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Departmental shared drive downtime 8/19

As part of our continuing commitment to security the servers that provide the department network shared drives need to be taken down so the operating system can be upgraded and patched. This...

Posted: August 16, 2023, 4:38 PM

FA2023 Instructional Technology Update

The UMBC Instructional Technology Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard...

Posted: August 16, 2023, 3:49 PM

Travel System access is now back

The system has restored all users that were removed earlier this morning and all should be back to normal. If you experience any issues please submit an RT ticket and someone will get back to...

Posted: August 16, 2023, 12:09 PM

Reminder - REX downtime, Saturday, August 19, 2023

This is a reminder that REX will be down for maintenance on Saturday, August 19th from 8am to 8pm.  During this time we will be upgrading the REX servers.  As part of this upgrade we will be...

Posted: August 16, 2023, 11:31 AM

Travel System access issue

This morning the daily maintenance program for the Travel System incorrectly removed access for some people. We have identified the issue and will ensure it does not happen again. In the...

Posted: August 16, 2023, 9:50 AM

Quarterly patching downtime - 8/18 & 8/19

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, August 18th and Saturday, August 19th.  While many of...

Posted: August 10, 2023, 2:02 PM

REX downtime, Saturday, August 19, 2023

REX will be down for maintenance on Saturday, August 19th from 8am to 8pm.  During this time we will be upgrading the REX servers.  As part of this upgrade we will be renaming the servers....

Posted: August 10, 2023, 10:09 AM

Ultra Courses to Offer New AI Course Design Assistant Tools

Generate images, structure, test questions, and rubrics

As the landscape of education continues to evolve, the integration of cutting-edge technology into the classroom has become more vital than ever. The advent of generative AI tools is poised to...

Posted: August 10, 2023, 9:35 AM

Welcome to the Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing!

Fueling the next generation of technical talent, today.

Exciting News! We are thrilled to welcome you to the Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing! Our mission? To ignite the spark of innovation and pave the way for the future's tech...

Posted: August 9, 2023, 9:22 AM

QM offers free Accessibility & Usability Resource Site

Built by the peer community for the peer community

In response to institutional and educator priorities for making education accessible for all learners, the Quality Matters peer community created the Accessibility and Usability Resource Site...

Posted: August 3, 2023, 10:18 AM