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Downtime Evening of Thurs Dec 18

To all chip users, The chip cluster will be brought offline for a few hours Thursday Dec 18 starting at 1800ET. This brief downtime is to patch our cluster management head-nodes to avoid...

Posted: December 15, 2025, 2:01 PM

Google Calendar Invitation Settings Change

Block spam, keep plans. New settings Dec 19.

Greetings UMBC Community, We have been seeing an increase in Google Calendar being used as a new type of method for phishing. In several instances, these calendar invites are added to a user's...

Posted: December 15, 2025, 12:44 PM

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WT2026 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: December 10, 2025, 3:47 PM

Blackboard Revamps Course Navigation to Streamline Workflows

A cleaner, faster course experience arrives around Jan 8-9

Blackboard will roll out a refreshed interface in early January, introducing a cleaner, more intuitive design that aims to make everyday teaching tasks faster and more efficient. One change is...

Posted: December 10, 2025, 2:47 PM

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