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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 must...
December 8, 2025
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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...
December 8, 2025
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9:34 AM
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)...
December 5, 2025
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11:56 AM
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...
December 5, 2025
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11:02 AM
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...
December 4, 2025
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3:42 PM
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! ...
December 4, 2025
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1:20 PM
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...
December 4, 2025
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9:14 AM
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...
December 3, 2025
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10:25 AM
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...
December 2, 2025
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2:57 PM
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...
December 1, 2025
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12:28 PM