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SEVENTH JOINT CONCERT
BETWEEN THIEL, COMMUNITY SINGERS IS APRIL 27
For immediate release April 26, 2001
GREENVILLE, Pa. - The joint concert between the Thiel College
Choir and community members will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Greenville.
This is the seventh year for the joint concert, organized and directed by Dr. Michael Bray, Thiel Choir director.
Thirty-five community members and 42 Thiel students make up the choir.
The concert will feature Bach's Easter cantata "Christ Lay in Death's Bonds" and Mozart's "Solemn
Vespers."
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THIEL COLLEGE STUDENT
RECITAL IS MONDAY, APRIL 30
For immediate release April 26, 2001
GREENVILLE, Pa. - The Thiel College department of performing
arts will present a student recital at 7 p.m. Monday, April 30, in the William A. Passavant Memorial Center.
Voice students of Dr. Michael Bray will sing works by Durante, Vaughan Williams, Beethoven and Handel.
Jinju Kwon and In-hye Lee, organ students of professor Raymond H. Ocock, will perform works by John Stanley and
Clerambault.
Piano students of Kathryn A. Gray will also perform. The recital is free and the public is invited to attend.
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TICKETS FOR THIEL
COMMENCEMENT AVAILABLE
For immediate release April 26, 2001
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Seating is available to the public for
Thiel College Commencement, scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13, in the William A. Passavant Memorial Center on
the college campus.
Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy, who will be speaking the day prior at the college's Christian Unity Forum, will
provide the commencement address and receive an honorary doctorate degree.
There is no cost for the tickets. To reserve a seat, please contact Jennie Travaglini at (724) 589-2240 or Marianne
Calenda at (724) 589-2028. Tickets can be mailed or picked up in the office of special events prior to commencement.
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THIEL HOSTS GOSPEL
CONCERT ON SATURDAY
For immediate release April 26, 2001
GREENVILLE, Pa. - The Thiel College Organization of Black
Collegiates will host the second annual gospel concert at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the William A. Passavant
Memorial Center on the college campus.
The concert will feature the Thiel College Choir, as well
as Redeemed, the Youngstown State University Gospel Choir, Missionary, the Christian Fellowship Choir, Divinity,
and saxophonist the Rev. Johnny Wallace.
The event is free and open to the public.
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THIEL COLLEGE HABITAT
GIVES MERCER COUNTY HABITAT $1000
For immediate release April 20, 2001
GREENVILLE, Pa. - The officers and major fundraisers of Thiel's
Habitat for Humanity gave a check to Beckie Erwin (formerly worked for Thiel in Public Relations) of Mercer County
Habitat a check for $1000 raised by students at Thiel.
This is a record amount for our group.
The presentation was on April 17, our last meeting of the year. The folks, in order left to right, in the picture
are:
Jennifer Allen,
Treasurer, Sophomore, Pittsburgh;
Aimee Koprowski,
Vice President, Freshman, Wattsburg;
Andrew Thurston,
President, Junior, Carlisle;
Beckie Erwin,
Mercer County Habitat;
Sara Wise,
Active Fundraiser, Freshman,New Philadelphia, Ohio
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JAMES POOLE EARNS
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AWARD
For immediate release April 20, 2001
The third annual Thiel College Leadership in Environmental
Awareness Award was presented to James E. Poole, a seventh grade science teacher at Grove City Area Middle School
in Grove City, Pa., during the college's Earth Week 2001 celebration.
 Poole, who
was nominated by colleague Jamie S. Scott, also serves as the coordinator of the school's environmental learning
program at Lutherlyn Environmental Center.
"Although we pride ourselves on a team approach at Grove City Middle School, Jim has consistently been our
inspiration to pursue environmental education activities," Scott wrote in her nomination letter.
Poole is known for creating active, hands-on learning environments for his students. He brings his love of the
outdoors and knowledge of environmental issues to the study of biodiversity, organisms, and ecosystems.
The most noteworthy of Poole's leadership in environmental awareness, Scott said, is the creation of the seventh
grade overnight field trip experience at Lutherlyn.
"Grove City Middle School teachers had been hoping for some years to reinstitute a multi-day environmental
learning activity," said Scott. A program was soon developed after Poole's participation in the American Wilderness
Leadership School in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Inspired by the conservation, wildlife habitat and wilderness survival curriculum presented in Wyoming, Poole decided
to share this information with his students.
The result is an annual two-day field trip to Lutherlyn in Prospect, Pa., where his students participate in stream
studies, learn about ecosystems and take part in world resource simulations.
According to his colleagues, Poole is not resting on these accomplishments or his 30 years of teaching experience.
"From his earliest years of teaching when he led a hiking or camping club, to this past summer when he attended
a workshop on developing environmental and ecology curricula related to the new Pennsylvania standards, Jim brings
enthusiasm, a dedication to perfection, and a strong love of the environment to all he does," said Scott.
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THIEL BAND PRESENTS
SPRING CONCERT SUNDAY APRIL 22
For immediate release April 18, 2001
GREENVILLE, Pa. - The Thiel College Band will present its
spring concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in the William A. Passavant Memorial Center on the college campus.
The concert will feature music of John Philip Sousa, Clifton Williams, James Swearingen, and Fred Jewell, as well
as music from the movies "Aladdin" and "Forrest Gump."
The band is under the direction of Jeff Hvizdos, an adjunct professor of woodwinds at Thiel for the past nine years.
The concert is free and open to the public.
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GREENVILLE RESIDENT
EARNS VIRA HEINZ SCHOLARSHIP
For immediate release April 16, 2001
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Thiel College junior Cheryl Williams has
been awarded the Vira I. Heinz Scholarship for Education Abroad for 2001.
Williams will use the $4,000 award to study the culture of Australia. Williams, a business and accounting major,
intends to draw upon her overseas experience when she enters the workforce.
"Although I am not an international business major, I know that in everyday transactions it is necessary to
work with all kinds of people. Having an experience like this will help me work better with people who are from
different areas of the world," said Williams.
The Vira I. Heinz Scholarship for Education Abroad award is granted to a woman student for summer study and travel
abroad at the close of her junior year. It is intended to enrich the student's academic program, provide opportunity
to travel in a foreign country, and improve international understanding.
The Vira I. Heinz Endowment is one of the Pittsburgh-based Heinz Endowments, which together form one of the nation's
largest philanthropic organizations. The endowments' mission is to support progress in economic opportunity, arts
and culture, education, health, human services and the environment.
Williams, who will graduate in May 2002, is a 1998 graduate of Greenville High School. She has served as vice president
of the Circle K club and the Habitat for Humanity organization, and is a member of the Chi Omega sorority. She
is the daughter of Jenny and Vern Williams of Greenville.
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ARTICLE BY THIEL
PROFESSOR PUBLISHED IN JOURNAL
For immediate release April 12, 2001
GREENVILLE, Pa. - An article written by Thiel College English
Professor Dr. Jay A. Ward was recently included in a National Honors Report (NHR) special volume. NHR is one of
the journals of the National Collegiate Honors Council.
Ward's article, "Divided Selves: Part-Time Directors,"
was selected for inclusion in the Classics II issue, the second in a series of Classics volumes that collect important
articles published in NHR over the past 40 years.
Ward's article was first published in 1992.
Ward, a resident of Sharon, joined the Thiel College faculty
as an assistant professor of English and communication in 1978. He earned his bachelor's degree from Butler University,
and his master's from Indiana Central University. Ward earned his Ph.D. from Ball State University.
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CANCER SURVIVOR,
ECOLOGIST TO SPEAK AT THIEL APRIL 24
For immediate release April 12, 2001
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Dr. Sandra Steingraber, an internationally
recognized expert on the environmental links to cancer, will speak at Thiel College at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April
24, in the college's Lutheran Heritage Room of the Howard Miller Student Center.
An ecologist, poet, and cancer survivor, Steingraber is the
author of the highly acclaimed book, "Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment,"
which presents cancer as a human rights issue. It is the first to bring together data on toxic releases - now made
available under right-to-know laws -- and data from the United States cancer registries.
"Living Downstream" has won praise from the international
media, including The Washington Post, The Nation, The Chicago Tribune, The London Times, and Publishers' Weekly.
She has been interviewed by USA Today, National Public Radio, and the Today Show.
Steingraber has also published "Post-Diagnosis,"
a volume of poetry, and co-authored a work of ecology and human rights in Africa, "The Spoils of Famine."
She served on President Clinton's National Action Plan on Breast Cancer, administered by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
She has taught biology at Columbia College, Chicago, held
visiting fellowships at the University of Illinois, Radcliffe/Harvard, and Northeastern University.
Steingraber appearance at Thiel concludes the college's Earth
Week events. The lecture is free and open to the public. No reservations are necessary.
For more information about the Earth Week events, please
contact Marianne Calenda, director of special projects and events, at (724) 589-2028.
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SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGIAN
TO SPEAK AT THIEL APRIL 19
For immediate release April 11, 2001
Dr. Phil Hefner, professor of systematic theology at the
Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, will speak at Thiel College at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in the Lutheran
Heritage Room of the college's Howard Miller Student Center.
 Hefner,
a featured lecturer during the college's Earth Week celebration "Celebrating the Dignity of the Earth,"
will discuss "Making Nature Friendly: The Ongoing Challenge." The event is free and open to the public.
Director of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science, Hefner
is also the editor-in-chief of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. Hefner has been a guiding force in the science-religion
dialogue, not least for his seminal understanding of human beings as created co-creators, which has provided an
insightful way of understanding human responsibility in an ecological age.
He was written over 100 articles and seven books, many of
which are devoted to the task of understanding the relationship between religion and science. His 1995 book, "The
Human Factor: Evolution, Culture, and Religion" received the Templeton Foundation's Best Books in Religion
and Science Award.
There is no fee to attend the lecture. For more information,
please contact Marianne Calenda, the college's director of special projects and events, at (724) 589-2028.
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ENVIRONMENTALIST
TO SPEAK AT THIEL
DURING EARTH WEEK CELEBRATION
For immediate release April 10, 2001
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Dr. Peter G. Brown, professor at and director
of the McGill School of Environment at McGill University in Montreal, will be featured speaker during Thiel College's
Earth Week celebration, "Celebrating the Dignity of the Earth."
 Brown
will deliver a lecture, "Stewardship Economics: Fitting the Economy into the Biosphere," at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
April 18, in the Lutheran Heritage Room of the Howard Miller Student Center on the college campus. The lecture
is free and open to the public.
Brown will identify ways to restructure economics from a
growth orientation to an economics of stewardship as a moral end.
His teaching, research, and service are concerned with ethics,
governance, and the protection of the environment. His academic appointments at McGill are in the departments of
geography, natural resource sciences, as well as the School of Environment.
Active in tree farming and conservation efforts in Maryland
and Maine, Brown was named "Tree Farmer of the Year" in Garrett County, Md., and has served as steward
of Walker Pond in Hancock County, Maine.
He has served as a consultant to many organizations, including
the Global Environmental Institute, the National Science Foundation, the United States Environmental Protection
Agency, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Urban Institute. He has also authored numerous papers
and books, including "Restoring the Public Trust: A Fresh Vision for Progressive Government in America"
and "Ethics, Economics, and International Relations: Transparent Sovereignty in the Commonwealth of Life."
He has written numerous articles, a few of which have appeared
in The Washington Post, The Hastings Center Report, The American Bar Association Journal, National Forum, The Baltimore
Sun, and The Encyclopedia of the Environment.
Reservations for the lecture are not necessary.
For more information regarding the college's Earth Week celebration,
please contact Marianne Calenda, director of special projects and events, at (724) 589-2028.
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THIEL COLLEGE ANNOUNCES
EARTH DAY EVENTS
For immediate release April 4, 2001
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Thiel College will host its annual celebration
of the Earth from April 17-24. "Celebrating the Dignity of the Earth," the theme for this year's program,
will feature a series of lectures open to the public, as well as activities for Thiel students and local elementary
students.
The schedule of events is as follows:
TUESDAY, APRIL 17
Opening Session: 9 a.m., William A. Passavant Memorial Center
Join Thiel students and faculty as they kick off the celebration of the Earth. During this session, the Leadership
in Environmental Awareness Award and the winners of the Haiku competition will be announced. Area elementary students
will receive special instructions for the day. Open to the public.
The Wonder of Water: Thiel
College welcomes regional students in grades 4 to 6 to participate in a series of interactive environmental workshops.
Elementary workshops: 9:30
to 11:50 a.m.
Discover Lake Erie: Students
will take a closer look at our Great Lake with Anne Danielski, coastal environmental education specialist from
the Lake Erie Sea Grant Office.
Trouble in Fruitvale: How
did the well water become contaminated? Students will be led by the Science on the Road team from the Carnegie
Science Center on an investigation of ground water contamination.
Life in the Shenango River
Watershed: Under the direction of Thiel College biology students, participants will consider the importance of
their local watershed to humans and other life forms. A mapping exercise will allow students to identify familiar
parts of the watershed.
How Fresh is Freshwater?:
How much freshwater is available on Earth and how easily is it polluted? Students will participate in the Frog
Survival Game, which will alert them to the factors that limit the survival of water dependent on organisms. Presented
by members of the Thiel College Biology Honor Society, Beta Beta Beta.
Wetlands: A hands-on discovery
of the plants, soils and importance of four local wetlands presented by Linda Armstrong, Pymatuning State Park
naturalist.
Ocean's Away: 12:30 p.m.,
William A. Passavant Memorial Center
An interactive assembly program about three ocean habitats presented by the ZooMobile team from the Pittsburgh
Zoo & Aquarium.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
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"Stewardship Economics: Fitting the Economy into the Biosphere" Public Lecture:
7 p.m., Lutheran Heritage Room, Howard Miller Student Center
Dr. Peter G. Brown, director of the McGill School of Environment at McGill University in Montreal, will identify
ways to restructure economics from a growth orientation to an economics of stewardship as a moral end. This event
is open to the public.
THURSDAY, APRIL 19
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"Making Nature Friendly: The Ongoing Challenge" Public Lecture: 7 p.m., Lutheran Heritage Room, Howard
Miller Student Center
Dr. Phil Hefner, professor of systematic theology at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago and editor-in-chief
of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, will discuss the challenges of "making nature friendly." This
event is open to the public.
Rainforest Canopy Coffeehouse: 8:30 p.m. Rotunda Bistro, Howard Miller Student Center
Grab a cup of freshly brewed Starbucks coffee and listen to the sounds of talented local musicians. The Coffeehouse
will feature Thiel College faculty, students and members of the Greenville community. Open to the public.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21
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Think Globally, Act Locally River Clean Up: 10 a.m. to noon
Join volunteers from the Shenango River Watchers to remove litter from the banks of the Little Shenango. Meet in
the lobby of the Academic Center at 10 a.m. Volunteers are encouraged to wear long pants, boots and gloves. This
is an approved community service activity for Global Heritage and Women's Leadership programs.
TUESDAY, APRIL 24
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"Cancer and its Environmental Links" Public Lecture: 7:30 p.m. Lutheran Heritage Room, Howard Miller
Student Center
Dr. Sandra Steingraber - an ecologist, poet, and cancer survivor - will discuss the environmental links to cancer.
She is the author of "Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment."
For more information on any of the events, please contact Thiel College's Office of Special Events at (724) 589-2028.
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