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SU17 Courses Created on Separate Bb Server on April 18

Summer courses using new cloud environment

Blackboard course shells for SU2017 were created on April 18, 2017, on a separate Bb server. Why? In preparation for UMBC’s migration to Blackboard’s new cloud infrastructure, summer courses will...

Posted: April 28, 2017, 3:56 PM

DoIT, Athletics, MCS Team Up to Put UMBC on ESPN

Behind the scenes of student-produced basketball games

A year ago, Athletic Director Tim Hall and VP of IT Jack Suess had a vision to bring together UMBC students, young alumni, and outside professionals for sports production. Eli Eisenberg, President...

Posted: April 26, 2017, 12:38 PM

Improving Lives with Urban Forestry

NMS, MCS & the USFS partner to document research and impact

An ongoing collaboration between the USDA Forest Service (USFS), UMBC’s Department of Media & Communication Studies and New Media Studio is giving students an opportunity to explore and...

Posted: April 4, 2017, 7:45 PM

Clicker Orders Due to Bookstore by April 24!

Get your orders into the bookstore for fall 2017

Faculty who plan to use clickers for instruction during the ​​Fall 2017 semester will need to have device order(s) submitted to the Bookstore no later than Monday, April 24. This deadline allows...

Posted: April 3, 2017, 8:33 AM

REX Tools for Teaching Available to Instructors

Get a Bird's Eye View of Your Course Across Campus

In recent years, the Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support  (IRADS) has installed or built a nifty set of “bird’s eye view” reports about teaching & learning in the campus’...

Posted: March 28, 2017, 2:09 PM