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12/15/1999 -
Honeywell Donation Backs IST Building, Scholarships
Honeywell, the diversified technologies and manufacturing company, has pledged $109,000 in support of the proposed School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) building at Penn State's Universi...
11/20/1999 - Internet Is Transforming Residential Real Estate Industry
Realtors’ tight control over residential real estate sales have been weakened by the posting of houses for sale on the Internet but the average home buyer or seller probably still needs an agent as a ...
11/10/1999 - $2 Million Frymoyer Gift Creates First IST Faculty Chair, Scholarships in IST, Engineering, Science
The Frymoyer Foundation is donating a total of $2 million to Penn State to create the first endowed faculty chair in the School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) as well as scholarships tha...
11/05/1999 - Students Launch Inaugural Edition of MIST
Students in Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) today launched the inaugural edition of MIST, the Magazine of the Information Sciences and Technology....
11/05/1999 - Loomis First Director of IST Solutions Institute
Dr. Frederick D. Loomis will be the first director of the Solutions Institute in Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST)....
11/05/1999 - Computer Pioneer Creates Professorship in New School
Computer pioneer P. Duane "Dewey" Walker of Goshen, Ky., has established an endowed faculty position in Penn State's new School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) through a $500,000 bequest ...
11/03/1999 - IBM Executive to Direct Penn State eBusiness Center
IBM executive Nirmal Pal has been appointed as the executive director of Penn State's eBusiness Research Center (eBRC)....
10/04/1999 - Reese Creates First Endowed Professorship at Penn State's IST
David W. Reese, president and chief operating officer of ACTV, Inc., has established the first fully funded endowed professorship in Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology through...
10/04/1999 - IST Students Begin Work on E-magazine
In an effort to distribute information to the IST community, as well as to showcase student technology projects, a group of IST students have created an online IST magazine. The "e-magazine" will be ...
10/02/1999 - Executive in New Media Named Chair of IST Advisory Board
David W. Reese, president and chief operating officer of ACTV, Inc., has agreed to serve as chair of the advisory board of Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST)....
10/01/1999 - 3Com Commits $1.25 Million for IST Building at Penn State
3Com Corp. has committed $1.25 million in support of the new headquarters for Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST)....
10/01/1999 - AT&T Solutions Chief to Inaugurate IST Lecture Series
Richard R. Roscitt, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Solutions, will inaugurate the Penn State School of Information Sciences and Technology's Industry Leaders Lecture Series on November ...
10/01/1999 - $1 Million PNC Gift Supports Scholarships, Professorship
PNC Bank Corp. and The Pennsylvania State University have announced a $1 million gift in support of the University's new School of Information Sciences and Technology School, underlining the tremendou...
09/14/1999 - Faculty Candidate Sought in Health Informatics
Along with the Department of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology is searching for a new faculty member....
09/09/1999 - Patrick R. Parsons and Robert M. Frieden, both professors in the College of Communications, have received the 1999 Cable Center Book Award for their book, The Cable and Satellite Television Industries (Allyn and Bacon, 1998).
Patrick R. Parsons and Robert M. Frieden, both professors in the College of Communications, have received the 1999 Cable Center Book Award for their book, The Cable and Satellite Television Industries...
08/27/1999 - President Graham Spanier Welcomes the School of Information Sciences and Technology in State of the University Address
Penn State University President Graham Spanier welcomed the new School of Information Sciences and Technology in his annual State of the University address....
08/22/1999 - Penn State's Technology School Goes Online
Penn State opens its doors to the future on Tuesday as its new School of Information Sciences and Technology begins the 1999 fall semester. In one year, the School of Information Sciences has gone fro...
07/07/1999 - First IST Faculty Appointments Announced
Penn State’s new School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has announced the appointment of the first members of its faculty. Joining IST are Guroray Cai, Chao-Hsien Chu, Frank Ritter, Steve...
07/05/1999 - Lambert Named IST Associate Dean
Dr. Joseph M. Lambert, a long-time academic leader in the computer sciences and engineering at Penn State, will be the associate dean of the University's new School of Information Sciences and Techno...
07/05/1999 - Penn State IST Announces First Faculty Appointments
Penn State's new School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has announced the appointment of the first members of its faculty....
05/18/1999 - Tronzos Designate Gift for Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology
A $150,000 gift from Raymond and Diana Tronzo of West Palm Beach, Fla., is the first designated for a facility that will house Penn State's new School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST). The...
04/28/1999 - James Thomas Recommended as Dean of the School of Information Sciences and Technology
James B. Thomas, senior associate dean in the Smeal College of Business Administration and professor of management at Penn State, has been recommended as dean of Penn State's new School of Information...
03/18/1999 - School of Information Sciences and Technology Remains on Fast Track, Gathers Momentum
Penn State's new School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) remains on the fast track and is gathering momentum, Penn State's Board of Trustees learned today (March 18, 1999)....
01/01/1999 - Survey Shows Web Search Engines Not Meeting User Needs
A just-published survey of Web search engine users shows that many of us lack the motivation to use sophisticated search strategies, resist learning the complex systems and rules, and expect Web searc...
Honeywell, the diversified technologies and manufacturing company, has pledged $109,000 in support of the proposed School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) building at Penn State's Universi...
11/20/1999 - Internet Is Transforming Residential Real Estate Industry
Realtors’ tight control over residential real estate sales have been weakened by the posting of houses for sale on the Internet but the average home buyer or seller probably still needs an agent as a ...
11/10/1999 - $2 Million Frymoyer Gift Creates First IST Faculty Chair, Scholarships in IST, Engineering, Science
The Frymoyer Foundation is donating a total of $2 million to Penn State to create the first endowed faculty chair in the School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) as well as scholarships tha...
11/05/1999 - Students Launch Inaugural Edition of MIST
Students in Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) today launched the inaugural edition of MIST, the Magazine of the Information Sciences and Technology....
11/05/1999 - Loomis First Director of IST Solutions Institute
Dr. Frederick D. Loomis will be the first director of the Solutions Institute in Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST)....
11/05/1999 - Computer Pioneer Creates Professorship in New School
Computer pioneer P. Duane "Dewey" Walker of Goshen, Ky., has established an endowed faculty position in Penn State's new School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) through a $500,000 bequest ...
11/03/1999 - IBM Executive to Direct Penn State eBusiness Center
IBM executive Nirmal Pal has been appointed as the executive director of Penn State's eBusiness Research Center (eBRC)....
10/04/1999 - Reese Creates First Endowed Professorship at Penn State's IST
David W. Reese, president and chief operating officer of ACTV, Inc., has established the first fully funded endowed professorship in Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology through...
10/04/1999 - IST Students Begin Work on E-magazine
In an effort to distribute information to the IST community, as well as to showcase student technology projects, a group of IST students have created an online IST magazine. The "e-magazine" will be ...
10/02/1999 - Executive in New Media Named Chair of IST Advisory Board
David W. Reese, president and chief operating officer of ACTV, Inc., has agreed to serve as chair of the advisory board of Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST)....
10/01/1999 - 3Com Commits $1.25 Million for IST Building at Penn State
3Com Corp. has committed $1.25 million in support of the new headquarters for Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST)....
10/01/1999 - AT&T Solutions Chief to Inaugurate IST Lecture Series
Richard R. Roscitt, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Solutions, will inaugurate the Penn State School of Information Sciences and Technology's Industry Leaders Lecture Series on November ...
10/01/1999 - $1 Million PNC Gift Supports Scholarships, Professorship
PNC Bank Corp. and The Pennsylvania State University have announced a $1 million gift in support of the University's new School of Information Sciences and Technology School, underlining the tremendou...
09/14/1999 - Faculty Candidate Sought in Health Informatics
Along with the Department of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology is searching for a new faculty member....
09/09/1999 - Patrick R. Parsons and Robert M. Frieden, both professors in the College of Communications, have received the 1999 Cable Center Book Award for their book, The Cable and Satellite Television Industries (Allyn and Bacon, 1998).
Patrick R. Parsons and Robert M. Frieden, both professors in the College of Communications, have received the 1999 Cable Center Book Award for their book, The Cable and Satellite Television Industries...
08/27/1999 - President Graham Spanier Welcomes the School of Information Sciences and Technology in State of the University Address
Penn State University President Graham Spanier welcomed the new School of Information Sciences and Technology in his annual State of the University address....
08/22/1999 - Penn State's Technology School Goes Online
Penn State opens its doors to the future on Tuesday as its new School of Information Sciences and Technology begins the 1999 fall semester. In one year, the School of Information Sciences has gone fro...
07/07/1999 - First IST Faculty Appointments Announced
Penn State’s new School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has announced the appointment of the first members of its faculty. Joining IST are Guroray Cai, Chao-Hsien Chu, Frank Ritter, Steve...
07/05/1999 - Lambert Named IST Associate Dean
Dr. Joseph M. Lambert, a long-time academic leader in the computer sciences and engineering at Penn State, will be the associate dean of the University's new School of Information Sciences and Techno...
07/05/1999 - Penn State IST Announces First Faculty Appointments
Penn State's new School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has announced the appointment of the first members of its faculty....
05/18/1999 - Tronzos Designate Gift for Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology
A $150,000 gift from Raymond and Diana Tronzo of West Palm Beach, Fla., is the first designated for a facility that will house Penn State's new School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST). The...
04/28/1999 - James Thomas Recommended as Dean of the School of Information Sciences and Technology
James B. Thomas, senior associate dean in the Smeal College of Business Administration and professor of management at Penn State, has been recommended as dean of Penn State's new School of Information...
03/18/1999 - School of Information Sciences and Technology Remains on Fast Track, Gathers Momentum
Penn State's new School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) remains on the fast track and is gathering momentum, Penn State's Board of Trustees learned today (March 18, 1999)....
01/01/1999 - Survey Shows Web Search Engines Not Meeting User Needs
A just-published survey of Web search engine users shows that many of us lack the motivation to use sophisticated search strategies, resist learning the complex systems and rules, and expect Web searc...
