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Strengthening Our Campus Safety: New myUMBC Features

A simpler way to manage your emergency alerts and contacts

DoIT has been working with the Division of Student Affairs to introduce a new, easy-to-use Emergency Settings page in myUMBC.  The myUMBC Emergency Settings page integrates our campus-wide...

Posted: June 18, 2026, 1:00 PM

Colin Corcoran Wins May 2026 Gritty Award

Powering 10 years of free tax preparation & community impact

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is thrilled to announce that Colin Corcoran has been awarded the May 2026 DoIT Gritty Award! This recognition celebrates Colin’s exceptional...

Posted: June 17, 2026, 10:00 AM

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7 Accessible Practices for Creating and Sending Email

Accessibility starts before you hit send.

Email is one of the most universal communication tools we have at UMBC, and one of the most commonly overlooked places where accessibility breaks down. Whether you’re sending a department update,...

Posted: June 16, 2026, 12:30 PM

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5 Tips for Creating Clear and Accessible Links

“Click here” doesn’t tell anyone where they’re going.

Links are everywhere -- in syllabi, announcements, email, assignments, websites, and Blackboard pages. They’re one of the most useful tools for connecting students to resources and one of the most...

Posted: June 9, 2026, 1:20 PM

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Service Disruption: Webex

Updated 6/3/26, 3:48 PM: Webex features restored

Update:  June 3, 2026 3:48 PM Issue: The majority of the Webex features have been restored. For more information on the status, please click here to visit the Webex status dashboard.  ...

Posted: June 3, 2026, 10:01 AM

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Downtime Complete

To all users, The downtime scheduled for today has been completed.  Outcomes of Today’s Downtime Based on the recommendation of SIG-CPU, DoIT RCD Staff have deployed a new “develop”...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 5:12 PM

UMBC Faculty & Staff Co-author Article on AI in Teaching & Learning

Case study explores using AI to nudge student practice

Yesterday, the Online Learning Consortium published its June 2026 issue of the Online Learning Journal, featuring a special focus on Higher Education in an AI-Transformed World. The issue includes...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 1:36 PM

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USM Accessibility in Action - June 2026 Issue

Repost from the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation

June 2026 Issue Brought to you by the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation and the USM Digital Accessibility Work Group   Building Momentum: Faculty Leadership and Summer...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 10:04 AM

REMINDER: 20260602 Downtime Has Begun

To all users, This is a reminder that we are beginning our scheduled downtime for chip, which is planned from 8AM to 5PM ET. This is to apply critical security patches, and to perform some...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 8:18 AM