SU2025 Courses Created in Blackboard on April 24, 2025 New Process To Request Merged Course Shells

Blackboard course shells for Summer 2025 were created on April 24, 2025.

All Summer 2025 courses listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC), regardless of designation as lecture, lab, etc, or instructor assignment, now have a Blackboard presence. RT requests are no longer needed for research, independent study, or practicum courses. As new course sections are added to the SOC by Department Scheduling Coordinators, corresponding Bb shells are automatically generated overnight. 

  • If you are an instructor and your name is not associated with the course you are teaching in the SOC, please see your Departmental Scheduling Coordinator to resolve the issue. Once you are listed in the SOC, your access to the Bb course shell will be updated automatically.
  • If you and your Department Scheduling Coordinator believe you are correctly assigned as the instructor of record in the SOC and you do not see your course shell in Blackboard, please submit a Request Tracker (RT) ticket via my.umbc.edu/help.
New Course Merge Request Process

As announced by DoIT in early April, instructors who teach multiple sections of the same course will see a separate Blackboard course shell for each section or course component. Courses will not be merged by default. Instructors planning to use separate shells will no longer need to submit an RT request.

Course shells may be merged upon request via RT ticket, which we recommend submitting at least one week before the semester starts, if not as soon as courses are created in Blackboard. NOTE: Courses should not be merged or split after student grade data and engagement activity is recorded, since it will be purged as part of the separation process.

For more information about these improvements, please see the following:

In addition, faculty are invited to attend an information session on May 1, 2025 about the new course creation process and why it matters. It will be a hybrid meeting in ENGR 102 and recorded. 

Create an Inclusive & Accessible Course Environment

Plan your accessibility and Universal Design for Learning strategy before students begin working with course materials. Ally, an accessibility tool, is enabled in all course shells. Ally automatically scans uploaded and created course content, then performs a series of steps to make that content more accessible. Please review the Ally FAQs for more information about the accessibility indicators on course content and alternative formats, or attend a training session.

Connect with Instructional Technology

As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:
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Dr. Debkalpa Goswami, director of biomechanics at the Cleveland Clinic's Biomechanics Cardiovascular Innovation Research Center and assistant professor of medicine and biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University, is visiting today to give a seminar.  Please see abstract and biography below.

Abstract:

In contrast to rigid-bodied robots built from metals, ceramics and hard plastics, soft
robots are made of soft and/or compliant materials, making them inherently safe when
working in close contact with humans. The growing field of soft robotics provides an
ideal opportunity for the development of implantable devices and biomimetic simulation
testbeds due to the constituent materials possessing mechanical properties comparable
to that of biological tissue. Soft robotic devices are pushing the boundaries of robotics
in accomplishing tasks that are out of the reach of traditional rigid body systems. In this
talk, Dr. Goswami will present some of his recent work that leverages soft robotic
technology to build both benchtop and in vivo models of cardiovascular disease. He will
also discuss novel implantable soft robotic drug delivery devices with potential
applications in the treatment of type 1 diabetes. He will explore how these platforms can
be harnessed to simulate disease progression, enabling more accurate and
personalized treatment strategies.

Bio:

Debkalpa Goswami serves as the director of biomechanics at the Cleveland Clinic’s
Cardiovascular Innovation Research Center and holds an academic appointment as an
assistant professor of medicine and biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve
University. Debkalpa received his Ph.D. from Purdue University and completed
postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has held full-time
research positions at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and the University of Bremen, Germany,
before starting as a faculty at Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University in
early 2023. His research group combines soft robotics, 3D printing, biosensing tools,
and computational modeling to build advanced physical and digital biomechanical
models of disease.

Light refreshments will be provided.

See you there!
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As we embark on a new performance year, invest in YOU and your team's growth! Join our "Spring into Development" sessions to discover exciting opportunities for personal and professional development, upskilling, and reskilling. Sessions will be held on the following dates:

Managers & Leaders: Learn how to empower your people with valuable resources! 
Individual Contributors: Explore pathways for your own advancement!

We'll share information about our team, services, UMBC LEADS Academies (LAUNCH & ASPIRE launching this year!), SkillSoft Percipio self-paced learning, and a sneak peek at our Fall "Thriving Thursdays" programming.

Mark your calendars for our follow-up session on June 6th, where we'll share the results of our needs assessment survey and focus group.
Don't miss out on these vital sessions to cultivate talent and foster a thriving UMBC!

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Tryouts will be held this Friday and Saturday! YOU ONLY HAVE TO ATTEND ONE TRY-OUT DATE.
Sign-Ups Close Thursday, May 1st at 11:59PM!

Tryouts are primarily used to determine placement on travel competition teams. However, tryouts are also a great opportunity to learn and test skills, so give it a shot; even if you feel you might not get placed, you don’t know unless you try!

To participate in tryouts, complete the Team Entry Form AND Tryout Application!
Team Entry Form: https://forms.gle/Ae5yF32k74VFPmYd7
Tryout Application: https://forms.gle/U8tfegnrtPdt1chR8

Tryout Dates, Times, and Location (pick the one that works best for you)
Friday, May 2nd | 12pm to 3pm | ITE 231
Saturday, May 3rd | 12pm to 3pm | ITE 238

Preparing For Tryouts
If this is your first time doing Tryouts, you might have some questions about how to prepare and succeed. Below are some resources to help you get familiar and ready for tryouts:TryHackMe Learning Paths/Modules/Rooms:
This list is non exhaustive and some of materials are not relevant for tryouts, but it is all helpful in the long run!

Final Thoughts
The most important skills of tryouts will be detecting vulnerabilities, incident response, and documentation. Also, remember Tryouts are open-note, Google, and AI. But don’t come without unprepared. Create and bring a checklist!

Also, feel free to contact me (wbrooks1@umbc.edu) if you have any questions!

Good Luck,
William Brooks
CyberDawgs Team Manager
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Hey everyone!

I have 2 tickets available for the Rema concert happening on Friday, May 2nd, 2025. If you're a fan of Afrobeats or just looking for a fun night out, this is a great opportunity to catch one of the hottest artists live!

If you're interested or have any questions, feel free to text me at 240-477-2540 or email me at kethyak1@umbc.edu

First come, first served. Let me know soon please, these will go fast and the seats are close to the stage! :))

Thanks!
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Applications are open until April 28th and available via our Linktree (located in our ig bio and linked under "Files" here on our myUMBC). We look forward to seeing your applications!
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While one may not think about greenhouse gases and landslides in the same context, the 2024 paper “Landslide Hazard Is Projected to Increase Across High Mountain Asia” led by Thomas Stanley (617/UMBC) explored the link. Published in Earth’s Future, this study was the focus of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Spotlight “Rising risks of sliding slopes in High Mountain Asia” in early 2025. 

One key question in the Spotlight article was “As climate shifts, likely weather patterns change, but by how much?” In turn, “The answer depends largely on human actions.” They discuss which factors Stanley’s team used to create “the landslide hazard indicator (LHI),” and one of the factors is SSPs (Shared Socioeconomic Pathways), “which group projections about emissions [which increase in relation to levels of fossil fuels] and mitigation efforts.” Given High Mountain Asia's (HMA) varied terrain and elevation, “Stanley and coauthors emphasized “the need for continued vigilance by engineers, planners, and emergency responders across High Mountain Asia.”” Consider the catastrophic effects of “the late-monsoon rainfall in late September 2024, which resulted in 100+ landslides across Nepal and overall 200+ deaths.” For further supplemental information, the research team released a data set, available through the NSIDC DAAC.

Citation: Stanley, T.A. (617/UMBC), R.B. Soobitsky, P.M. Amatya (617/UMBC), and D.B. Kirschbaum (610/GSFC). 2024. Landslide Hazard Is Projected to Increase Across High Mountain Asia. Earth’s Future 12(10): e2023EF004325. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023ef004325.

The article “Inter-model differences in 21st century glacier runoff for the world's major river basins,” of which Lizz Ultee (615/MSU) is second author, was selected as an Editor’s Highlight in The Cryosphere. The first author, Finn Wimberly, was working with her as an undergraduate research assistant. Dr. Ultee stated, “This study is the first comparison of glacier runoff to the world’s 75 major river basins, as simulated by three global glacier models.” These models are “the Global Glacier Evolution Model (GloGEM), Open Global Glacier Model (OGGM), and Python Glacier Evolution Model (PyGEM).” In discussing their challenge, methods, and goals, “uncertainties in projected glacier runoff from a multi-glacier-model ensemble have yet to be quantified. Here, we analyze the first estimate of glacier runoff projections for the three most advanced, globally capable glacier models, forced by an ensemble of CMIP6 GCMs and Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs), for 75 glaciated major river basins. For each basin, we analyze annual glacier runoff, the year of peak water, and seasonal runoff cycle projected by each glacier evolution model until the year 2100. [...] Ultimately, the study aims to summarize inter-model similarities and differences in runoff projections, discern general reasons for observed differences, and provide guidance for [those] seeking to incorporate readily available glacier model projections into future planning.”

Citation: Wimberly, F., Ultee, L. (615/MSU), Schuster, L., Huss, M., Rounce, D. R., Maussion, F., Coats, S., Mackay, J., and Holmgren, E.: Inter-model differences in 21st century glacier runoff for the world's major river basins, The Cryosphere, 19, 1491–1511, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1491-2025, 2025.
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