DoIT News

Subscribe to Your IT Newsfeeds

Follow us on myUMBC to receive updates in your inbox! Discover all of the ways to stay connect to topics that interest you below.

      myUMBC: DoIT      

Stay up-to-date on the latest technology status updates, advancements, success stories, and how-to tips

myUMBC: IT Security

Learn about recent cybersecurity attacks and articles about threats, scams, and attacks

    myUMBC: ITNM      

Receive resources and training for instructors, solving pedagogical challenges

    myUMBC: HPCF     

Stay connected to the High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF), an interdisciplinary core facility for scientific computing and research on parallel algorithms at UMBC

    myUMBC: Travel    

Review important communications related to university travel process and USM policies

  myUMBC: DocuSign

Receive time-sensitive updates regarding the DocuSign software

       myUMBC: DA       

Read discussions and resources about the latest accessibility standards, tools, and events

myUMBC: UMBC AI 

Explore the AI advancements across UMBC

DoIT News

Stay connected with campus tech news, security alerts, and new digital tools at UMBC.

View Archived Posts

Downtime update

time has been moved to 3pm to 5pm on 9/13

The time for the scheduled downtime has been updated to 3pm to 5pm. Please let us know if you have any question.

Posted: September 8, 2022, 2:11 PM

Bookstore Discounts/Refunds Turning Clicker "Bundles"

Decision aims to clear pre-pandemic "hardware" inventory

In collaboration with DoIT, UMBC's Bookstore has reduced the price of all clicker "bundles" (hardware + software) to match the direct purchase price for a one year code ($34.99) by Turning Point...

Posted: September 7, 2022, 1:20 PM

Downtime Scheduled

To all HPCF users, On Tuesday September 13, 2022 both HPCF clusters (ada & taki) as well as the other compute systems that make use of HPCF Research Storage will be down and inaccessible...

Posted: September 7, 2022, 12:20 PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring for the Fall

Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work for us!

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

Posted: September 7, 2022, 9:34 AM

Job Scam Alert: Research Assistant Position

  Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received a report of job phishing emails from a Gmail account (nikkijoy39@gmail.com) . The phishers are pretending to offer a job as a...

Posted: September 6, 2022, 3:50 PM

Update on WIFI issues with temporary fix in place

Thank you all for your patience as we worked on this issue today. The updates made last night didn't resolve the issue, but in working with Cisco we believe we have identified the problem, and...

Posted: September 1, 2022, 2:40 PM

Intermittent Wifi Connectivity Issues Yesterday

Throughout the day a number of community members experienced trouble connecting to the campus wireless networks, both Eduroam and UMBCVisitor. Our networking team was triaging the issue throughout...

Posted: September 1, 2022, 7:39 AM

Copy Rubrics Between Ultra Courses Starting in September

New features also focus on assessment & grading enhancements

In early September, Ultra courses will receive updates in several key areas that benefit instructors and students. Maintaining the trend focusing on assessment and grading, these updates also...

Posted: August 31, 2022, 9:29 AM

Ability to complete a PA without a RB is Awesome!

I found this new feature to be extremely helpful and keeps my pending PA screen more streamlined.  As an approver, when I have a PA that is submitted where a third party or someone else is paying...

Posted: August 29, 2022, 12:59 PM