WT/SP2026 Courses Created on November 21, 2025
Prepare your Ultra courses for the upcoming term
Blackboard course shells for Winter and Spring 2026 were created on November 21, 2025.
All Winter and Spring 2026 courses listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC), regardless of designation as lecture, lab, etc, or instructor assignment, now have a Blackboard presence. RT requests are no longer needed for research, independent study, or practicum courses. As new course sections are added to the SOC by Department Scheduling Coordinators, corresponding Bb shells are automatically generated overnight.
If you are an instructor and your name is not associated with the course you are teaching in the SOC, please contact your Departmental Scheduling Coordinator to resolve the issue. Once you are listed in the SOC, your access to the Bb course shell will be updated automatically.
If you and your Department Scheduling Coordinator believe you are correctly assigned as the instructor of record in the SOC and you do not have access to your course shell in Blackboard, please submit a Request Tracker (RT) ticket via my.umbc.edu/help.
Course Merge Request Process
As announced by DoIT in April 2025, instructors teaching multiple sections of the same course will find a separate Blackboard course shell for each section or course component. Courses will not be merged by default. Instructors planning to use separate shells will no longer need to submit an RT request. New for WT/SP2026: Cross-listed and combined courses will be merged automatically. Courses with multiple components will not be merged by default.
Course shells may be merged or removed upon request using the new Blackboard Course Merge or Removal form (UMBC login required), which we recommend submitting at least one week before the semester starts, if not as soon as courses are created in Blackboard. NOTE: Courses should not be merged or split after student grade data and engagement activity is recorded, since it will be purged as part of the separation process.
Create an Inclusive & Accessible Course Environment
Plan your accessibility and Universal Design for Learning strategy before students begin working with course materials. Ally, an accessibility tool, is enabled in all course shells. Ally automatically scans uploaded and created course content, then performs a series of steps to make that content more accessible. Please review the Ally FAQs for more information about the accessibility indicators on course content andalternative formats, or attend an upcoming training session.
Connect with Instructional Technology
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:
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Apply to be a Bridge Builder
Join the Spring 2026 Cohort
Interested in building your dialogue skills?
Looking to make some extra money while joining a group of people committed to talking across difference?
Join the Gathering Space and the Center for Social Justice Dialogue for our 4th Cohort of Bridge Builders for the 2026 Spring Semester.
To Apply: Scan the QR Code or Log-In to Handshake and search for Job #10513715More Information About the Bridge Builders ProgramThe Bridge Builders Program is a cohort that invites students into a semester-long opportunity to build dialogue skills focused on tense and hot-button issues connected to religion and spirituality. This Fellows Program is co-sponsored by The Center for Religion, Spirituality, & Pluralism and the Center for Social Justice Dialogue. Participants will commit to a semester of engagement, developing relationships and skills for dialogue before engaging in a small group conversation focused on a contemporary issue connected to religion and spirituality. This dialogue program will engage in the work of restorative practices to help participants learn how to respond and engage after harm has been done.
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Need 1–3 Extra Grad Tickets for this Dec. 2025 ceremony!
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Thank you so much!
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Need 1–3 Extra Grad Tickets for this Dec. 2025 ceremony!
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Thank you so much!
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Need 1–3 Extra Grad Tickets for this Dec. 2025 ceremony!
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Thank you so much!
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Need 1–3 Extra Grad Tickets for this Dec. 2025 ceremony!
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Thank you so much!
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Need 1–3 Extra Grad Tickets for this Dec. 2025 ceremony!
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Thank you so much!
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Grad Spotlight November 2025
Honoring UMBC’s standout grads of November
Presenting our Grad Spotlight winners for November 2025:
• Lynn Nguyen — MFA, Visual Arts
• Manju Ojha — PhD, Chemistry
Each winner will receive $50 in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments.
These remarkable graduate students stood out through their achievements, impact, and true GradVibes spirit. From advancing creative research to strengthening community connections, they continue to elevate UMBC's graduate student community.
Watch their spotlight videos on our profile — and if you want to be featured next month, submit your nomination through our MyUMBC form!
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Small Group Prayer/Discussion Onlin Meeting TONIGHT (11/22) at 7-8PM!
Good afternoon all!
We will be having our small group/prayer meeting TONIGHT (11/22) from 7-8PM! This will be online. We will be discussing faith and work. More specifically, how faith gives you a concept of the dignity and worth of all work.
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81047324795?pwd=PKXDLdowYrWpgyDbKhhgaux4PuEkDM.1
Meeting ID: 810 4732 4795
Passcode: 601603
If you haven't already, please join our club's discord for any communication updates. Hope to see you there!
Best,
UMBC Flourishing Fellowship Board