News
New UMD VPN Service Now Available
UMD’s current Cisco AnyConnect virtual private networking (VPN) service will be retired on October 15, 2021. Its replacement is GlobalProtect VPN, which is now available to UMD community members. If you use UMD's VPN service, we encourage you to switch as soon as possible!
Webex Video Conferencing Service to End in 2022
The University of Maryland’s centrally provided Webex Web Conferencing service will be discontinued June 15, 2022. The service has provided video and audio conferencing for university community members for several years, but given the fiscal constraints of continued state budget cuts, it is not prudent to continue paying for multiple overlapping services.
Independence Day 2021 Service Modifications
Division of IT offices — including Campus Information Services (301.405.1000), the Service Desk (301.405.1500), Classroom Support (301.405.2500), and Terrapin Tech (McKeldin Library) — will be closed Monday, July 5, 2021 in observance of Independence Day. Offices will reopen according to regular or summer hours of operation on Tuesday, July 6. Additional service modifications are listed below.
June 2021 Service Modifications
Division of IT offices will be closed Friday, June 18, 2021 in observance of Juneteenth. We will reopen on Monday, June 21, 2021. Additionally, there will be intermittent service outages of many UMD IT services on Sunday, June 13 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Additional service modifications for June are listed below.
Planned Outage of IT Services June 13, 2021
The Division of IT will be performing system maintenance on Sunday, June 13, 2021. Between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., the services listed below will be intermittently unavailable:
Spring 2021 Dell Bulk Buy
The Spring 2021 Dell bulk buy period for UMD institutional purchases is available through July 30, 2021. The bulk buy discount is 5 to 7% off on select configurations. Shopping through UMD’s e-procurement system, Shell Shop, is the recommended method for purchasing devices from this promotion. Alternatively, Dell has created a special Premier website for this bulk purchase timeframe like they have for previous bulk buy promotions; however, the Premier website now requires registration.