August 10, 2016

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Next Issue: August 17, 2016

Thiel Happenings

Kulikova joins Department of Media, Communication and Public Relations

Thiel College announces the addition of Visiting Professor of Communication Svetlana Kulikova, Ph.D., to the Department of Media, Communication and Public Relations.

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Johnson publishes article on English Renaissance drama and superstition

Associate Professor of English and Department Chair Jared Johnson, Ph.D., has published an article in the latest edition of the Selected Papers of the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference.

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Neuroscience professor publishes collaborative research effort on biological modeling

Associate Professor of Neuroscience Greg Butcher, Ph.D., has coauthored a research project that was recently published in Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching.

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President Traverso meets with Greenville community leaders

President Susan Traverso, Ph.D., spent part of Tuesday meeting with members of Greenville-area civic groups. She attended a Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce meeting and was a guest of the Rotary Club of Greenville.

Thiel Forums will cover wide array of topics

Long-distance cycling, “Star Wars,” living in China, travel experiences from Oxford to Ireland to Africa, and a look at research involving Seneca Indians in the southern tier of New York are some of the topics on the agenda for the 2016-2017 Thiel Forums.

The Thiel Forums are held monthly at 4 p.m. on select Thursdays throughout the academic year in the Stamm Lecture Hall in the James Pedas Communication Center. They provide faculty, students and staff an opportunity to share projects or publications and to discuss their work.

The schedule is subject to change. View the Thiel Forum page for more information.

2016-2017 Schedule

  • Sept. 15, 2016
  • Oct. 20, 2016
  • Nov. 17, 2016
  • Jan. 12, 2017
  • Feb. 16, 2017
  • March 16, 2017
  • April 6, 2017

Spotlighting Thiel College in the news

Alumnus makes national news with move to Kemper

George “Chip” D. Dufala Jr. ’92 attracted national attention in the insurance industry when the news broke in early July that he would be joining Kemper Corporation as the company’s President, Property and Casualty Division. According to the Office of Communications and Marketing media monitoring service, this was the most-read College-related news in the past month.

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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).

Student News

Special Notes

HR Notes

Thiel College welcomes:

Paid days off schedule

The paid days off schedule for the remainder of the year has been approved.

Additional paid days off are Nov. 25  (the Friday after Thanksgiving) and Dec. 27-30.

Events

Campus Events

Welcome Worship: Reach for the Stars!
Aug. 28 at 11 a.m.
David Johnson Memorial Chapel

As a part of the first-year student orientation weekend, this worship service will celebrate the beginning of the academic year.

For more information, contact Pastor Jayne Thompson at ext. 2130.

Greenville Neuromodulation Center Faculty/Student Research Institute Plenary Session
Sept. 9 at 1 p.m.
Lutheran Heritage Room, Howard Miller Student Center

Students and faculty involved with the institute will present talks on their research topics.

For more information, contact Delbert Abi Abdallah, Ph.D., at ext. 2067.

Free Pops Concert and Ice Cream Social
Sept. 10 at 2 p.m.
Howard Miller Student Center lawn

The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will perform a free pops concert on the Howard Miller Student Center lawn. The event is part of Thiel College's yearlong celebration of its sesquicentennial. Guests should bring a blanket or their own chairs.

Community Events

Startup Weekend seeking students, entrepreneurs

The eCenter@LindenPointe business incubator is hosting a "Startup Weekend: Hermitage, Energy Edition" on Sept. 16-18. The first event of its kind in the Shenango Valley, it will promote energy innovation in the area. Startup Weekend is for developers, designers, marketers, students, entrepreneurs, attorneys and business owners.

Participants will learn how to create a real company and in the process meet mentors and potential investors, co-founders, and sponsors.

Early registration tickets cost $50 and $25 for students. Regular registration tickets cost $75 and $37.50 for students.

For more information, call 724-981-1829 or email the eCenter.

T-Notes Publishing Schedule

The next issue of T-Notes will be out Wednesday, Aug. 17.

Send your submissions by noon Monday, Aug. 15 to tnotes@thiel.edu.

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