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 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

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

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

MDREN has been planning a major network upgrade for some time. When completed the network will be able to provide up to 100GB of service to each campus. Phase one … Read More

Most of you know that MDREN is planning a major upgrade over the next few years. An RFP was completed in December 2023 with the assistance of Salisbury University. The … Read More

The NSF recently released the solicitation for the 2024 program. The program includes five areas of focus this year. These include (1) Data Driven Networking for the Campus, (2) Computing … Read More

MDREN is searching for an Associate WAN Engineer. This is a new position and presents an opportunity for someone who wants to get involved with the Wide Area Network (WAN) … Read More

The Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband received $268M to provide broadband to unserved and underserved areas of the state. The money came from the Broadband, Equity, Accessibility, and Deployment Grant … Read More

The NSF CC* grant was completed, and the report was submitted! Thanks to Damian Doyle (UMBC) and Dr. Eric Davidson (UMCES) who served as PIs. Special thanks also to Brad … Read More