Over the last year we have seen a number of academic and administrative departments begin to use Skype video conferencing service to interview candidates for positions at UMBC or graduate students applying for admission.
To aid in this effort, DoIT has set up a Skype-enabled conference room in Engineering 024. This room has 55" display with a web-camera, remote microphone, and speakers. This room can accommodate a search committee of 6-10 participating in the conference.
This equipment can be reserved utilizing the AV Services Request form located athttp://doit.umbc.edu/request-av-services/ . Users will need to bring their own laptop to attach to the system (Skype loaded on the laptop) or reserve a laptop from AV Services using the same AV Services Request form. AV services will be glad to work with you to provide technical support in setting up the video conference. For further information, contact AV Services at 5-2461.
The logic of carpooling is simple: it reduces the costs for all parties involved and takes at least one car off the road. If other students are coming from the same area and heading to UMBC around the same time, carpooling may be an easy way to meet other UMBC campus members, reduce UMBC’s carbon footprint, and save money as well as a number of other benefits.
Creating a carpool with UMBC students is easy—join the online “Casual Carpooling” forum just for UMBC members and discuss the details of a carpool (http://my.umbc.edu/groups/casualcarpooling). The Casual Carpooling myUMBC group now has over 400 UMBC members! For an enjoyable and safe ride, we posted some suggestions and tips such as “carpool etiquette” on the webpage.
Face-to-face socials are also hosted by the office of Off-Campus Student Services throughout the year. The next carpool social is on February 14, 2014 with a Valentine’s Day theme at Lower Flat Tuesdays in The Commons from 12-1PM.
]]>Starting in January and subject to user demand, as well as support staff capacity, DoIT is going to experiment with offering regular, informal Drop-In consulting sessions that focus on one of the many web-based tools we support. Examples include the following:
Fall hours at the Technology Support Center (TSC) will end on December 18th.
Beginning on December 19th, the TSC will adjust it’s hours to fit with to the Library’s hours. These hours will last until December 23rd:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm
The TSC will be closed from December 24th-January 1st. We will have limited staff working remotely through the RT ticketing system only. If you need assistance during this time, you can submit a ticket by clicking here.
We will reopen on January 2nd with our adjusted Winter hours:
Monday-Thursday: 8:00am - 8:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 - 6:00pm
Sunday: 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm
We hope that everyone has a wonderful break, and we look forward to seeing you in 2014!
]]>All web services (main campus web servers on www.umbc.edu, parts of myUMBC, userpages.umbc.edu, and the campus wiki.
All email delivery will be delayed.
User home directories
Software license servers
Our mailing lists on lists.umbc.edu
New account creation and password changes
Please note that these are not formal Blackboard training classes. Additional dates and times may be added as demand warrants.
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