Virus Infections

Computers on campus at PSU are subject to the PSU Acceptable Use Policy; computers infected with a virus may allow unauthorized access to the machine and/or unsolicited mass mailing of spam emails, which are both a security risk and a violation of the Acceptable Use Policy.  Computers that have been infected by a virus are typically caught and “jailed” by the PSU network team and blocked from accessing the PSU network, to isolate and prevent the threat from spreading.  See the  article “

Below is a link to the OIT Long Distance Code Agreement for student employees who need an LD Code

Student Employee Long Distance Code Auth

The Office of Information Technology strives to balance the need to allow access to Odin account resources after you have left the University with the need to expire accounts and delete data for those who are no longer affiliated with PSU. Currently, OIT's account expiration follows the guidelines below.

 The following document outlines the policies governing the myPortlandState portal.

This is a copy of Portland State University's emergency and safety procedures issued by the Public Safety Office.

PSU Emergency and Safety Procedures

What is the DMCA?

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA covers any copyrighted material including music, movies, software and books. Although file-sharing has become commonplace, it is a violation of federal law and PSU's Acceptable Use Policy to download or distribute copyrighted files to which you do not have rights. The RIAA and MPAA aggressively pursue violators of the law protecting copyright holders. The penalties can be severe.

Printing in the Portland State University Academic Computing Labs is regulated by printing quotas. Each user is allocated 500 pages per term that do not carry over to the next term. Users that do not exceed their quota will not incur any charges.

About the Process

The following is the procedure in use by the departments of Facilities and Planning and the Office of Information Technology. All types of electronic media follow the same example as illustrated in the flow chart. Media which can not be cleared is stored until it can be properly destroyed. Media that can be cleared is evaluated for redistribution or destruction.

Faculty and staff home directories (H: drives) are limited to 10 gigabytes of storage. The H: drive is provided for the storage, transport and backup of files belonging to the owner of the home directory. It is not intended for shared files or as unlimited storage for large amounts of data.

Table of Contents

1. Calendar Policy

2. Groups Policy

3. Sites Policy