State College, Pennsylvania
Penn State's IST Building is located on University Park campus, and spans U.S. Business Route 322 (North Atherton Street).
The University Park campus is situated within State College, Pennsylvania, a thriving community that offers numerous dining and entertainment options.
State College Rankings:
- State College was ranked No. 1 as the lowest stress city in the United States by Psychology Today.
- State College was rated by Places Almanac as the seventh safest city.
- In Money magazine, State College was rated fifth as best place to live among northeast small cities.
The Shawnee and Delaware Indians were State College's earliest inhabitants. The valley and its famous landmark, Mount Nittany, are named for the mythical princess Nita-Nee, a Lenni-Lenape of the Delaware tribe. The earliest record of the word Nittany is found in an Indian deed dated 1768. Other famous local Native Americans were Bald Eagle, a Musee chief of the Lenni-Lenape, and James Logan, chief of the Mingos of the Iroquois Confederacy.
The first white man reportedly to see our area was Captain James Potter in 1764. The first white man to settle in the Centre region was Abraham Elder in 1784. Early settlers included English, German, Mennonites, French Huguenots, and Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. Later Italian and African groups arrived.
Before the 19th century began, iron furnaces sprang up in the region, using timber, ore, and flowing streams. The furnaces have been preserved and still can be seen today. It wasn't long before higher education took the place of iron as the new area industry. The Farmer's High School, founded in 1855, would later become Penn State University.
The above information was provided by the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County.
Things to do:
State College is home to one of the best courses in the country at Toftrees Resort.
Theater, concerts, and many other events are waiting to entertain you. Visit our Events Calendar to see what's coming up.
If you enjoy unique dining experiences, there are numerous restaurants in Happy Valley to enjoy.
Perhaps you need an excuse to get away. How about doing some antiquing? Maybe you would like to feed your mind with a visit to one of the many museums and historic locations offered in Happy Valley.
For more information, visit www.happyvalley.com, www.visitpennstate.org or Best of the Web - University Park.
About the College of Information Sciences and Technology
Opened in 1999, the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) is Penn State's visionary response to the rapidly growing need in almost every field for leadership in information sciences and related technologies.
We are a community of scholars and practitioners - comprised of faculty, students, and partners - that values collaboration and interdisciplinary thinking. Our collaborative efforts, in both education and research, are producing advances in technology and our understanding of the way IT shapes our lives.