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<Title>FA2012 Bb Course Shells Created on 7/5</Title>
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    <p>Bb course shells for FA 2012 were created on July 5, and will continue to be updated daily. Bb shells are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, field or discussion) listed in the <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/go/schedule" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC)</a>, provided that there was an <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/08/how_new_employe_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">instructor of record</a>
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    <p>If you are an instructor, and your name is not associated with the course you are teaching in the <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/go/schedule" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SOC</a>, please see your departmental scheduling coordinator to get that issue resolved.</p>
    
    <p>Additionally in situations where one instructor is teaching multiple sections of the same course, by default all sections will be combined into one Bb course shell. If you want to have separate shells for different sections, or if you need a shell for for a research or independent study course, please submit a <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/doit/blackboard/requestbbshell.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">new course request</a> or <a href="https://my.umbc.edu/go/request-help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">submit an RT ticket</a> with your request. </p>
    
    As a reminder, all Bb course shells are initially unavailable to students until the instructor <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867862" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">makes it available</a>.</div>
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<Title>Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm Fri 7/27-1 am Sat 7/28</Title>
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<Summary>Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm Fri 7/27 - 1 am 7/28</Summary>
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<Title>Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm Fri 7/27-1 am Sat 7/28</Title>
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    <strong>FYI to DoIT Group members:</strong>
    
    <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/cgHcAQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">How do I post a new blog in myUMBC groups?</a>
    
    If you have questions, please contact the Technology Support Center (TSC) located on the first floor of the library next to the RLC or call 410.455.3838.</div>
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<Title>FA2012 Blackboard Drop-in Sessions</Title>
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    <h5>DoIT is offering Blackboard Drop-in Sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for fall courses.</h5>
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    <h5>Virtual Sessions:</h5>
    <p>This fall, DoIT will be piloting several virtual drop-in sessions using <a href="http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Collaborate/Products/Blackboard-Collaborate/Web-Conferencing.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Bb Collaborate</a>, a web-conferencing tool. Any faculty members with Bb questions may participate in these online sessions. Dates and times are listed below. For more information on accessing these online sessions please visit <a href="http://umbc.edu/go/bbdropin" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://umbc.edu/go/bbdropin</a><br>
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<Title>Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm Fri 6/29-1 am Sat 6/30</Title>
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<Title>Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm Fri 6/29-1 am Sat 6/30</Title>
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<Title>DoIT Blocks Email Sent from Foreign Countries by UMBC Account Holders Not on Gmail</Title>
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    <strong>Clarification: VPN does NOT need to be used for email access via Webmail at webmail.umbc.edu.</strong>
    
    Starting <strong>Friday, June 8th</strong> if you have not migrated your email to Gmail@UMBC, and are sending email from outside of the United States, you will first need to login to our virtual private network (VPN) <a href="http://vpn.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">vpn.umbc.edu</a>. Once you have successfully logged into the VPN you will be able to connect to our Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) servers from your email client and send your messages.
    
    <strong>NOTE:</strong> If you don’t login to the VPN while outside the United States you will NOT be able to send any emails. If you have already migrated to Gmail@UMBC you don’t need to worry about using the VPN, just login like you normally would at gmail.umbc.edu
    
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    UMBC will begin blocking access to our SMTP servers from outside the United States. We are implementing this solution to address the recent attacks by spammers that have caused issues with email delivery over the past two weekends.
    
    <strong>How do I migrate my email to Gmail@UMBC?</strong>
    Migrating to Gmail@UMBC is easy. Please see our knowledge base article on how to migrate:
    
    <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/EgfSAQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/EgfSAQ</a>
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<Title>RT System Upgrade June 13</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">The UMBC Request Tracker system upgrade from version 3.8.7 to version 4.0.5 will occur on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. This will necessitate a system downtime from 5:30am until 7:30am to perform the necessary steps to achieve the upgrade. A splash page indicating the downtime will be created and in effect from 5:30am-7:30am for those who missed the message or forgot about the upgrade.</div>
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<Title>RT System Upgrade June 13</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">The UMBC Request Tracker system upgrade from version 3.8.7 to version 4.0.5 will occur on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. This will necessitate a system downtime from 5:30am until 7:30am to perform the necessary steps to achieve the upgrade. A splash page indicating the downtime will be created and in effect from 5:30am-7:30am for those who missed the message or forgot about the upgrade.
    
    What's new for end-users:
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