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ATTENTION ALL THIEL COLLEGE FACULTY AND STAFF!
For release June 29, 2000
On Monday, July 10, 2000 we will be
closing the parking lot at the Gymnasium. The college has hired a vendor to do site drainage and re-surface this
parking area with a new gravel substrate and asphalt. This work will be completed in about ten days, so all current
users of this parking area are being asked to move to the large lot behind the Passavent Center.
Once completed we will have a beautiful new parking facility with striped spaces, handicap parking area, and lighting.
If you have any questions, feel free to call the maintenance office at (724) 589-2175.
Thank you for your cooperation.
President schedules campus forums
President Masters has scheduled two fall campus forums for staff and
faculty members.
A forum for staff members will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6
in
the Lutheran Heritage Room in the Howard Miller Student Center (HMSC).
A forum for faculty members will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 in
the Lutheran Heritage Room, HMSC.
Masters will discuss recent campus activities and future plans for the
college. Refreshments will be provided.
THIEL PROFESSOR TO PARTICIPATE IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT
READING
For release June 27, 2000
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Andrew Grover,
a professor at Thiel College, was selected to participate this June in the annual reading and scoring of the College
Board's Advanced Placement (AP) examinations in computer
science.
Each year the AP Program, sponsored by the College Board, gives hundreds of thousands of capable high school students
an opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses and examinations and, based on their
exam performance, to receive credit and/or advanced placement when they enter college.
More than 1.1 million examinations in 18 disciplines were evaluated by over 4,800 faculty consultants from high
schools and universities across North America. Drawn from various ethnic groups from every state, these
men and women are some of the best high school and college educators in the United States and Canada.
The AP Reading is one of the few settings in which academic dialogue between school and college educators is fostered
and strongly encouraged.
"The Reading draws upon the talents of some of the finest teachers and professors that America has to offer,"
said Dr. Lee Jones, AP executive director at the College Board.
Grover, who joined the Thiel faculty in 1984, is a professor of mathematics and computer science.
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ELEMENTARY
STUDENTS TAKE TO THIEL COLLEGE CAMPUS
For release June 27, 2000
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Thiel College isn't just for high school graduates
anymore.
For the next few weeks children in grades four through nine will try their hands at higher education at this year's
annual College For Kids program. Sponsored by the college, the summer camp offers participants a
chance to sit in college classrooms and take "classes."
All for fun, of course, children will experience courses varying from journalism to entomology. No tests, no mountains
of homework - just an educational opportunity for students eager to learn.
"It's a great way to introduce elementary and junior high school students to the college world," said
Carol Adzima, College For Kids director. "Hopefully, this will open some doors to subjects that interest them."
This week and next, students in grades four to six will be on campus. Children in grades seven to nine will take
classes from July 10 to 14.
"We are always excited when this time of year rolls around," said Adzima. "The kids are just filled
with excitement - they have a contagious excitement for learning."
Adzima credits the instructors - most of whom are college professors, public school teachers, or area professionals
- for taking time from their schedules to teach during the summer months.
"These are true teachers," Adzima said. "It's exciting to see them eager to share their knowledge."
Some of the courses being taught are music, Spanish, gardening, chemistry, magic, entomology, computers, food microbiology,
journalism, poetry, sign language, archery, watercolor painting, and photography.
For more information about the program, contact Adzima at (724)
589-2232.
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THIEL STUDENTS NAMED TO DEAN'S LIST FOR SPRING SEMESTER
For release June 23, 2000
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Over 200 students were named to the Thiel College
dean's list for the spring 2000 semester. To qualify for the dean's
list, students must earn a 3.4 grade point average or higher on a 4.0
scale. (click on links to see lists)
PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, and OTHER
STATES
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DEDICATION
OF THE NEW LUTHERAN HERITAGE ROOM
For release
June 21, 2000
Thiel President Dr. Lance A. Masters applauds after unveiling a plaque at the dedication of the
new Lutheran Heritage Room, a 200-seat capacity room funded by the churches in the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Churches in the synod raised over $300,000 for the construction
and finishing of the room which is located in the recently renovated Howard Miller Student Center. The room will
be used for student functions and will double as a banquet/meeting center.
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