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Reminder: One Date. Important Changes.

Dear UMBC Community, This is a reminder that starting Friday, December 12, UMBC will disable the ability to create new Pre-Approvals in the Legacy Travel System. All new travel pre-approvals...

Posted: December 8, 2025, 12:00 PM

Congratulations to Dr. Josh Abrams!

New Doctoral Research: Digital Accessibility Solutions

The Division of Information Technology celebrates Dr. Josh Abrams as he graduates this December with a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership with a specialization in Adult and Professional...

Posted: December 8, 2025, 9:34 AM

USM Accessibility in Action December Newsletter

Accessible by Design. Inclusive for All.

December 2025 Issue Brought to you by the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation and the USM Digital Accessibility Work Group Accessibility At-a-Glance Alternative text (alt text)...

Posted: December 5, 2025, 11:56 AM

November DoIT Gritty Award Winner: Bill Mehrz Elevates Cybersecurity Awareness at UMBC

Security Awareness MVP

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is thrilled to announce that Bill Mehrz has been awarded the November DoIT Gritty Award! This recognition celebrates Bill's outstanding contributions...

Posted: December 5, 2025, 11:02 AM

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The Three-Step Framework for Accessible Documents: Reduce, Remake, Remediate

If you can click it, you can fix it.

When it comes to improving digital accessibility, documents and PDFs are often the biggest barrier -- and the biggest opportunity. Whether you're uploading files to Blackboard, sharing materials...

Posted: December 4, 2025, 3:42 PM

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Congratulations to the Instructional Technology team for earning the Job Well Done 2025 Award

UMBC Service Award Highlight

The Blackboard Ultra Migration efforts by DoIT's Instructional Technology Team received the Job Well Done 2025 Employee Excellence Award during today's UMBC Service Awards Celebration! ...

Posted: December 4, 2025, 1:20 PM

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Congratulations to the 2025 DoIT Service Award Recipients

Today's 2025 Service Award Celebration is an opportunity to pause and take a moment to thank those award recipients for their service. In doing that, I wanted to thank everyone in DoIT for all you...

Posted: December 4, 2025, 9:14 AM

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Profile Sharing on myUMBC

How to safely share your academic information with others

Did you know that you can share your myUMBC profile with your parent, guardian, or whomever you wish without having to give out your password or login credentials? Profile sharing allows them...

Posted: December 3, 2025, 10:25 AM

Set Clear Expectations for Discussions in the December Ultra Update

New options for releasing content

What if your discussion assignments could set clear expectations up front? Could your students benefit if your course could respond to their questions before you checked your inbox? The December...

Posted: December 2, 2025, 2:57 PM

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Boost Your Workflow: Microsoft Copilot for Faculty and Staff

Conquering the Daily Grind with Seamless Integration

Automate routine tasks and increase efficiency using Microsoft's generative AI tool If your day is spent navigating the Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Copilot is a valuable AI resource built...

Posted: December 1, 2025, 12:28 PM

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