feedback Appreciated

You can now search for people in the search bar of myUMBC. We'll see how well this works over the next week or so and may need to make adjustments based on feedback. Enjoy your weekend!

Posted: August 31, 2018, 4:20 PM

New Applying the Quality Matters Rubric Workshops Scheduled

Towson and Salisbury extend invitations to other USM Schools

Salisbury and Towson invite USM faculty and staff to join them for an Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) workshop.  In this workshop attendees will learn to use the nationally...

Posted: August 30, 2018, 11:31 AM

UMBC Blackboard Update: FA18

UMBC Blackboard 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 Help tab inside...

Posted: August 27, 2018, 3:37 PM

Grade Anywhere with Blackboard Instructor Mobile App

Save time & stay connect with students!

Escape your office, save some trees, and head to the coffee shop for a nice latte. Then pull out your iPad because mobile grading for Blackboard assignments is here!  If you have a virtual pile...

Posted: August 27, 2018, 3:28 PM

Boot Camps Prepare Faculty for New Bb Course Interface

Almost everything needed to know about the new Blackboard!

About thirty faculty and staff attended two boot camps focused on the new Blackboard course interface before the FA2018 semester started. Informed by a SP18 Ultra experience faculty pilot, the...

Posted: August 27, 2018, 3:28 PM

UMBC Hits 1M RT Tickets

Campus Partnerships Raise Bar on Customer Service

“Thank you for the information. I’m really excited!” When sophomore Jason Mendries (pictured at right) sent an August 8 thank-you response to UMBC Residential Life’s main email address after...

Posted: August 27, 2018, 2:50 PM