

You can report a bias incidentand a staff member will contact you within 48 hours for ongoing support. One such resource, Bias Incident Support Services (BISS), assists anyone at the University of Maryland impacted by hate-bias incidents. Lastly, and most importantly, please reach out for resources and support if you were impacted by classroom or virtual activity disruptions on Zoom. Zoom or other UMD IT services, please contact the IT Service Desk If you need assistance with Zoom or other UMD IT services, please contact the IT Service Desk. Learn more about security settings for Zoom meetings. Not doing so will prevent you from accessing your online UMD classes and meetings starting on Monday, September 21. Students, faculty or staff members attending a UMD Zoom meeting should always log into Zoom using your UMD credentials and not a personal Zoom account. The new requirement for UMD login will be applied to all previously scheduled meetings. After the change, you should check any previously scheduled upcoming meetings that will include external collaborators and adjust your meeting settings accordingly. If you plan to invite external collaborators, adjust your meeting settings by following these instructions. Please know that you maintain control of your meeting security selections, and you will still be able to invite external collaborators (anyone who does not have a UMD Directory ID and password) to participate in your Zoom meetings. This change will take effect on Sunday, Septemat 8 p.m. Moving forward, by default, only authenticated UMD users can join UMD Zoom meetings and webinars. To prevent a recurrence of these disruptions of classes and campus events, the Division of IT will update the Zoom default settings to require central authentication (UMD Directory ID) for all meeting attendees. If any member of the campus community is found to be involved in this behavior, they will face disciplinary action, which may result in removal from the campus community.

These matters are being investigated and will not be tolerated. Over the past week, we have received several reports of disruptive, disturbing and hurtful behavior by individuals who interrupted Zoom classes and other campus events. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive learning environment for our limited in-person instruction this semester, and virtually for remote instruction and rich co-curricular activities. Zoom Setting Changes for a Secure Virtual Community
