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Office of the Professor in Charge

The Office of the Professor in Charge schedules undergraduate courses for the Information Sciences and Technology (IST) and Security and Risk Analysis (SRA) majors as well as graduate IST courses. Our office also oversees the design, development, and implementation of these courses and related academic programs.

In addition, our office manages IST faculty recruiting, promotion, tenure, and evaluation processes. We also provide academically-related administration and travel support to our faculty.

Office of the Professor in Charge

Michael McNeese

Professor-in-Charge
mmcneese at ist.psu.edu
814-865-6170

Susan Van Vactor

Assistant to the Professor in Charge
svvactor at ist.psu.edu
814-865-6170

Rhonda Boonie

Administrative Support Assistant
rhonda at ist.psu.edu
814-863-9464

Annette Brown

Administrative Support Assistant
abrown at ist.psu.edu
814-865-6453

Wendy Fay

Administrative Support Assistant
wfay at ist.psu.edu
814-865-4450

Darlene Matrisciano

Administrative Support Assistant
dmatrisciano at ist.psu.edu
814-867-3249

Betsy Parlett

Administrative Support Assistant, Human Resources and Office of the Professor in Charge
rparlett at ist.psu.edu
814-865-8949

Kathy Wiest

Administrative Support Assistant
kwiest at ist.psu.edu
814-863-8833