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Adams, McConnell recognized for academic achievements with Student of the Month honors

12/6/17  |  Read Full Story >>   Print

Thiel College announces Rebecca Adams ’18, of Hermitage, Pa., and Sarah McConnell ’18, of Blairsville, Pa., as its December Students of the Month.

History professor member of select group to participate in week-long seminar at Yale

12/5/17  |  Read Full Story >>   Print

Thiel College Assistant Professor of History Sheila Nowinski, Ph.D., was one of a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges to participate in a special week-long seminar on Teaching European Art in Context. She recently presented on her experience at the conference at a campus-wide faculty and staff development session.

Professor of Art Sean McConnor exhibits works at Hiram and Warren galleries

11/30/17  |  Read Full Story >>   Print

Thiel College Professor of Art and Curator of Art Sean McConnor, M.F.A., recently exhibited work at Hiram College and is currently displaying his paintings at Crary Gallery in Warren, Pa.

Phi Theta Phi holds 100-mile fundraising walk for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

11/29/17  |  Read Full Story >>   Print

Thiel College fraternity Phi Theta Phi is an organization that takes fundraising mile by mile. The organization has earned regional acclaim for its annual fundraising Walk-A-Thon for the Free Care Fund at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. The Free Care Fund ensures that all children receive the medical care they need and that no child from the region is denied care because of an inability to pay. This year’s goal set by the fraternity is raising $25,000.

65th annual Christmas Festival features new choir director and modified program

11/28/17  |  Read Full Story >>   Print

The 65th annual Christmas Festival, “A Light Unto The World,” will be performed at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 in the William A. Passavant Memorial Center.

Music instructor collaborates with trumpet trio for upcoming CD release

11/20/17  |  Read Full Story >>   Print

The Northwest Passage Trumpet Trio, featuring Thiel College Director of Bands and Instructor of Music Andrew Erb, has recorded its first CD and is set for its release in the spring of 2018.

Sharp and Thiel awarded Student of the Month honors for November

11/16/17  |  Read Full Story >>   Print

Thiel College announces Alayna Sharp ’18, of Franklin, Pa., and John Thiel ’18, of Pickerington, Ohio, as its November Students of the Month.

Thiel College to host winter festival surrounding opening of Rissell-Schreyer Dome

11/13/17  |  Read Full Story >>   Print

Thiel College, a leading liberal arts college in northwest Pennsylvania, will host a winter festival surrounding the opening of the Rissell-Schreyer Dome from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. The event is free and open to the public, but some attractions will require the purchase of tickets.

Thiel announces academic scholarship to honor decorated military soldier killed in action

11/8/17  |  Read Full Story >>   Print

Richard Gloyer—father of U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Ryan Gloyer ’04, who was killed in action in November 2016 in Afghanistan—will attend Thiel College’s annual scholarship luncheon on Nov. 11 in recognition of the scholarship he is starting in his son’s name at the College.

Thiel Players examine ideas of race with production of award-winning ‘Clybourne Park’

11/7/17  |  Read Full Story >>   Print

Thiel College, a leading liberal arts college in northwestern Pennsylvania, announces the Thiel Players present “Clybourne Park,” the winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best New Play, Nov. 10-12 in the William A. Robinson Theater.

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