Advanced paper-based, digital, and code assessments · Are you looking to save time on grading while providing more consistent, high-quality feedback to your students? As announced by DoIT, UMBC is launching a Gradescope pilot for the 2026-2027 academic year. Gradescope is available in Blackboard via the course Content Market. Join our Gradescope Essentials Training to discover how this powerful assessment platform can streamline your entire...
UMBC's Instructional Technology team has been recognized as a winner of a 2026 Blackboard Catalyst Award for Training & Professional Development, honoring the institution's leadership in advancing innovative, impactful, and student-centered educational experiences through technology. The Catalyst award recognizes UMBC's Course Roadmap to Equity (CoRE), a phased digital accessibility initiative...
Check out the EDHS Simulation Lab - We have an Ambulance! · Ever want to see how EMTs and Paramedics train in an ambulance? Interested in Emergencies and Disasters and how you can be a part of the solution? Now you can. Come visit the EDHS simulation laboratory (We have a working ambulance simulator!) See our brand new spaces in the renovated Sherman Hall. (They are amazing!) Interact with faculty, staff, alumni, new and returning students and learn more...
Affected Service: DocuSign Time Identified: 10:00 AM | July 16, 2026 Please be advised that DocuSign is currently experiencing a temporary service outage. The Impact: Users may be unable to log in, send, or sign electronic documents at this time. Our Action: The Division of Information Technology is actively working to resolve the issue and restore full services as swiftly as possible. We are...
Not only is Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July each year the earlier 504 disability civil rights movements of the 1970s which is chronicled in the movie The Capitol Crawl in March of 1990 created momentum for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act later that year. This July marks the 36th anniversary of the ADA, and many cities across the country celebrate disability pride...
Learn about the UMBC Library & Gallery! · Are you a new staff member at UMBC, or in need of a refresher on using the AOK Library & Gallery? Hear from library staff about services and resources available to you at the AOK Library & Gallery, including: How to search for and borrow library materials and equipment How to visit and use the Innovation Lab, the library’s makerspace What’s available in the Digital Media Lab The library’s Special...
In partnership with the Math and Physics Departments, the Division of Information Technology is pleased to announce a pilot for Gradescope, a feedback and grading platform that integrates with Blackboard. Gradescope helps streamline the grading process, especially open-ended “short answer” or “essay” format questions for paper-based, digital, and code-based assignments. What is Gradescope?...
Dear Colleagues, We are writing to share important updates regarding the start of the 2026-2027 academic year and its impact on key university events, including Convocation and Winter Commencement. As the academic calendar shifts to a Monday start and introduces a Fall Recess, corresponding changes are necessary in how we welcome our newest Retrievers and support their transition into the UMBC...
If you've bumped into the word "microcredential" on campus this year, in a course, an advising conversation, a hallway conversation, a Shriver Center flyer, you've probably noticed it means something a little different depending on who's saying it. A student thinks about it as something to put on a resume. A faculty member thinks about it as an extension of the learning outcomes they already...
For New, Returning, and Interested Theatre Students · The Department of Theatre and Alpha Psi Omega (APO), UMBC's National Theatre Honor Society, are hosting Theatre Welcome Night on Wednesday, August 26, from 5-7pm, PAHB Atrium. Get to know the department's faculty, staff, and fellow theatre students while enjoying a delicious pizza dinner (vegan and gluten-free options will be available), followed by games and activities provided by APO...
UMBC will host the 3rd IEEE Baltimore Technical and Professional Development Colloquium on Nov. 7, 2026 on Creativity in an Era of AI. Abstract submissions are due by August 31 for presentations, posters, and demonstrations in one of four tracks: • AI Applications in Biology and the (Bio)medical Field • AI Software Systems: Design, Engineering, and Deployment • AI Meeting Physical Reality • AI...
Ever want to see how EMTs and Paramedics train in an ambulance? Interested in Emergencies and Disasters and how you can be a part of the solution? Now you can. Come visit the EDHS simulation laboratory (We have a working ambulance simulator!) Interact with faculty, staff, and students. We love meeting new people! Come join us for the EDHS Open House Wednesday, August 26th 11:30am - 1:00 pm...
Budget Templates: Thinking of preparing or revising your budget and budget justification documents for your grant proposal or award? Below is a list of helpful links to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) at UMBC Budget Templates and Resources, which may be used for proposals and for post-award modifications: a) Budget Justification/Narrative (Sample):...
Name: Mustafa Ali Pronouns: He/Him Semester of Internship: Spring 2026 Major: Information Systems Current Class Level: Senior This semester I completed a(n)...: Internship Internship, Co-op, or Research Site (Company/Organization Name): Baltimore County Location of the Organization (City, State): Baltimore, Maryland Title of position: Data and Technology Campaign Intern Tell us about your...
Dear colleagues, I am writing to inform you that Dana Burr Bradley has stepped down from her position as dean of the Erickson School of Aging Studies effective July 1. Nancy Kusmaul will assume interim leadership of the Erickson School of Aging. I am grateful to Nancy for her willingness to serve in this important role and provide continuity during the transition. Dana will be taking a one-year...
Contractors working with UMBC Facilities Management will utilize a helicopter to remove existing, and install new mechanical equipment, on the roof of the Biological Sciences building. The helicopter lift will occur on Saturday, July 11, 2026, between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. If weather conditions prevent the lift from taking place on July 11, the operation will be rescheduled for Sunday, July...
Dear UMBC Community, A helicopter is scheduled to be on campus this Saturday, July 11, between approximately 6 and 10 a.m., weather permitting, to move equipment onto the Biological Sciences Building. The work is part of a facilities project to replace rooftop mechanical equipment. During this time, the Library, The Commons, the Meyerhoff Chemistry Building, and the Biological Sciences Building...
UMBC’s Career Center featured Cybersecurity MS student Sayee Bandishte as its "Intern of the Week". Working as a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Analyst Intern with UMBC DoIT, she supported the Maryland Public Service Commission by evaluating cybersecurity risks and controls for critical energy infrastructure using NIST frameworks. Read the post on her background and internship here, and...
Are you looking to shape your career towards future leadership opportunities at a leading institution like UMBC? Following its successful inaugural launch last year, the Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management department is pleased to offer ASPIRE once again! Starting September 2026, ASPIRE is a semester-long program created to provide individuals who are not currently supervising staff...
The Graduate Student Association is seeking graduate student representatives to serve on the Grants Review Panel (GRP) for the 2026–2027 academic year. The GRP is responsible for reviewing Professional Development grant and Research grant applications, helping ensure a fair, transparent, and timely allocation of GSA funding. We are looking for: 2 representatives from CAHSS 2 representatives from...
