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Recent Change to UMBC's Authentication Experience

On Monday, April 26th, DoIT applied a patch to UMBC’s single sign-on solution, WebAuth, that improves security and lays the foundation for future enhancements. As a result of this change, WebAuth...

Posted: May 3, 2021, 4:00 PM

SU2021 Courses Created in Blackboard on April 27, 2021

Blackboard course shells for SU2021 were created on April 27, 2021. The Ultra Course Preview setting is again enabled in SU2021 courses to allow faculty adoption with anupdated support schedule...

Posted: April 28, 2021, 10:11 AM

End of Semester Sprint Offers Customized Consults to Faculty

Two Sprints. One Day. Choose your time & topic.

The end of semester is a busy time of year for everyone, especially faculty. Instructional Technology will host two 2-hour sprint sessions on Thursday, May 13, 2021 for faculty to virtually...

Posted: April 27, 2021, 11:37 AM

Insurance Scam

Telephone Scam - Fake Insurance

There have been reports to the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) that a scammer is calling people and claiming to be from UMBC.The scammer is said to be trying to run an insurance scam and...

Posted: April 26, 2021, 3:52 PM

Fake Paycheck

Fake Paychecks for Fake Jobs

The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) has been notified of a scam. The scammer, impersonating a member of the UMBC staff, asks users to deposit a fake check. Attached below is a sample...

Posted: April 26, 2021, 3:49 PM

12 Effective Practices for Delivering Blackboard Tests

Get ready for final exams with these test prep tips

Online tests and assignments are an effective and convenient way to assess students in the virtual environment. Throughout the semester, faculty can leverage many different options and settings...

Posted: April 26, 2021, 12:38 PM

Job Scam: “UMBC HAPP Employment”

Fake Job Offer for Health Administration and Policy Program

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has received reports of another administrative assistant job scam. Below is an example of this job scam email in which the scammer is claiming to be...

Posted: April 22, 2021, 8:27 PM

“Are you available?” Impersonation Scam

No. Really. Your Supervisor Can Buy Their Own Gift Cards

The scam email below has recently been reported to the Division of Information Technology (DoIT). The example below has the scammer claiming to be UMBC’s Sarah Chard but please note that the...

Posted: April 22, 2021, 8:09 PM

"Job Opening” Administrative Assistant Job Scam

Fake Job Offer for Department of Psychology

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has received reports of another administrative assistant job scam. Below is an example of this job scam email in which the scammer is claiming to be...

Posted: April 22, 2021, 8:05 PM