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Scheduled Downtime Tuesday February 24, 2026

To all chip users, The chip cluster will be inaccessible for a few hours starting on Thursday Feb 24th at 0800ET. This downtime is to patch a security vulnerability recently reported by slurm....

Posted: February 17, 2026, 5:40 PM

myUMBC Service Disruption Monday, Feb 16

We sincerely apologize for the service issues many of you experienced in myUMBC this morning starting around 7:30 AM. We made infrastructure improvements over the weekend that performed well...

Posted: February 16, 2026, 10:41 AM

Drop-In Digital Accessibility Virtual Office Hours: The 15-Minute Fix

Bring one focused question and get hands-on support

Have a specific digital accessibility question? Join one of our virtual office hour drop-in sessions for real-time, hands-on support. Faculty are invited to register for a session and bring one...

Posted: February 13, 2026, 3:33 PM

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Scale-Up: The HPC & AI Tutorial Series

From access to AI master the chip HPC within one semester

All sessions in hybrid: ENGR 102 for in-person session and online via WebEx 1300ET - 1400ET 1400ET - 1430ET for Office Hours The Center for Scalable Data and Computational Science (ScaleS),...

Posted: February 11, 2026, 5:11 PM

Read/Write of Files on chip Back to Normal

All chip users, The I/O performance issues experienced by many users earlier today have been resolved. We apologize for any lost time and impacts to productivity. Please resume normal...

Posted: February 9, 2026, 8:24 PM

Slow Read/Write of Files on chip

Hi all, We are aware of an issue with chip that is causing slow read and write of files across the system, and sometimes network disconnects. Please bear with us as we investigate. 

Posted: February 9, 2026, 2:21 PM

myUMBC Scheduled Downtime February 15th

EDIT 2/15/2026 at 8:35am: The maintenance has been completed. Thank you for your patience. The Division of Information Technology will perform scheduled maintenance of myUMBC on Sunday,...

Posted: February 9, 2026, 1:08 PM

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Launching Maryland's State Tech Talent

How the MIIC is Transforming Students & Modernizing Agencies

The digital landscape of government is changing rapidly, and the State of Maryland is taking proactive steps to ensure it has the talent to keep pace. At the heart of this effort is the Maryland...

Posted: February 9, 2026, 9:41 AM

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Google Career Certificates Available to Help You Gain In-Demand Skills

Access Google Career Certs in AI, Data Analytics, and More!

In partnership with Google, The National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH), The University System of Maryland (USM), and the University of Texas System (UT), UMBC is offering a...

Posted: February 5, 2026, 2:19 PM

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