June 2025 Service Modifications
Division of IT offices will be closed Thursday, June 19, 2025 in observance of Juneteenth. Additional June service modifications are listed.
New Classroom Feature Coming Fall 2025: Automated Classroom Recordings
Instructors assigned to teach in the 48 General Purpose Classrooms during the Fall 2025 semester will be able to pre-schedule classroom Panopto recordings in ELMS-Canvas.
Boost Your Teaching With DIT's ELMS-Canvas Workshop Series
Learn about the Getting Started With ELMS-Canvas and Level-Up With ELMS-Canvas Series, available in May.
Finals Week, Memorial Day, and Summer Hours 2025
Some DIT services will have shorter hours leading to finals and through the summer. DIT offices will be closed May 26 for Memorial Day.
Upcoming IT Support Closures
The IT Service Desk (301.405.1500) and Campus Information Services (301.405.1000) will be closed on Sunday, April 20 and Sunday, May 11.
Scheduled Outage of IT Services March 16, 2025
On March 16 between 4 a.m. and 1 p.m., DIT will conduct a set of disaster recovery network resiliency tests that could cause intermittent service interruptions.
Updates to umd-iot Wireless Network for Spring 2025
All faculty, staff, and non-resident students can now register personally owned IoT devices (like streaming devices and gaming consoles) on the campus network. This capability was previously only available to resident students and select campus IT support staff. (University-owned devices should be registered by department IT staff.)
Required Annual IT Security Awareness Training
All faculty and staff, including FRAs and GAs, are required to complete “Defend Your Shell 2025” training before April 5, 2025. This year, the training is hosted in Workday.
AI at the University of Maryland
UMD leaders announced several updates related to AI at UMD, including new guidelines, a new tool, and a commission's final report.