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Everyone Must Reset Password and Create Security Questions

Deadline: May 23, 2014

Update: Given recent IT security threats generally, DoIT has decided to force the password change to May 23, 2014, the day after Undergraduate Commencement. Thank you in advance for your patience...

Posted: April 2, 2014, 10:57 PM

RT Slowness Update

As most of you know RT has been experiencing some performance issues which have been hard to diagnose. DoIT has increased the computing power several times since the upgrade in December for the...

Posted: March 31, 2014, 8:01 PM

Changes to the Blackboard WT2014 Server

http://bb-winter.umbc.edu will go offline on 3/21

DoIT staff will be making several changes to the WT2014 Bb server in preparation for archiving/restoring the WT2014 courses to the UMBC Bb production server.  All WT2014 instructors have been...

Posted: March 14, 2014, 1:43 PM

System Downtime Over Spring Break

System Downtime

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure will be conducting its quarterly patching of systems.  While many of the systems will be patched without any service...

Posted: March 11, 2014, 8:49 AM

LDAP and webadmin downtime on 3/20/2014

Hello all. On Wednesday, March 20th starting at 2pm LDAP Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be...

Posted: March 5, 2014, 11:16 AM

Job Posting: Asst. Director of Instructional Technology

Review of applications begins 3/28/14, Open until filled

DoITs ITNM group announces the search for an Assistant Director of Instructional Technology. For more information, view the posting on the HR web site.

Posted: February 28, 2014, 9:47 AM

Spring Blackboard Drop-in Hours

Got Questions? We Have Answers!

To support faculty ongoing Blackboard support needs,  DoIT will be offering additional weekly drop-in hours beginning Monday, February 24. A DoIT staff member will be available to work one-on-one...

Posted: February 19, 2014, 10:21 AM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring Additional Students

Are you available in the morning? Come work for us!

The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional consultants to work during the mornings for the Spring semester. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on...

Posted: February 11, 2014, 8:57 AM

Fall 2013 SCEQ Profiles

Fall 2013 results now available for the SCEQ Profiles on REX. Breadcrumbs are: Home > Census Data > SCEQ > SCEQ Profiles

Posted: January 31, 2014, 3:28 PM

DoIT Update on Recent Webmail, Blackboard Issues

Load Balancer "Root Cause" to be Reviewed This Semester

To the UMBC Campus Community, Over the past 7-10 days, DoIT has been troubleshooting technical issues with the Cyrus campus Webmail system and Blackboard. Initially, we saw these as separate...

Posted: January 24, 2014, 3:14 PM