TheCAT is the Computer Action Team, a gleefully exuberant band of computer addicts who apply their fiendish skills on the systems in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science (Maseeh College).

TheCAT currently supports and manages the computing and networking facilities of the College , a centrally administered but distributed network of Linux, Solaris and Windows systems that span many buildings on campus, providing systems administration and configuration, software installation, user account management and configuration and the normal crisis driven fire-fighting that accompanies this type of computing environment.

TheCAT also maintains a User Services organization that handles front desk duty for the organization, dispensing user services via e-mail and in person.

TheCAT also runs the Maseeh College network at PSU, providing the plumbing that connects all the systems together as well as a critical role in the external network connectivity of the University.

The CAT is managed by the Director of Computing for Maseeh College, (the topCAT) and consists of a team of volunteers, some who are paid as student employees (based on their level of experience and skills within the organization) and a handful of full-time employees.