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Thiel Honors Convocation will feature student speaker and celebrate academic achievement

The annual Thiel College Academic Honors Convocation will feature a student speaker and celebrate the academic achievements of more than 400 students at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 in the William A. Passavant Memorial Center.

Penn-Northwest director and Thiel employees to be recognized for Founders’ Day 2023

02/1/23 | Read Full Story >> Print

The Executive Director of Penn-Northwest Development Corporation Rod E. Wilt ’86 will join 10 Thiel College employees as honorees for the College’s annual Founders’ Day celebration at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 in the Lutheran Heritage Room of the Howard Miller Student Center.

Thiel College event celebrating undefeated women’s basketball teams and Title IX

01/24/23 | Read Full Story >> Print

Thiel College will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the three-year unbeaten streak of the 1971 to 1973 women’s basketball team as well as recognize the recent golden anniversary of the passage of the landmark federal civil rights law that prohibited sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government.

Greater Johnstown High School senior wins full-tuition scholarship to Thiel College

01/24/23 | Read Full Story >> Print

Greater Johnstown High School senior Darshell Daniel, of Johnstown, Pa., won an academic scholarship worth $139,856 to Thiel College during a surprise presentation on Monday afternoon.

Thiel College hosting Pennsylvania DCNR workshop on “Caring for the Woods”

01/19/23 | Read Full Story >> Print

Thiel College is hosting a workshop led by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to help residents learn about and care for the land around them on Saturday, January 21 in the Lutheran Heritage Room of the Howard Miller Student Center.

Thiel College cheer team hosting clinic to raise funds for second trip to national competition

01/13/23 | Read Full Story >> Print

The Thiel College cheerleading team is hosting a college prep stunt clinic for high school students on Sunday, Jan. 22 at the College to help fundraise for the team’s return trip to the National Cheerleaders Association’s College Nationals competition.

Educator and diversity expert to speak at Thiel College on Martin Luther King Day

01/11/23 | Read Full Story >> Print

Assistant Professor at George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School For Peace and Conflict Resolution Arthur Romano, Ph.D. will speak to students, faculty and staff about “Martin Luther King's Radical Vision For Saving The Planet” to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 4 p.m. Monday, January 16 in the Stamm Lecture Hall of the James Pedas Communication Center.

Thiel College reflects on a year of changes and celebrations in Top 10 stories of 2022

12/31/22 | Read Full Story >> Print

The Thiel College community experienced many changes, challenges, and celebrations during 2022 with the welcoming of new staff members, commending student achievements, and coming together for one very special and solemn memorial for an esteemed, historic figure in the College’s history. The following Top 10 news stories were among the most popular this year in the Thiel College Newsroom based on their number of views, media attention, and social media impact.

Thiel fraternity raises $25,000 for Children’s Hospital and appears on Pittsburgh TV

12/13/22 | Read Full Story >> Print

Thiel College’s Phi Theta Phi fraternity recently held its 54th annual Walk-a-Thon on December 2-3, raising $25,000 for the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Thiel College History Professor presents research at two historical conferences

12/7/22 | Read Full Story >> Print

Thiel College Assistant Professor of History Jay Donis, Ph.D. recently presented at the Pennsylvania Historical Association meeting and the Omohundro Institute’s annual conference in October, 2022.