Our network upgrade continues. Routers at all 29 locations have been installed and configured. Most member campuses are 100GB ready. If you look at the MDREN telemetry at the mdren.net … Read More
Supporting Research and Teaching and a Regional Resource
Colleges face challenges in supporting the high-end academic needs of faculty and students. MDREN connects campuses with supercomputing resources to enhance their research and global collaboration. We’ve facilitated smaller campus … Read More
Mid-Atlantic RENs Group
The US has about 40 research and education networks (RENs) that connect people, universities, colleges, and schools to the Internet. The national group, the Quilt (thequilt.net), supports partnerships, contracts, conferences, … Read More
Damian Doyle Retires From UMBC and USM
Damian Doyle, former UMBC Deputy CIO and former MDREN Board Chair, retired in August 2024. Damian has moved on to assume the role of Deputy CIO at the University of … Read More
MDREN Board Approves New Membership Changes
The MDREN is pleased to announce that it has approved the following member campuses as Principal members of the MDREN with full voting privileges: · Community College of Baltimore … Read More
MDREN Network Upgrade
Most of you know that MDREN is deep into a major upgrade project that will increase throughput for most member campuses to 100GB. MDREN selected ARISTA routers for the edge … Read More
MDREN Staff added
MDREN is growing. MDREN recently onboarded Corey Williams as an Associate WAN Engineer. Corey was selected from a strong field of candidates. He recently completed his A.A. degree at Prince … Read More
Washington College rejoins MDREN
Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, is rejoining MDREN! Washington College will be rejoining MDREN this summer. CIO Irv Bruckstein and his team are re-creating their IT team after outsourcing most … Read More
Changes in MDREN Board Leadership and Member Category
The MDREN board will experience changes in leadership at the top in July 2024. Ken Kundell (Salisbury University) will complete his term, and Thomas Smith (Coppin State University) will step … Read More
MDREN Bylaw Updates
The MDREN Board is currently evaluating the organization’s bylaws to better reflect the current services, committee structure, and goals. The board is considering reconstituting the Finance Committee, the Technology Committee, … Read More