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October Disability Awareness Month Fosters Inclusion in Higher Education

Focus on digital accessibility ensures access, equity to all

In 2019-20, approximately 21 percent of undergraduate students and 11 percent of post baccalaureate students reported having a disability (National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Facts,...

Posted: October 2, 2024, 9:47 AM

Recent Phishing Campaigns

Passwords are not for Google Forms

Over the past couple days, DoIT Security has been made aware of several phishing campaigns that have been sent out to a number of our alumni, students, and staff. We created this article as a...

Posted: September 26, 2024, 2:11 PM

UMBC reaches 99.6% Ultra adoption for Fall 2024 term

Reminder: DoIT support of Original ends 12/31/24

After five years of a phased migration, more than 99% of all available Blackboard courses for the fall semester are now using Ultra. This marks a significant milestone in our transition from...

Posted: September 26, 2024, 10:58 AM

Resolved - Blackboard Service Disruption - System Performance

Access to Blackboard & course content may be impacted

At 6:40 PM on September 22nd, Blackboard reported a system performance issue affecting clients in the US East region. This disruption may prevent users from accessing the Blackboard platform....

Posted: September 22, 2024, 11:19 PM

DoIT Project Report, FY2024 Q3 & Q4

Read about the latest accomplishments and projects!

We are excited to share our latest project report, which covers key projects completed from January through August 2024. This bi-annual report provides an overview of the progress made across...

Posted: September 19, 2024, 11:03 AM

Travel System - UP AND RUNNING

The Travel System has been restored.

We are pleased to inform you that the Travel System is back up and running. We appreciate your patience during this downtime. A special thank you to the DoIT team for their hard work and...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 12:19 PM

DocuSign issues Resolved - Wednesday 9/18

DocuSign now appears to be fully operational, and forms have been reenabled. If you run into any lingering issues, please file a ticket with the DocuSign team and let us know. Thank you for your...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 12:10 PM

Travel System DOWN - Technical Difficulties

The Travel System is currently DOWN

Please be advised that the Travel System is currently experiencing technical difficulties. DoIT is aware of the issue and is working diligently to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. We...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 10:51 AM