Home

Welcome to UMBC’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT)

We empower the UMBC community by providing secure, reliable, and innovative technology solutions. Whether you are connecting to campus Wi-Fi, downloading university software, exploring AI, or looking for technical assistance, we are here to support your digital experience.

Need technology assistance?    Get IT Help

News & System Status

To receive email updates, follow the DoIT group in myUMBC.

 

[Online-Insights] 5 Ways to Co-Create Communication Norms

Establish expectations early to build community and trust

Every student arrives in an online course with their own sense of what "respectful" or "professional" communication looks like, shaped by culture, prior schooling, workplace norms, and plenty of...

Posted: September 3, 2026, 3:45 PM

An open book connected with a virtual network.

Build Career-Ready Skills with Google Career Certificates 🚀

Build skills, explore a career, or strengthen your résumé

Through UMBC’s partnership with Google and higher education partners, eligible students, alumni, faculty, and staff can access online, self-paced professional certificate programs designed to help...

Posted: September 2, 2026, 8:25 AM

Google Career Certificates logo

HPC Drop-in office hours

To all chip users, We are pleased to announce that the High-Performance Computing Facility (HPCF) is launching new drop-in office hours to provide more direct support for the chip cluster...

Posted: September 1, 2026, 3:08 PM

5 Things to Check After Blackboard Ally Gives You the Green Light

Ally catches a lot. A few important checks still need you.

You launched the Ally course accessibility report, worked through the flagged issues, and watched your score climb to 85% or higher. Green across the board! It feels like the job is done. But a...

Posted: September 1, 2026, 2:59 PM

A human figure with outstretched arms inside a circle of two curved arrows, suggesting movement. Below the figure are two words: digital accessibility.