Employees with PS Access Required to Use 2 Factor Login Staff by 12/31/18, Faculty by 9/30/19

UPDATE: To get past the start of Fall 2019, faculty with PS access will be required to upgrade to Duo by 9/30/19.

As part of ongoing efforts to keep the campus safe online, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has partnered with Duo Security for 2-factor authentication (2FA), which DoIT staff have used for several years. Given UMBC employees’ obligation to protect sensitive, personally identifiable information, all UMBC staff members with access to Peoplesoft (PS) will be required to use Duo by the end of the year 2018. All faculty members with Peoplesoft access will be required to do so by Fall 2019. This will apply to any online UMBC service requiring a login, except for current, “self-service” functions such as timesheets, etravel requests, etc.

Duo 2-factor authentication (2FA) greatly increases the security of your account by adding an extra layer of protection to the login procedure. With Duo 2FA, your account will require you to have a second-factor device physically unique to you, such as a smartphone, your office phone, or even a tablet in your possession to log in. When you log in, your second-factor device will prompt you to approve your online login. Without approval from your second-factor device, any fraudulent attempts to log into your account are denied, thus preventing anyone who shouldn't have access to your account from getting to your data.

However, you don't need to have PS access or even wait until the various deadlines to get started! In fact, DoIT strongly encourages all faculty and staff to enable Duo 2FA now. Required employees who choose not to enable Duo 2FA by the deadlines above will be automatically enrolled on those dates. DoIT will also provide a “count-down” weekly reminder 90 days before the relevant deadline.

Note: DoIT presented this planned rollout at the March 27 IT Steering Committee, March 29 at TechFest, at the Faculty Senate Computer Policy Committee (CPC) on April 25, and will do so at Professional Staff Senate (PSS) meeting before the end of the term as well.

Click here to learn how to activate Duo today.

Additional information about Duo two-factor authentication is available in the FAQs.

If you have further questions, please contact the Technology Support Center by either submitting a support request at my.umbc.edu/help or calling (410) 455-3838.

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It’s time for Spring Commencement, and we need your help! We are looking for volunteers, both experienced and new, to help make this year’s ceremonies a great success for UMBC, our graduates, and their family and friends.
Graduate Commencement will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23
Undergraduate Commencement will be split into two ceremonies on Thursday, May 24
If you would like to volunteer to support any or all of these ceremonies, please fill out our commencement volunteer sign-up form. We will send you a confirmation email in the coming weeks with further instructions. Volunteer training for both ceremonies is scheduled for Tuesday, May 22 at 2 p.m. in the Event Center.

Sign up to Volunteer »

If you have any questions regarding Commencement volunteering, please contact Erin Johnson, ejohnso@umbc.edu.

We thank you for all of your help!
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Off-Campus Student Services Staff
**To apply for a position, please download and complete the attached document. 

OCSS seeks a group of motivated, intelligent, passionate, hardworking, dedicated, and ethical students to employ as student staff. OCSS student staff will serve as advocates for commuter, transfer, veteran and adult learner students on the UMBC campus. They will also assist with the retention of those students at UMBC through a series of well thought out programs and events. Student staff will also assist with administrative work within the OCSS office.

Benefits of working in OCSS
"OCSS student staff are paid hourly as student employees.
"Meet and inspire other students at UMBC.
"Develop leadership and community building experience.
"You'll make great connections within the University 
"Working in OCSS is fun! 

Within OCSS, there are different teams of student leaders. They include Commuter Assistants and Transfer Student Network Leaders.

Commuter Assistants 
Commuter Assistants connect commuter students to the greater campus community. OCSS, along with Commuter Assistants, work to prevent commuter students from experiencing the age-old commuter tale of simply going to class and going home. With several events every semester, our Commuter Assistants organize fun, yet educational events where students can socialize with other commuters, connect with staff and faculty, as well as learn about on or off-campus resources.

Commuter Assistant Duties
"Support Off-Campus Student Services by working in the office weekly.
"Serve as a role model to off-campus and on-campus students. 
"Organize programming and services as part of the Commuter Assistant team and collateral project.
"Assist in development of a sense of community among commuter students.
"Assist with Office of Off-Campus Student Services events as needed, including, but not limited to Commuter Week, Commuter Connections, and Welcome Week.

Commuter Assistants must maintain a 2.5GPA prior to and during employment with OCSS.

Transfer Assistants
Through a series of workshops and activities, Transfer Assistants help prospective, incoming, and current transfer student's transition to UMBC. Transfer Assistants along with many UMBC/OCSS resources, connect transfer students with like interests, and provide a network community for building social and career-minded relationships.

Transfer Assistant Duties
"Serve as a role model to off-campus and on-campus transfer students. 
"Develop peer-mentoring relationships with assigned students before, during, and after their transition.
"Organize programming and services as part of your team and collateral project.
"Assist in development of a sense of community among transfer students.
"Assist with Office of Off-Campus Student Services events as needed, including, but not limited to Commuter Week, Commuter Carnival, and Welcome Week.
"Attend two Transfer Day Fairs at partnering community colleges throughout the semester.
      
Transfer Assistants must maintain a 2.5GPA prior to and during employment with OCSS.

Training
OCSS student staff must attend training sessions prior to the fall and spring semesters.  Student staff will be expected to assist during Welcome Week- the last weekend before classes.  Student staff will work an average of 5-10hours per week, as well as attend weekly team specific meetings on Fridays at 12pm.  If you are unable to attend the training or meet this time commitment, you cannot serve as an OCSS student staff member. 

Application deadlines:
Applications must be submitted to Off Campus Student Services by April 27, 2018.
Contact info:
For questions concerning employment within Off-Campus Student Services, please contact: Emily Moroney, Assistant Director, at emoroney@umbc.edu.

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Congratulations to UMBC's first-place winner of the Financial Literacy Enthusiast Award, Evan Avila! Evan won a $500 red card deposit, which he can use anywhere that red cards are accepted. The runner-up is Mary Arsenault, who won a $250 red card deposit.

Check out their entries and a host of other financial literacy advice by clicking here.
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There will be memorial activities to honor loved ones and resource tables to visit before and after the walk.

Our registration and the start of the walk will be at the Retriever Activities Center (RAC). We will end our walk back at the RAC. 

Parking is free in the Administration Garage that Saturday. 

Registration: 9am
Walk starts: 10am

Register today, create your team, and keep fundraising!!! Visit www.afsp.org/umbc today!
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Dear Members of the UMBC Community,

It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Dr. Cedric Herring, professor and director of the language, literacy, and culture doctoral program, passed away last night. Dr. Herring made enormous contributions to UMBC in just four years; his colleagues and students have learned from his example, his scholarship, and his commitment to making the academic world more inclusive and just. 

Additional information and a fuller tribute will be shared with the campus in the coming days. For now, please join in doing all that we can to support his spouse and our colleague, Dr. Loren Henderson, assistant professor of sociology, anthropology, and health administration and policy, and their family, as well as his colleagues and students, at this difficult time.

Scott Casper, Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
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The 2018 Maryland General Assembly Session is complete, and we are pleased to share that the FY 2019 State budget reflects steady support for public higher education and UMBC by the Governor and the legislature. 

The total budget authorization for UMBC is $457 million, a 3 percent increase over the FY 2018 adjusted working budget. The budget includes a 2 percent faculty and staff cost-of-living salary increase beginning January 1, 2019. If fiscal 2018 revenues exceed forecasted levels by at least $75 million, employees will receive an additional 0.5 percent increase and a $500 bonus in April 2019. The additional State support also allows tuition increases for Fall 2019 to be moderate: 2 percent for in-state undergraduates and 3 percent for in-state graduate students. Out-of-state tuition for both undergraduate and graduate students will increase by 5 percent.

We also are pleased to report that our State allocation for FY 2019 includes $4 million to continue to raise our per-student funding. UMBC received supplemental funding of $3.5 million for this purpose in FY 2018. The additional $4 million in FY 2019 is the next step toward aligning our funding with the State’s funding guidelines. This means that the State will have added $7.5 million to the base budget for UMBC, over and above regular operating increases. 

The FY 2019 authorization also includes $62.8 million in State capital funds to complete the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building (ILSB) scheduled to open by Fall 2019, and $3 million to cover the operational costs for opening this building. The ILSB will include active-learning classrooms, multidisciplinary teaching labs, and flexible research laboratories. These facilities will help to address research space shortages and support the creation of interdisciplinary research teams investigating vital questions in the life and environmental sciences.

Finally, the FY 2019 budget also provides $340,000 to fund the Maryland Technology Internship Program to be administered by the UMBC Career Center, and $5 million to establish the Maryland Center for Computing Education, a P-14 partnership administered by USM that will focus on preparing students for computing degrees. Kudos to UMBC colleagues whose expert advocacy secured approval of these workforce development initiatives.

The State’s investment in higher education and support for our UMBC community is directly related to the talent and commitment of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni, who work each day to advance this great university. We thank you for all that you do for UMBC.

President Freeman Hrabowski and Provost Philip Rous ]]> Dear Members of the UMBC Community, The 2018 Maryland General Assembly Session is complete, and we are pleased to share that the FY 2019 State budget reflects steady support for public higher... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/75991/guest@my.umbc.edu/436d31d208d975b847cf6edd425e9839/api/pixel UMBC Community News https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/insights https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xsmall.png?1593096708 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/original.png?1593096708 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xxlarge.png?1593096708 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xlarge.png?1593096708 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/large.png?1593096708 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/medium.png?1593096708 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/small.png?1593096708 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xsmall.png?1593096708 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xxsmall.png?1593096708 UMBC Community News 7 0 true Tue, 24 Apr 2018 09:27:24 -0400 Retriever Essentials is in need of empty copy paper boxes We are doing end-of-the-semester food collections when students move out of dorms and apartments.

Please email Julie Rosenthal at julier@umbc.edu to arrange to drop off or have picked up from your office.

Please pass the word to others.  We need many boxes.

Many thanks for your continued support.
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Photo is from our event on Wednesday, April 18 in the Sportszone at UMBC.

Retriever Link-Up's 'Cooking on a Budget' encourages commuter, transfer, and residential students to learn the many budget-friendly techniques used for time-efficient and healthy cooking. Attendees will learn cooking techniques, taste delicious foods, and receive UMBC dietitian-approved recipe cards. Don't miss your chance for amazing raffle giveaways and so much more! 

Program Date: May 1st from 1pm-2pm in Commons Sportszone 

**'Cooking on a Budget' Series is a collaboration between OCSS, UMBC Campus Executive Chef Tim Dunn, UMBC Dietitian Nicole Arcilla, and Retriever Essential's Julie Rosenthal, Doha Chibani, Deveraux Smith, Tom Deluca and Katrina Grussell

***30 Students Limited Per Event

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