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...
Imagine a student opening a Google Docs syllabus with a screen reader. They expect to easily skip from section to section. Instead, they hit a wall of text. Why? Because simply making text bold and underlined doesn't turn it into a real header and assistive technology can't read it as one. Because Google Docs live entirely in a web browser, building an inclusive document requires a slightly...
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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
Celebrate Disability Pride with Accessibility Awareness · Whether you are motivated by personal circumstances or just generally want to be more aware of UMBC's accessibility - join us! Navigating UMBC's campus-on-a-hill as a person with a disability brings out overt and sometimes more subtle features of its accessible design. Join us to learn more (which can extend to being an effective Accessibility Ally!) and discuss: What are the features? We have...
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...
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...
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 Reach Together Tutoring Program is officially hiring Math Coaches for the upcoming 2026–2027 school year! We are searching for motivated, dynamic UMBC community members who want to make a tangible difference in the lives of local elementary and middle school students. If you have a desire to mentor, serve, and help students succeed, we want you on our team. Position Overview UMBC Math Coaches...
Summer Walking and Movement Series The Division of Institutional Equity, in partnership with the RAC, Retriever Integrated Health/Counseling, and Health Promotion, invites you to join us for Summer Walking and Movement, a weekly wellness series designed to encourage movement, connection, and community care throughout the summer. The series will begin on Wednesday, July 8 at 10 a.m. and continue...
Name: Sayee Bandishte Pronouns: She/her Semester of Internship: Fall 2025 Major: Masters in Cybersecurity Current Class Level: Master's Student This semester I completed a(n)...: Co-op Internship, Co-op, or Research Site (Company/Organization Name): UMBC DoIT - Maryland Public Service Commission Location of the Organization (City, State): Baltimore, MD Title of position: GRC Analyst Tell us about...
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...
