thiel happenings


Accepting Nominations for Students of the Month


The faculty executive committee has created a Student-of-the-Month nomination form to recognize our senior students who have a GPA of 3.6 or higher; who demonstrate ethical and responsible leadership; who maintain a solid work ethic and who are good representatives of the departments and programs at Thiel College.

Since we work with students in different capacities, administrators, faculty and staff may contact the Office of Academic Affairs for a list of eligible students. Please consider nominating as many students as you wish and mail your form(s) to Julie Graubard by Sept. 25.


NEW SONG–Bring one, learn one, BE IN one!
Campus Ministry Worship for All


Tuesday, Sept. 25 12:15 – 12:45 p.m.
Johnson Memorial Chapel
Bringing the song, bringing the message:
Ronnell Hunt, second year student and licensed Baptist preacher
Free lunch to share/lunch to go is available.
Thiel Campus Ministry: Welcoming One Another As Christ Welcomes Us


LiveWord! Goes Live

LiveWord! is a new ministry expression of students of Thiel—a blog for sharing brief reflections that will build up and lift up the campus community.

LiveWord! aims to make space for a diverse group of bloggers, drawn initially from the recognized campus ministry groups. You can find LiveWord! at http://thielliveword.tumblr.com/.


upcoming campus events


From the Streets to the Classroom: Education = Respect

Wednesday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m. - noon
Lutheran Heritage Room, HMSC

Presented by Luis Garcia in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend.
Following the presentation enjoy a buffet catered by Compadres Mexican Restaurant.


The Cleveland Cyanide Murder Case:
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Crime Investigation

Friday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m.
S-100

Presented by Douglas E. Rohde, MS, Lake County Crime Laboratory
Sponsored by the Penn-Ohio Border Section of the American Chemical Society.
For more information, please contact Dr. Kathy Frantz.
All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend.



Community and Military Personnel Day/Admissions Band Day

Saturday, Sept. 22, beginning at 1:30 a.m.
This year’s event will feature booths staffed by local community organizations and groups and a "Mobile Vet Center." The mobile center is hosted by counselors from the Erie Vet Center who can talk to veterans about their wartime experiences and the center’s readjustment services. Thiel will face Washington & Jefferson College during the football game, which kicks off at 1:30 p.m.

Student musicians from local high school marching bands also will be on campus for the admissions "Band Day" visit day and will perform during half-time with the Thiel Tomcat Marching Pride.

A tailgate lunch buffet is available to Community Day attendees for $5 per person.

Any active or retired military personnel with military ID or in uniform will receive free admission to the Thiel football game. Partial proceeds from the event will benefit the Erie Vet Center.

Con Spirito Chamber Music Concert Series Presents the Jasper String Quartet

Thursday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Johnson Memorial Chapel

A pre-concert reception will be held in the Sawhill-Georgian Room of the HMSC at 6:30 p.m. RSVP to the Office of Special Events if you'd like to attend the reception and concert. Call ext. 2240 for more information.

For more details on the performers, visit www.jasperquartet.com.

The Jasper String Quartet is the 11th concert of Thiel's Con Spirito Chamber Music Concert Series, which began in fall 2007.


community events


Greenville Area Public Library Annual Used Book Sale

Thursday, Sept. 27, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 29, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ($5/brown bag day)
Donations now being accepted.



2012 Pedal/Paddle the Lakes

Saturday, Sept. 29
7 - 10 a.m., Pedal the Lakes bicycle tour registration
Greenville Sports Complex, 262 Porter Road

2 - 4 p.m., Backwoods Bluegrass-FREE Live Music!
Riverside Park Amphitheater

4 - 6 p.m., Free chicken dinner to all registered bicycle and paddle participants.
Riverside Park, pavilion beside Rec Center

6 - 8 p.m., Lost Highway Country Rock Band-FREE Live Music!
Riverside Park Amphitheater

Sunday, Sept. 30
7:30 - 9 a.m., PaddleFest kayak/canoe drop off
Riverside Park kayak/canoe drop launch

8:30 - 10 a.m., Shuttle Service

Noon - 2 p.m., Free lunch for all registered kayak/canoe participants
Riverside Park

Two free all access passes are available from the PR Office. Contact Joyce DeFrancesco.

Visit the Mercer County Trails Association website for more details.

special notes


HR Notes

Thiel welcomes:
Brian Richter, IT
Robert Schmoll, vice president for finance & management

Thiel says farewell to:
Elysa Farrell, athletics


Flu Shots

Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sawhill-Georgian Room, HMSC.
(Please note the location change.)

If employees are not able to attend at that time, UPMC Urgent Care facility will offer flu shots the weeks of Oct. 15 and Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. No appointment is necessary.


From the Wellness Committee


2012 Mercer County Heart Walk Scheduled

Saturday, Sept. 29
Registration begins at 9 a.m.
Walk begins at 10 a.m.
Buhl Park, Shelter #2, Hermitage, Pa.

Unable to attend the walk on Sept. 29? You don't need to attend the Buhl Park event to help raise donations! Sign up to be a member of the Thiel Team at www.heart.org/mercerwalk (search for "Thiel College") and then begin raising funds.
Our goal this year is $1,500, and anyone connected to Thiel—faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends—are welcome to join our team. Raising money is easy and can even be done completely online!
Contact Jennifer Clark at ext. 2858 for more information about how you can participate.




Moodle Musing

You can create assignments that enable your students to submit their work directly into your Moodle course page. Perhaps you want them to write an in-class essay and submit it before the class has ended. Perhaps you have posted a document for them to discuss. Or perhaps you want them to submit a paper for you to critique, and then have them submit a final, much-improved version. Any kind of file can be uploaded or linked to your course: image, video, audio, text. Grades from these assignments will automatically be posted in your grade book.


Moodle Grades Clinic

Thursday, Sept. 20, 4 p.m.
MIMC (AC-235)
Reservations: imc@thiel.edu or call ext. 2073.

This clinic is for those faculty and staff who have already used the grade book in Moodle, and have questions.
Any faculty or staff who would like to begin using Moodle to post student grades should make an individual appointment with Leslie Graul or Erika Jones.



Moodle Assignments Clinic

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 4 p.m. OR
Thursday, Oct. 4, 4 p.m.
MIMC (AC-235)
This clinic is for faculty and staff who have little or no experience creating assignments in Moodle. We will discuss the various kinds of assignment possibilities and create one of each. We will look at an assignment from the students’ view and see how the various kinds of assignments are graded.

Advance reservations are appreciated: imc@thiel.edu or call ext. 2073.



contact us


If you’re interested in submitting a story or event to T-Notes, e-mail tnotes@thiel.edu. Our next issue will be Wednesday, Sept. 26.

Deadline for submissions: 5 p.m., Monday, Sept. 24.