News for new and returning MCECS students – Fall 2025
The CAT has been busy throughout the Summer, making some substantial changes to our computer infrastructure. These changes may affect both onsite and remote users. Here are some highlights: Use [...]
Beware of phishing spam!
Fall term is when scammers try to get you to give up your login credentials. They assume you may be new to the university or have let your guard down [...]
Protect your MCECS Account with Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
Multifactor Authentication (MFA) is now available for your MCECS account. It uses 6-digit Time-based One Time Passcodes (TOTP) that can be generated by a number of popular authenticator applications. For [...]
Xfce – default Linux graphical desktop changed for REMOTE USERS
NOTE: In this context, “desktop” refers to the graphical user interface presented to a user. If you open a remote graphical desktop on our Linux systems, you will notice that [...]
Standalone Acrobat Pro gone from MCECS Computer Labs
Until recently, we had 10 designated computers in the EB 325 and FAB 55-17 Windows Labs that had Adobe Acrobat Pro for student needs. However, Adobe is no longer providing [...]
db.cecs.pdx.edu data loss of after reload
We have restored databases on db.cecs.pdx.edu to the state they were at 6am on Sep 22. If you didn't make any changes to databases on that day until 7pm, your [...]