Thiel Happenings

Student, alumni and former Thiel College Trustee honored as top entrepreneurs

A former member of the Board of Trustees, two alumni and a student were honored Wednesday night as top entrepreneurs in the region by Thiel College’s Haller Enterprise Institute.

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Doctor to lead discussion of opiates and end-of-life care for medical ethics talk at Thiel College

Robert Arnold, M.D., a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences will speak at the annual Community Medical Ethics Project’s fall conference at 11 a.m. Nov. 15 at Thiel College about opiates and ethical issues in palliative care.

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See more photos from the Haller Enterprise Institute awards

• Haller Enterprise Institute award ceremony.

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Strategic management students present plan to College

Students in the strategic management class of Professor Angelo Giannini made a presentation on Oct. 31 to Thiel College President Susan Traverso, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Business and Finance Bob Schmoll and Professors of Business Administration and Accounting Gary Witosky ’79 and Melissa Oakes ’03 regarding the students’ strategic plan for the College. The students’ class project called for them to act as consultants for the College. First, the students identified the five most pressing issues for Thiel and then developed one-year and three-year strategic plans. As part of the plan, the students were to state why they selected the five problems/issues, and how their plan would lead Thiel in a new direction.

The five students presenting the plan were Madalyn Harding ’19, Terri Eddy ’19, Brianna Gibbs ’19, Corrine Hankin ’19, and Brittany Jackson ’19. Their plan covered food options, technology, community, housing and maintenance issues, and the Thiel experience. A question and answer period followed with Dr. Traverso getting additional input from students.

Breakfast, displays, rededication mark Veterans Day recognition events

Thiel College is hosting several events on campus in recognition of Veterans Day. Students and employees with military affiliations will have a breakfast to raise awareness for Thiel College community members who have served or are serving in the armed forces at 7 a.m. Monday in the Learning Commons Classroom in Langenheim Memorial Library. The College will also formally announce the opening of the Veterans Study Lounge on the second floor of the Langenheim Memorial Library and introduce Thiel College’s Veterans Liaison Mike Mason.

Documents, some dating back to World War I, from the Thiel Archives and other various military items will be on display at Langenheim Memorial Library throughout the day. Also, a poster display will be on exhibit chronicling Thiel College, students, alumni and employees with military service histories. Professor of History David Buck, Ph.D., and his student researchers have been collecting names for the database, which has grown to more than 500 names. Thiel College community members with information about students, alumni and employees with military connections should contact Buck.

To recognize the 100th anniversary of the sundial on campus that was dedicated to armed forces members who perished during World War I, members of the Thiel College will gather to rededicate the landmark at 11:45 a.m. Monday at the sundial court near Roth Hall.

For more information, contact Mason at ext. 2058.

Thiel College Heart Walk team raises $500

Members of the Thiel Heart Walk team raised $500 for the American Heart Association by participating in the Heart Walk on Oct. 11 at Buhl Park.

Nowinski speaks as part of #MeToo panel

Assistant Professor of History and Coordinator of the Gender Studies Minor Sheila Nowinski, Ph.D., spoke at a panel discussion on the #MeToo movement at Grove City College on Oct. 11. The panel was hosted by the Grove City College Democrats. Other speakers included Lisa Boeving-Learned, a former police sergeant and with experience in sexual assault investigations and candidate for PA State Representative in District 8, and Paige Smith, a survivor and advocate for victims of sexual assault.

Panelists addressed the barriers to reporting sexual harassment and assault and media coverage of high profile cases. The panel and audience also discussed ways to prevent harassment and abuse on campus, in the workplace and other areas of our lives.

Student News

Neuroscience students working with Greenville elementary students

Pictured (L-R) are Isaiah Burgos ’22, Jamin Wentling ’22, Lucas Basko ’19, Maya Ramautar ’22, Oaklund Smith ’22 and Victoria Young ’22.

Over the past two weeks, Thiel students have been developing their own presentational skills as they teach neuroanatomy to third-graders at Greenville Elementary.  The students from NSCI 101: The College Brain first created models of human brains to develop their own knowledge of neuroanatomy. They then used those models to teach the third-graders the names and functions of six brain structures. The following week, the students returned with a lesson using sheep brains to reinforce the information.  Over the next month, the elementary students will build his/her own brain models in their science technology engineering arts and math class.

A joint show of the creations will be held at Weyers-Sampson Gallery in early December.

Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society conducts induction

Pictured (L–R): front row: Mariel Hanely ’20, Elizabeth Grasso ’19, and Corrine Hankin ’19; back row: Brianna Gibbs ’19, Phillip Brewer ’19, Zechariah Dubel ’20, Jacob Morgan ’19, Zachary Sumner ’19 and David Pugh ’19.

The Gamma Sigma Chapter of Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society held its fall induction ceremony Oct. 29. Dubel and Sumner were inducted. During this ceremony, jewel pin upgrades were awarded to members who earned a spring semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher and included Grasso, Hanely, Hankin and Morgan. Michel Duncan ’19, Megan Lee ’19, Vincent Mion ’19 and Justin Walter ’19 also earned jewel pin upgrades but were not in attendance.

Honorary members Adjunct Professor of English and Academic Coach Nancy Katz and former Thiel College Adjunct Professor of Sociology Donna Barton also participated in the ceremony. Director of The Learning Commons Diane Donnelly Eakin is Chi Alpha Epsilon’s advisor.