Current News en-us Sunday, 18 05, 2008 Sunday, 18 05, 2008 CMS version 1.0 news@ist.psu.edu webmaster@ist.psu.edu 1440 Two members of IST’s spring 2008 graduating class at University Park—Daniel Oechsner and Sooyeon Lee—have earned the special distinction of serving as student marshals during commencement exercises in Eisenhower Auditorium. http://ist.psu.edu/newsevents/page2.cfm?intPageID=736&HeadlineID=1807 Bradley J. Mitchell, president of The Mitchell Group, will give the commencement address at Saturday’s ceremony, which begins at 3 p.m. in Eisenhower Auditorium. http://ist.psu.edu/newsevents/page2.cfm?intPageID=736&HeadlineID=1806 The "digital divide" and "brain drain" in information technology have affected the U.S. since the mid-1990s. Kenya and other African nations are now facing those same problems more than a decade later as their IT infrastructures continue to improve. However, as IST Assistant Professor Lynette Kvasny found out,. IT is also being used to improve the quality of life in Kenya in several ways. http://ist.psu.edu/newsevents/page2.cfm?intPageID=736&HeadlineID=1805 SRA 211, taught by former Marine colonel Jake Graham, weaves together real-life characters with plausible situations as students solve Operation "Show Me the Money." http://ist.psu.edu/newsevents/page2.cfm?intPageID=736&HeadlineID=1804 Four teams of IST 110 students recently became the recipients of the college’s first-ever “Gerry” awards for their work on video projects completed for Dr. Gerry Santoro’s class. http://ist.psu.edu/newsevents/page2.cfm?intPageID=736&HeadlineID=1803 In order to be successful, today’s IT professionals need a combination of business knowledge and technical skills. And, according to Honeywell’s Senior Vice President of Technology and Operations Larry Kittelberger, the IST is giving its students just that. http://ist.psu.edu/newsevents/page2.cfm?intPageID=736&HeadlineID=1802 IST Lecturer Rosalie Ocker was announced the winner of the 2007-2008 George McMurtry Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award at the college’s Scholarship and Awards Banquet held Thursday, April 17 in the Nittany Lion Inn. http://ist.psu.edu/newsevents/page2.cfm?intPageID=736&HeadlineID=1800 IST doctoral student Phillip Ayoub recently traveled to South America to present a paper in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He also climbed one of the world's tallest mountains and studied the group dynamics involved in that process. http://ist.psu.edu/newsevents/page2.cfm?intPageID=736&HeadlineID=1799 IST students, faculty, staff and alumni were recognized for their contributions to the college over the past year at the annual Night of Honors ceremony, held Monday night in the Cybertorium of the IST Building. http://ist.psu.edu/newsevents/page2.cfm?intPageID=736&HeadlineID=1797 Over the past month, members of MIST, the Magazine of IST, have held two tutorials for fellow students known as the “Quick and Dirty Sessions.” http://ist.psu.edu/newsevents/page2.cfm?intPageID=736&HeadlineID=1795