December 2025 - Cee-grad-students

[Cee-grad-students] DOWNTIME - 1/2/2026 - 5pm - MCECS services Portal for card access, lockers, and printer charges
by Janaka Jayawardena 17 Dec '25

17 Dec '25

Yes, it’s happening on a holiday but just in case people are trying to use it, be aware that we will be bringing down the server that runs the services portal (services.cecs.pdx.edu) for an operating system upgrade. This should happen at about 5pm on Friday, January 2nd. The downtime is expected to be short (about an hour tops). When it is down, users will not be able to submit CAT-managed card access requests, do locker management, or pay for additional printing quota. If you have any questions, please contact support(a)cat.pdx.edu -- Janaka Jayawardena IT Director - MCECS _______________________________________________ Allofthem mailing list -- allofthem(a)lists.cecs.pdx.edu To unsubscribe send an email to allofthem-leave(a)lists.cecs.pdx.edu

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[Cee-grad-students] DOWNTIME - 12/18/2025 - 5pm-midnight - Linux Systems and Stash File Server
by Janaka Jayawardena 11 Dec '25

11 Dec '25

On Thursday, December 18th, we will be patching all our Linux systems. The work will also include an operating system upgrade to our Stash File Server. While the work will mainly affect Linux based systems and services, Windows users’ access to stashes will be down during the Stash File Server downtime. The work will begin at 5pm (earlier than our usual patch downtimes) and components of the work could stretch on until midnight. The work involves patching and rebooting most Linux hosts (Ubuntu and Rocky9 distros). This includes file servers and computer lab Linux systems.Expect sporadic outages as the patching progresses. Systems/services affected will include: - linux.cs.pdx.edu - ada/babbage/dbclass/quizors - CS - CS Linux lab systems in FAB 88 - CS - linux.cecs.pdx.edu - ruby/rita - general MCECS - Linux systems in FAB 55-17 - general MCECS - phobos/deimos/mo/auto - ECE - openVPN - Linux home directories and research stashes - Windows access to project/research stashes We will work with our users on dedicated research systems to schedule an acceptable time to patch them. However, file server downtimes will also affect them regardless. Research and project stashes will be down while the related file server has its OS upgraded. This will affect Windows users accessing stashes. Make sure that you have saved any open files and logged out before the reboots begin. If you have any questions, please contact: support(a)cat.pdx.edu -- Janaka Jayawardena IT Director - MCECS _______________________________________________ Allofthem mailing list -- allofthem(a)lists.cecs.pdx.edu To unsubscribe send an email to allofthem-leave(a)lists.cecs.pdx.edu

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[Cee-grad-students] DOWNTIME - 12/17/2025 - 7pm - Firewall work will disrupt network connectivity
by Janaka Jayawardena 11 Dec '25

11 Dec '25

We will be doing some updates on MCECS firewalls. The work should begin at 7pm on Wednesday, Dec 17, and could last about an hour. Expect connectivity disruptions between MCECS networks and other parts of PSU as well as to the Internet. If you have any questions, please contact suppor(a)cat.pdx.edu -- Janaka Jayawardena IT Director - MCECS _______________________________________________ Allofthem mailing list -- allofthem(a)lists.cecs.pdx.edu To unsubscribe send an email to allofthem-leave(a)lists.cecs.pdx.edu

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[Cee-grad-students] DOWNTIME - 12/17/2025 - 2pm - gitlab.cecs server down for OS upgrade
by Janaka Jayawardena 11 Dec '25

11 Dec '25

The MCECS user-focused Gitlab site (gitlab.cecs.pdx.edu) will be down for about an hour on Wednesday, December 17th, starting at 2pm. During this downtime, access to repos and other resources on the site will be unavailable as we perform an upgrade to the underlying operating system. If you have any questions, please contact us at support(a)cat.pdx.edu -- Janaka Jayawardena IT Director - MCECS _______________________________________________ Allofthem mailing list -- allofthem(a)lists.cecs.pdx.edu To unsubscribe send an email to allofthem-leave(a)lists.cecs.pdx.edu

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[Cee-grad-students] DOWNTIME: Friday, 12/12/2025 - 6PM, Windows Servers
by Janaka Jayawardena 10 Dec '25

10 Dec '25

There will be REBOOTS of all MCECS supported Windows Servers at 6 PM on Friday, December 12th, 2025. This work should be completed by 7 PM. This will include the Windows Homedirs (N: drives) and roaming profiles, access to Stashes, Printing, Networked Applications and Network Licenses. This work is needed to ensure that Windows Updates have been applied to our Servers. It is best to logout from your Windows account prior to that time. Patches will be released for CAT supported Windows 11 Workstations on Wednesday (12/10/2025). Desktops that have not been patched should reboot for patches at 6 PM Friday evening. Known Windows 10 systems are no longer receiving patches and have been quarantined. This work is not expected to affect any Linux systems. As always if you have questions please contact: support(a)cecs.pdx.edu -- Janaka Jayawardena IT Director - MCECS -- Janaka Jayawardena IT Director - MCECS _______________________________________________ Allofthem mailing list -- allofthem(a)lists.cecs.pdx.edu To unsubscribe send an email to allofthem-leave(a)lists.cecs.pdx.edu

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[Cee-grad-students] PhD Defense Announcement: Kayla Sorenson
by CEE Department 08 Dec '25

08 Dec '25

The CEE Department is pleased to announce Kayla Sorenson's PhD Defense: "The Effect of the Degree of Saturation on the Liquefaction Resistance of Non-Plastic and Low-Plastic Soils" *Date: *Friday, January 9th, 2026 *Time: *10:00 – 11:00am *Location: *Engineering Building Rm 315 or via Zoom: pdx.zoom.us/j/4158027704?omn=81029806682 *Advisor: *Dr. Arash Khosravifar and Dr. Diane Moug Please see the attached flyer for a summary of the presentation. We look forward to seeing you there! CEE Department *--* Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering Building (EB), Suite 200 503.725.4282 ceedept(a)pdx.edu www.pdx.edu/cee

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[Cee-grad-students] Finals Support in the EB Tomorrow/Thursday - STEM Academic Coach
by CEE Department 03 Dec '25

03 Dec '25

CEE Students, There will be a STEM academic coach in the Engineering Building (EB 425) tomorrow (Thursday 12/4) from 11am-2pm for finals support. Feel free to drop-in or schedule with our STEM academic coach,Yasodha <https://pdx.campus.eab.com/pal/lg0_gBasNT>. Our STEM academic coach can help build a study plan via time management tools and study strategies. Please don't hesitate to reach out to mycoach(a)pdx.edu with any questions. Best, Katy Katy Kaszubinski MS ELP PACE (she/they) STEM Academic Coach Coordinator Student Academic Support Services Portland State University Fariborz Maseeh Hall, Suite 360 See my Coaching Availability or schedule through the front desk (503) 725-6568 *--* Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering Building (EB), Suite 200 503.725.4282 ceedept(a)pdx.edu www.pdx.edu/cee

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[Cee-grad-students] [Event] IEEE Guest Speakers Event Dec 4th
by CEE Department 02 Dec '25

02 Dec '25

CEE Students, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) student group is hosting an event this Thursday, December 4th called "Navigating Your Future." See the attached flyer for more details. CEE Department *--* Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering Building (EB), Suite 200 503.725.4282 ceedept(a)pdx.edu www.pdx.edu/cee ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Fearghus Tyler <fearghus(a)pdx.edu> Date: Tue, Dec 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM Subject: IEEE Guest Speakers Event To: CEE Dept <ceedept(a)pdx.edu>, Computer Science <csoffice(a)pdx.edu>, MME Department <mmedept(a)pdx.edu>, ETM Information <etminfo(a)pdx.edu> Hello, this is Fearghus Tyler with the IEEE student group and we are hosting a few speakers this coming Thursday. Here is the event flyer attached for those interested in attending, we should have room for good Q & A, Thank you!

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