By 1996, the Research/Intelligence Analysis Progrom (R/IAP) was at the forefront of the technological push on Mercyhurst’s campus, responsible for bringing email to all students. Lexis-Nexis selected R/IAP to serve as a major testbed for the application of open source information to the intelligence process. By developing strong relationships with various organizations in the U.S. [...]

During the first three years of the program R/IAP struggled to produce analysis with a lack of equipment. After successfully forging relationships with agencies throughout the Intelligence Community (IC), Mercyhurst graduates first found employment with the National Security Agency (NSA). In 1994 under agreement with IBM Federal, R/IAP developed a national intelligence laboratory and testbed [...]

The Intelligence Program at Mercyhurst College, now Mercyhurst University, launched in 1992 under the direction and initiation of Robert Heibel. After being turned down by Penn State Berhend and two other institutions, Heibel presented an intelligence education concept to Mercyhurst President Dr. William Garvey, who agreed to set up one of the first programs of [...]

Mercyhurst University intelligence studies majors Spencer Vuksic and Joseph Reinhard distinguished themselves among a field of 14 students nationwide to earn the only undergraduate intelligence scholarships awarded this year by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). Mercyhurst Press Release

  Over the years, the intelligence program at Mercyhurst has changed from the Research/Intelligence Analysis Program (R/IAP) to Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies (MCIIS) and now to the Institute for Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University (IIS-MU). Logos have changed along with the names and a new logo will be adopted at a date to [...]

Greetings! My name is Chad Los Schumacher, a first year graduate student and webmaster/developer of MCIISAlumni.org. We are in the process of changing from MCIIS to the Institute for Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University (IIS-MU). On behalf of the IIS-MU Student Outreach to Alumni Committee, I would like to welcome you to the site. Our [...]

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has approved Mercyhurst’s application for university status. MCIIS is now the Institute for Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University (IIS-MU). Read Press Release

This article was written by Garrett Trent, Class of 2015, for Professor Mulligan as part of a series focusing on the importance of the various INTs to the Intelligence Community. The Importance of OSINT To The Intelligence Community Introduction The U.S. government has always been fond of open source intelligence (OSINT) (Johnson, 2010, p. 2). It has been around [...]

Students and other subscribers to Stratfor through RIAP received bizarre messages on January 5, 2012.  Apparently addressed from George Friedman, Stratfor’s CEO, the emails included nonsensical remarks as well as a manifesto type description of the hactivist organization, Anonymous.  The emails came one after another.  They requested feedback and listed contact data of supposed customers. [...]