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THIEL
BAND CONCERT MAY 2
For release April 25, 2000
GREENVILLE, Pa. - The Thiel Concert Band spring concert will
be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2 in the William A. Passavant Memorial Center on the Thiel College campus.
Works by Claude T. Smith, Rogers & Hammerstein, John
Williams and others will be performed. The band is under the direction of Jeff Hvizdos.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information,
please contact Hvizdos at (724) 589-2766.
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SUITLAND
STUDENT EARNS TUITION-FREE SCHOLARSHIP TO THIEL
For release April 20, 2000
 GREENVILLE,
Pa. - Maiyana S. Greene, a senior at Suitland High School in Suitland, Md., has been named the winner of the William
B. Frank Minority Scholarship in Physical Sciences, a comprehensive four-year tuition-free scholarship to Thiel
College.
The award is give to minority students who intend to major
in chemistry, physics or mathematics at Thiel. Greene, who will be a freshman in the fall 2000 semester, plans
to major in medical technology or mortuary science.
Mr. William B. Frank, a 1950 Thiel graduate who was raised
outside of Youngstown, Ohio, created the minority scholarship. After graduating, he completed graduate work in
chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh, and then served in the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Maryland. Following
his military service, he joined the Research and Development Laboratories of ALCOA, the Aluminum Company of America
in New Kensington, Pa. He retired in 1994.
Applicants are evaluated on academic preparation, commitment
to the study of science and financial need.
Greene, the daughter of Curtis Greene and Sayana Greene,
has earned the VICA Leadership Award and the Hands of Excellence Sign Language Team Award.
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CONCERT,
FEATURING JOSEF GERMAINE, IS BLEND OF MUSIC FROM CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH FAITHS
For release April 20, 2000
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Guest cantor Rabbi Josef Germaine will
serve as the featured soloist at a unique concert blending music from the Christian and Jewish faiths at a spring
concert 8 p.m. Friday, April 28 at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Greenville. The Thiel Choir, Greenville area
community choir and the Thiel College Handbell Ringers will also be featured.
The concert will feature Germaine, a lyric tenor, who will
solo in the Jewish repertoire. Germaine has performed operatic roles with the New York Opera Theatre, Performing
Arts Opera Company of New Mexico and the UCLA Opera.
Titled "L'dor Vador Shalom Adonai - From Generation
to Generation, Peace, O Lord," the concert begins with a Missa Brevis setting by the English composer William
Mathias and "Song of Peace" by Vincent Persichetti.
The concert will conclude with a set of Jewish liturgical
choral works sung in Hebrew.
The choirs are under the direction of Michael R. Bray and
accompanied by Kathryn A. Gray. Raymond H. Ocock directs the Thiel College Handbell Ringers.
This concert will mark the sixth annual collaboration of
area singers with the Thiel Choir and the fourth directed by Bray. A free-will offering will be taken at the concert.
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JUVENILE AND FAMILY JUSTICE MAJOR ESTABLISHED AT THIEL
For release April 18, 2000
GREENVILLE, Pa. - A new academic major, juvenile and family justice,
has been established at Thiel College and will be offered beginning in the fall 2000 semester.
The course, developed jointly by the departments of political
science and sociology, should appeal to those students contemplating careers in social work, law enforcement, law,
education, and government, said Dr.
Allan Hunchuk, chair of the college's sociology department, the department in which the criminal justice program
is located.
"In American society we are witnessing an outbreak of
escalating domestic violence and rising rates of juvenile crime," Hunchuk said. "The major in criminal
justice focusing on juvenile and family justice constitutes a novel and valuable way to address a widespread and
growing concern in our society."
Students will consider such questions as:
- "What is it about our particular society that contributes
to high rates of domestic violence and juvenile criminal activities?"
- "Where does justice lie in the solutions to the issues
of family violence and juvenile delinquency?"
- "How does our criminal justice system address these
issues and in what other ways can they be examined?"
The dilemma facing American society is not only one of control
and punishment, but also of the creation of a peaceful, humane society in which its children and its family members
can lead full, constructive lives, said Hunchuk.
President Lance Masters also said that Thiel's special focus
within the broader field of criminal justice is unique, appropriate especially for the student who is somewhat
less interested in the punishment of crime
and somewhat more interested in working to reduce socially destructive behavior.
"This orientation fits particularly well in the context of the liberal arts and sciences, where students get
an education with relevance not only for their career preparation, but also that prepares them to deal with an
increasingly complex and turbulent world," he said.
For more information about the program, please contact Hunchuk
at (724) 589-2087.
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THIEL STUDENTS TO TAKE SHELTER IN BOXES
For release April 4, 2000
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Members of Thiel College's Circle K organization
will give up their dorm rooms for cardboard boxes Friday night as they attempt to raise awareness about the homeless.
The fifth annual "Sleep-in-a-Box" campaign, a fund-raiser
for The Salvation Army and Iodine Deficiency Disorder, begins at 9 a.m. Friday and concludes Saturday morning.
Circle K members will collect donations
all day Friday and retire to cardboard boxes on the college's front lawn - rain or shine.
Circle K, sponsored by the Greenville Kiwanis Club, was established
in 1994 specifically for service projects on and off campus. Circle K has participated in campus and community
clean-up days and various fund-raising campaigns, with proceeds benefiting local day care and literacy organizations.
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JAMESTOWN
TEACHER TO BE HONORED FOR COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
For release March 31, 2000
 GREENVILLE - Julie Harris, a sixth-grade teacher at Jamestown Elementary School,
Jamestown, will receive Thiel College's Leadership in Environmental Awareness Award for her commitment to environmental
education.
Harris will be honored during a special ceremony on Monday, April 3, the opening day of Thiel College's Earth Day
2000 celebration.
While at Jamestown Elementary School, Harris has been instrumental
in revitalizing the school's elementary science program with hands-on science labs, the creation of an outdoor
Land Lab, and the development
of the school's Discovery Room.
The Land Lab, a community/school project that enhances learning
for the entire community, is an outdoor classroom where students conduct experiments and observations in a natural
setting.
The Discovery Room, which is "the most popular room
in the school," according to Brian A. Schaller, elementary principal, features a cascading waterfall that
flows into an indoor pond that is home to fish and turtles.
Harris is also the adviser to the school's Environmental
Club, an extension of classroom curriculum and instruction.
Harris' sixth-grade students will participate in Thiel College's
Earth Day 2000 program by presenting "A Seasonal Approach to Environmental Experiences" during the Earth
Learners Workshops series on Monday, April 3.
Thiel College's Earth Day 2000 is a campus-wide three-day
event featuring speakers and workshops focusing on how we can be active participants in preserving the environment.
For more information about activities, please contact Dr. Curt Thompson at (724) 589-2106.
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