Faculty, Staff, and Admin
This staff member is the student engagement coordinator and helps runs the IST Diplomat Club
Tyler Estright
The popular restaurant chain Noah worked at.
Texas Roadhouse
The first level of programming, usually taken during a student's first semester (womp womp data science majors)
IST 140 - Introduction to Application Development
Me!
Noah Youcheff
Bright halls filled with dreams,
Tech and minds in sync unite,
Future paths unfold.
Westgate
This person has recently gone from interim dean to permanent dean.
Dean Tapia
Noah’s hometown
York, PA
This course teaches students about concepts such as TCP/UDP, Mac Addresses, and HTTPS
IST 220 - Networking and Telecommunications
This diplomat is the current Director of IST Diplomats
Sydney Varrachino
A vibrant gathering,
Ideas spark and knowledge flows,
Penn State’s hub of dreams.
HUB
This is one of the two undergraduate recruiters for IST, who works closest with the diplomats.
Lauren DiPerna
Noah’s previous and current majors.
HCDD and SRA
This class is the only 400 level course taken by every student in the college and a requirement to graduate.
IST 495 - Internship
This diplomat is the president of IST Undergraduate Student Council
Anatoli Bahdankevich
A room of knowledge,
Silent minds in search of truth,
Answers sought with care.
Pollock Testing Center
This faculty member is more casually known and referred to as a villain in the spiderman series.
Rosalie Ocker (Doc Ock)
The three things Noah said to have “loved” in his presentation.
People, baseball, and bagels
This course involves doing math, quietly and in secret (idk I have never taken it)
IST 230 - Discrete Mathematics
This diplomats is the President of WIST
Madelyn Tantum
A beacon of pride,
Where champions rise and perform,
Heart of sports alive.
BJC
IST’s Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Lisa Lenze
The fictional pumpkin that appeared in Noah’s IST Story
Spookley the Square Pumpkin
One of the two interdomain courses IST offers. This course collaborates with the college of communications to "combine theory and practice to help students develop a rich understanding of the constantly evolving US digital culture"
IST 234N - Digital Culture
This diplomat worked a previous internship with microsoft.
Grace Liou
Grass bends to swift feet,
A ball soars through crisp fall air,
Goals ignite the sky.
Jeffrey Field