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Thiel Launches the Thiel Commitment
This month, the College unveiled the Thiel Commitment, a new initiative that showcases the advantages a Thiel education offers before, during and after a student’s undergraduate experience. For more about this program and its advantages for students and alumni, visit here.
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Scenes from Campus
Click here to check out some recent pictures of the Thiel community!
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Thiel Holds Annual Founder's Day Convocation
On Thursday, February 4, Thiel paid tribute to 10 faculty and staff members and presented the A. Louis and Barbara Thiel Distinguished Service Award to Jill ’66 and Fred Haer ’65 at the college’s annual Founders’ Day convocation. More information about Founder’s Day here.
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Anderson Coach & Travel Unveils Thiel Bus Wrap
Thiel College will be seen all over the United States thanks to Anderson Coach & Travel. Through a partnership between the college and Anderson, one of the buses in the company’s fleet was wrapped with images of the college and unveiled on January 28 at the company’s Greenville headquarters. The
"Thiel Bus" will be seen by millions during its travels in 2010!
Buffalo Hunt Held at Thiel
On Feb. 3, President VanAken initiated a “Buffalo Hunt” in anticipation of the Tomcats men’s & women’s basketball games against the visiting Bethany Bison. He issued “Buffalo Hunting Permits” to coaches Angie Zeuch and Tim Loomis for their squads. As leader of the hunt, he donned a buffalo skin and took his bow out across campus. The men’s team beat their rivals by two points (86-84) while the women fell by a mere three points (52-55). In honor of the great turnout at the games, the president challenged five students to a buffalo wing eating contest on Feb. 5.
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Alumni Recruitment Outreach
As a valued graduate of Thiel College, you can help our recruiting efforts by sharing your Thiel experience with prospective students and families.
To assist in our recruiting efforts, we are reaching out to our active alumni. There are many different ways you can assist us in recruiting efforts, such as:
- Reaching out to current and/or prospective students and offering advice on making the most of their time at college;
- Attending a college fair in your area, or representing your area of study at a campus event;
- Notifying us of students you think would be great candidates for Thiel.
The admissions office feels that taking the opportunity to talk with prospective students about your experiences at Thiel will allow them to make the best informed decision when deciding what college to attend. Alumni interested in helping out admissions should contact Lauren Byers (lbyers@thiel.edu).
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Get Involved!
Are you interested in networking with other Thiel alumni, planning an alumni event in your area or helping with alumni outreach? Let us know! Contact Director of Alumni Services, Lauren Oman at loman@thiel.edu.
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Archives Photo IDs Needed
The Thiel Archives is home to thousands of unidentified photos, but you can help us sort them out. Click here to view these photos. E-mail John Hauser if you can put a name to a face. As pictures are indentified, they will be replaced so check back frequently. Photos will range from the 1940s through the 1980s. Once photos are labeled, they will be archived on the Web site if you'd like to take a look at snapshots from Thiel's history.
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President’s Challenge
Graduates of Thiel College from 1985-2009 are invited to participate in the new President’s Challenge. It’s simple—the class with the highest giving percentage rate among all classes each fiscal year will win the President’s Challenge Cup! The inaugural challenge began July 1, 2009, so if you haven’t already given to the Thiel Fund this year, it’s not too late (or too early) to put your class in the lead. Representatives from the winning class will be recognized during the 2010 Homecoming celebration. The winning class year will be engraved on the cup, which will reside in a place of honor in Roth Hall. In addition, a photo of the winning class will be featured in The Bell, Thiel’s alumni magazine. Click here to see how your class ranks in the standings!
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Spring Phonathon Update
The Spring Phonathon started on January 25, 2010 and continues through the end of February. Please take the opportunity to reconnect with your alma mater. Each caller is a current Thiel College student and is excited to fill you in on all the newest happenings at Thiel! We are pleased to announce that for every new donor that makes a pledge commitment during Phonathon, it will be matched until we reach $30,000 due to the generosity of an anonymous donor. All donations are appreciated as we work to reach our $1 million goal by June 30.
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Career Services
Thiel has always valued the relationship we have with alumni. What you may not know is what this relationship can do for our alumni. Thiel is committed to your continued success, and is making efforts to ensure that our alumni are aware of career services that are available to you.
The Office of Career Services is always available to alumni. From double checking how to update a resume to job search assistance, the Career Office is at your service.
We offer the following:
- One-on-one career counseling (in person, on the phone or via email)
- Group career sessions (through webinars)
- Online career seminars (check out the Career Services site to watch them now)
- Resume and cover letter preparation
- Practice Interviews
- Career fairs
- Graduate school preparation
Job postings and mentoring networks through College Central and Career Athletes
Need assistance in a way that you don’t see listed? Call the Director of Career Services at 724-589-2014.
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Keep in Touch!
Let us know if you have new contact information or exciting news in your life. Fill in the online update form here.
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Win a Trip to Hawaii!
Thiel Athletics is conducting a raffle for a trip to Waikiki Beach as a fundraiser this year. The trip includes roundtrip airfare and seven nights in a five-diamond hotel on Waikiki Beach for two! Tickets are $10. The drawing date is May 28, 2010 at the Blue Gold Golf Outing. Tickets may be purchased from Patti Leipheimer in the Student Services Office. Call 724-589-2125 or pleipheimer@thiel.edu.
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Thiel to Induct four into Athletic Hall of Fame
Thiel will welcome four outstanding former student-athletes into its Athletic Hall of Fame this spring. The Hall’s 30th induction class will include Bob Dean ’59, Tom Guskey ’72, Marian Mosser ’74 and Shawn Harding ’99. Inductees will be honored at the Hall of Fame banquet on Sunday, March 14 at 3 p.m. For more information about inductees and banquet tickets, visit here.
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Basketball Teams Raise Funds for Haiti
On January 23, the men’s and women’s basketball teams welcomed the St. Vincent Bearcats to Beeghly gymnasium and coordinated a Hearts for Haiti event, from which all proceeds were donated to the Haiti relief effort. The teams raised more than $600 for the cause.
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Lacrosse Coach Hired
Shem Johnston-Bloom, a former assistant coach at Wesleyan University (Conn.), has been named Thiel College’s first head men’s lacrosse coach, Director of Athletics Jack Leipheimer announced January 29. For more information about Coach Johnston-Bloom and the Thiel Lacrosse program, visit here.
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Spring Athletics
Follow your favorite Tomcat teams this spring. Visit www.thielathletics.com for a complete schedule of games and the latest results—or purchase some Thiel gear!
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“Connecting Globally in the 21st Century”
Monday, February 22, 7 p.m. (Lutheran Heritage Room)
Featuring Thiel alumnus William Parker ’75, vice president for international affairs, 21st Century Systems, Inc. Parker is also an adjunct fellow for national security analysis at John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab and special adviser for international affairs at the Space Foundation.
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Thiel Choir Spring Tour Dates
The Thiel Choir will start its 57th annual spring tour through the southeastern United States February 25. The 44-voice choir, under the direction of Dr. Michael Bray, will perform at Lutheran churches in Pennsylvania, Florida, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Maryland. The complete schedule can be found here. An admission representative will be traveling with the choir and is available to meet with prospective students and alumni one hour prior to every concert. Visit www.thiel.edu or contact Vicki Poe for more information: vpoe@thiel.edu.
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Tomcat Alumni Webinar
Wednesday, March 3, 7 p.m.
“Technology and Career: New ways to approach networking, job searching and resume posting."
Contact Director of Career Services, Heather Balas, to sign up: hbalas@thiel.edu.
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Campus Preview Day
March 13
Call 800-24-THIEL or visit http://tinyurl.com/y9m26ko to register.
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Alumni Mixer and Sean Kingston Concert
Saturday, March 20, 7 p.m. (Friends of Art Lounge)
 Join fellow alumni for a pre-concert mixer and the Sean Kingston concert! A $15 Alumni party pack includes admission to the mixer and concert ticket. To RSVP, contact Lauren Oman at loman@thiel.edu or 724-589-2042.
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Inauguration of Dr. Troy D. VanAken,
19th President of Thiel College
Saturday, April 17
More details to come!
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HOMECOMING 2010—Save the Date!
September 17-19
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