Identifying Red Flags
As phishing messages targeting the UMBC community continue to be observed, you may find yourself as the recipient of a suspicious email and asking the question, “Is this a scam?”. Avoiding...
July 24, 2025
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10:59 AM
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Reminder: New Course Creation & Student Enrollment Process
Blackboard course shells for Fall 2025 were created on July 16, 2025. All Fall 2025 courses listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC), regardless of designation as lecture, lab, etc, or...
July 17, 2025
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7:37 AM
Coordinator of Learning Analytics heads to Croatia this fall
Tom Penniston, Ph.D., has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to advance learning-analytics projects in Croatia during the 2025–26 academic year. As UMBC DoIT’s Coordinator of Learning...
July 10, 2025
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2:22 PM
Improving the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Maps
Cross posted from UMBC News & Magazine: New AI-supported, high-resolution Chesapeake Bay Watershed stream maps reveal additional waterways and will help prioritize restoration projects ...
July 9, 2025
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2:28 PM
Division of Information Technology Outstanding Staff Member
Khalil Alston of the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has been named the recipient of the June Gritty Award for exceptional technical support and outstanding professional service across...
July 7, 2025
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1:42 PM
We are glad you are here, but we don't want your password
DoIT is aware of an ongoing phishing campaign targeting faculty and staff. The message arrives in users' inboxes appearing to be a document shared from Google. Within the document there is a link...
July 4, 2025
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2:43 PM
Watch fireworks and your inbox
Recently, DoIT has seen an increase in phishing emails claiming that the receiver's UMBC account is being deactivated or offering a part time job. Some of the emails are specifically mentioning...
July 3, 2025
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5:37 PM
Original content will become read-only after Dec 31, 2026
Anthology, the parent company of Blackboard, has announced that they will retire Original courses and organizations on December 31, 2026. At this point, all Original content in courses and...
June 30, 2025
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8:26 AM
Hi everyone, I’m writing to give everyone an update regarding the UMBC HPCF, particularly the new Retriever Research Storage System (RRStor). The Research Computing team within DoIT works to...
June 26, 2025
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1:19 PM
Account stealers and fake job scams use multiple methods
DoIT has detected several sophisticated email phishing scams attempting to steal user account credentials across campus. These scams have directed users to enter their username and password into...
June 24, 2025
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6:45 PM