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IST students take the lead in new World Campus Student Government Association

8/22/19

The Penn State World Campus Student Government Association was formed earlier this year to unite and advocate for the University’s online learners around the globe. Its executive board is comprised of 10 World Campus students who hail from five U.S. states and are pursuing eight different degree programs, and it's being led by two students pursuing online bachelor’s degrees through the College of Information Sciences and Technology.

Fall 2019 new faculty

New faculty join College of IST as enrollment continues to grow

8/22/19

Eleven new faculty join the College of Information Sciences and Technology to start the 2019-20 academic year. The new faculty join 12 others hired last year to support the college’s rapidly-growing student body, which will once again comprise a record number of incoming undergraduate students this fall. The addition of a bachelor’s degree program in human-centered design and development, in addition to degrees in data sciences and cybersecurity analytics and operations in the last three years, has drawn an influx of students seeking careers in these emerging fields.

Alair Moody-Daniels stands next to a PwC sign at her internship

IST senior lands confidential consulting internship with PwC

8/21/19

Alair Moody-Daniels, a senior information sciences and technology major at Penn State, planned on interning in the PwC office in her hometown of Philadelphia, but due to her technological and leadership skills, she was given the opportunity to travel to the Midwest to work with a confidential client in the financial industry.

Eileen Hennessey

Halting heists: IST senior protects casino information through summer internship

8/19/19

The movie "Ocean’s 11" tells the story of an elaborate casino heist run by con-man Danny Ocean and his friends, who manage to steal millions of dollars by hacking the casino’s computer systems. Penn State student Eileen Hennessy is aiming to stop the "Danny Oceans" of the world through her summer internship at Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Lauren and Alyson Pisarcik

Sisters strengthen relationship through their IST education at Penn State

8/16/19

Many siblings share a special bond of being Penn State alumni, but not many can say that they graduated from the same college. For the Pisarcik sisters, graduating from the College of Information Sciences and Technology strengthened both their relationship and their technical knowledge.

Randi Semera

IST, World Campus student impacts health care through MedSims internship

8/16/19

When Randi Semera applied to an internship with MedSims, a WebMD company focused on health education and training, she never anticipated the impact working in the medical field would have on her. She applied for the data analyst intern position after developing a strong interest in the field through her IST special topics course, which provided information on the major concepts in data analytics and allowed Semera to work on data sets.

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Valley National Bank joins College of IST's Corporate Associates Program

8/15/19

Valley National Bank has become the newest organization to join the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology’s Corporate Associates Program. Valley National Bank is one of 16 businesses active in the program, which provides opportunities for organizations to engage with the IST community by funding college initiatives and student internships.

The Summer Founders Program 2019 teams enjoying themselves at the kickoff dinner.

$50,000, 5 teams, 1 summer – Summer Founders Program results

8/13/19

A signature program of Invent Penn State, the Summer Founders Program is a 13-week accelerator that provides teams $10,000 in funding, resources and mentorship to accelerate their ideas over the summer. Teams work full time on their startup, attend weekly dinners and meet regularly with advisers throughout the summer. The program does not take ownership or equity in participants’ businesses or nonprofits. All that’s asked is participants commit to working hard on their project for the summer and making an impact in their community.

Amir Thorpe

Love of sports leads to dream NBA internship for IST student

8/6/19

College of Information Sciences and Technology student Amir Thorpe has found self-confidence through his dream internship this summer with the NBA. A senior majoring in security and risk analysis, Thorpe applied for the internship on a whim, because of his love of sports and basketball.

Liberty Mutual joins College of IST's Corporate Associates Program

8/6/19

Liberty Mutual has become the newest organization to join the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology’s Corporate Associates Program. Liberty Mutual is one of 15 businesses active in the program, which provides opportunities for organizations to engage with the IST community by funding college initiatives and student internships.

Amanda Mahon

IST student marshal to graduate with three degrees

8/5/19

Amanda Mahon has been selected as the College of Information Sciences and Technology student marshal for the summer 2019 commencement ceremony. Mahon, a Reading, Pennsylvania native, is graduating Cum Laude with three degrees: a B.S. in Information Sciences and Technology (IST), a B.S. in Security and Risk Analysis, and an M.S. in IST, through the college’s integrated undergraduate-graduate program.

OIS interns

IST interns help protect against cyberattacks at Penn State

8/5/19

This summer, three College of Information Sciences and Technology students are on the front lines in helping the University protect its digital infrastructure, data and people through their internships with Penn State’s Office of Information Security.

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Security and risk analysis student uses classroom knowledge in Canon internship

8/1/19

Paola Macias is spending her summer working with Canon as a general affairs intern. A rising senior studying security and risk analysis in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, Macias monitors Genetec, an information security platform that develops software, hardware, and cloud-based services for Canon. She also grants technology access levels to employees, assesses risk for new procedures, and conducts internal auditing on security procedures.

cybersecurity

New tool could reduce security analysts’ workloads by automating data triage

8/1/19

During a cyberattack, security analysts focus on answering four key questions: What happened to the network, what was the impact, why did it happen, and what should be done? And while analysts utilize advancements in software and hardware tools in their response, the tools are unable to answer these questions as well as humans can. Researchers at Penn State and the U.S. Army Research Office have developed a technique that could significantly improve the performance of security analysts.

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