GREENVILLE, Pa.—Members of the Thiel College community are joining 30,000 expected participants in Houston starting today for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America national youth gathering.
Representatives from The College’s Campus Ministry and Office of Admission are representing Thiel College, a leading liberal arts college in northwest Pennsylvania, by interacting with youth who are interested in attending a Lutheran college. This triennial gathering is the second straight gathering Thiel College is attending. Thiel College attended the 2015 “RiseUp Together” gathering in Detroit. The ELCA national gathering is the largest youth gathering of its kind in the world.
Thiel College student Mak Sanders ’21 joins campus pastor Jayne Thompson and admissions counselor Evan Gruver at the Lutheran gathering. Sanders, of Newberry, Ohio, is a 2017 graduate of Newberry High School. He is a religion and history major.
The Thiel College team is one of 26 ELCA colleges and universities assisting in the morning blessing services for the work teams and working the large interaction center in the afternoons. They will be meeting teens and talking about vocation and college choices after graduation.
Programming will take place in three main venues, NRG Stadium, NRG Arena and NRG Center, located just outside of downtown Houston in the entertainment complex known as NRG Park, a convention and sports entertainment complex. The complex hosts many sporting events and conventions each year, the largest of which are the Houston Texans football games, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and the Grand Prix of Houston.
About Thiel College
Thiel College is an independent college founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The College is also home to a new Master of Science in speech-language pathology and 2Master of Business Administration. Both master’s degree programs offer innovative and accelerated five-year paths which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The speech-language pathology program also has an accelerated 15-month graduate-level program. The M.B.A. program also has a 12-month post-graduate program.A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College remains committed to combining tradition with innovation as it celebrates 150 years.