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Wallpapers to make your video calls so much nicer!
It's #BlackandGoldFriday, so it feels like the perfect time to make our virtual selves as spirited as they are IRL. Next time you have a video meeting, try out some of the pretty UMBC...
July 9, 2021
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3:46 PM
Full community presentation video now available
UMBC's Sites tool will be launching its new theme next week, July 1, with lots of great new updates! Please view the recording and transcript here. Please find the presentation slide...
June 25, 2021
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9:54 AM
Updates on new Sites theme -- Be there!
Don't forget, there will be a Sites Community Meeting happening this Thursday at 11 a.m. At this meeting folks will go over the new Sites theme and how you can activate it for your own Site. ...
June 21, 2021
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10:57 AM
Hint: It's in the Brand and Style Guide!
We were so excited to hear that UMBC's Event Center has a new name as of this week! Read all about it here on UMBC News. Meanwhile, it's always a nice time to remind folks that we do keep an...
April 21, 2021
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3:51 PM
When and how to collect them?
Following best practices for photo and video releases in our work is not only necessary in fulfilling legal permission requirements, but is also an important part of maintaining positive...
April 8, 2021
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11:18 AM
Learn more about using the UMBC Shield and Retriever logos.
In this video, Jim Lord ’99, Director of UMBC's Creative Services, will walk through how to use the UMBC Shield and Retriever logos on different color backgrounds. Have more questions about logo...
March 24, 2021
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11:13 AM
And why does it matter?
UMBC’s alumni community is more than 83,000 strong, with Retrievers making amazing contributions all around the world, and even on our own campuses. So, when someone visits our “community of...
March 3, 2021
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1:46 PM
Request access to UMBC's web audit tool, Monsido
We are thrilled to announce that our RT queue is open and accepting access requests to Monsido, our new web audit tool, which will help you find and fix broken links, misspellings, accessibility...
February 17, 2021
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5:19 PM
"Honors University", Pronouns, what else?
As a new person to UMBC, I had seen the messaging about UMBC being an "honors university in Maryland". When I arrived, I heard in a meeting that we are moving away from that language. I...
October 7, 2020
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11:45 AM
Do we refer to Professor Moffitt or Dr. Moffitt?
When working on the MEIF grant for CNMS, we were advised by Dean LaCourse to use the term "Professor Biswas" and "Professor Sinha" versus "Dr. Biswas" and "Dr. Sinha" as the term "professor", in...
October 7, 2020
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11:39 AM