Thiel Happenings

Choir concludes tour with performance at David Johnson Memorial Chapel

The Thiel Choir is performing spring concerts at two churches in northern and central Pennsylvania, and one closer to home in Greenville.

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Thiel College vice president recognized as one of Mercer County’s top young leaders

Thiel College Vice President of Student Life Michael McKinney ’02 will be recognized as an influential young leader during this year’s Mercer County chambers of commerce “40 under Forty” awards ceremony.

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80 years later, oldest living alumna fondly recalls her Thiel College years

To celebrate Thiel College’s sesquicentennial, Media Production Engineer Mike McElroy and Director of Alumni Development Kraig R. Smith ’12 traveled to New Jersey to interview the College’s oldest living alumna, Vivian Lowther ’35. The 101-year-old former teacher recalled her experiences at Thiel College and her connection to Amelia Earhart H’32.

View other alumni spotlight videos on YouTube:

• Danielle Dwyer ’11
• Ronnell Hunt ’15

White reminds students to keep learning to stay relevant

Steve White ’75 told the senior business seminar class of Professor David Miller ’61 that one of the best ways to be a valuable employee or be sought after is to keep learning long after graduation.

“He gave us a few words of wisdom before ending the presentation. He told us ‘be ready to change your mind even if you invented it.’ He also said, ‘be ready to change what you think is perfect.’” – Paige Bennett ’16

“‘The more you stay relevant, the more you will be in demand.’ This means that the more you stay up to date with technology and the growing corporate world, the more you will be wanted and utilized by companies.” – Adam Matthews ’16

“Mr. White gave us great advice for entering the workforce. His main point was to stay relevant. Learn how to learn. The world, and everything in it, is changing so quickly, but if we continue learning, we will always be relevant. Another way to stay relevant is to continue building a network. Networking is the most important skill in one’s professional life. It’s all about who you know. Once you land an interview through networking, it is then your time to shine.” – Kelsey Schneider ’16

“Steve stated that the greatest aspect that came out of his time at Thiel was learning how to learn. You must be able to adapt to the changing job market and Thiel taught him just how to do that. He also created many friendships that still last to this day during his journey at Thiel College.” – Jeffrey Jenkins ’16

“I really like Mr. White’s one sentence. If you do not learn something new every day that will help you succeed, then the day is wasted. I should think about using my day carefully because life is short. If one does not exert oneself in youth, one will regret it in old age.”  – Yao Li ’16

Relay for Life of Thiel College

The Relay for Life of Thiel College begins at 4 p.m. Friday at the Rissell-Schreyer Dome. There is still time to contribute!

• Join a team or make a donation

Fifteen teams from different areas of campus are registered.

Contact Debbie Schreiber at ext. 2110 for information on the Roth Hall team The Young and the Rest of Us.

Final Thiel Forum of 2015-2016 academic year is April 7

Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Department Chair Greg Butcher, Ph.D., and Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair Arthur White Jr., Ph.D., are the speakers for the final Thiel Forum of the 2015-2016 academic year.

Butcher will present his talk “Faculty Development Through Collaboration.” White will discuss his travels to Rome in 2015.

The Thiel Forums are held monthly on select Thursdays throughout the academic year. They provide faculty, students and staff an opportunity to share projects or publications and to discuss their work. Past forums are available to view on YouTube.

• View the Thiel Forum page for more information.

Office of Communications and Marketing wins five CUPRAP awards

Media Production Engineer Mike McElroy (left) and Director of Communications and Marketing Jonathan Shearer attended the College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals (CUPRAP) conference in Hershey, Pa. on March 9-11.

Thiel College was recognized with five CUPPIEs at the conference. The prospective students postcard series and summer alumni postcard series won gold awards. The Homecoming 2015 brochure and the headline for the spring 2015 edition of The Bell “Brain Matters” won silver awards. The spring 2015 edition of The Bell was a bronze award winner.

Altogether, 380 entries were received from more than 100 colleges, universities, and providers of private, specialized and secondary education in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and Wisconsin. Judges represented experts in the field of communications and included designers, writers, educators, corporate executives and media professionals.

“The awards ceremony was a truly exciting night for our office,” Shearer said. “The recognition is a testament to the entire team’s hard work and excellent internal and external partnerships that make it all possible.”

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Tomcat Tributes

Tomcat Tributes recognize the teamwork Thiel College employees exhibit each day. Employees nominate co-workers for recognition in four categories (Random Act of Kindness, Going the Extra Mile, Had a Great Idea, Just Because).

• To nominate a fellow employee, visit the Campus Resources link on the Thiel Hub.

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