Thiel Happenings

Alumni and friends from around the world can celebrate the Thiel’s first online Homecoming

Thiel College is making history with its first virtual and online Homecoming celebration this year, themed “The Roaring Twenties,” with activities that started Monday and are continuing through Oct. 11.

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Thiel College premiering new conversation series focused on diversity issues

Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Anthony E. Jones is debuting a new conversation series for students and employees that will focus on specific diversity topics with experts in the field.

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Church merger leads to scholarship at Thiel College for Lutheran students from Erie

Thiel College has been presented with a new endowed scholarship from Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church of Lawrence Park in Erie, Pa. which could award about $2,000 annually.

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Faculty and staff participate in campus meeting

More than 110 employees participated in Tuesday afternoon’s Thiel News Time online meeting which discussed the current situation on campus regarding the number of positive COVID-19 tests and students in quarantine.

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The discussion focused on reinforcing for students and employees that attending class was safe, that communication will be relayed to people through contact tracing, which Vice President for Student Life Mike McKinney ’02 emphasized is more proactive than current Mercer County Department of Health procedures. McKinney said contact tracing begins as soon as a student reports symptoms rather than waiting for test results.

Angie Wark wins Volunteer Screener Appreciation Prize

Housekeeper Angie Wark won a Lowes Gift Card as the second winner of the Volunteer Screener Appreciation Prize, an incentive program open to employees who work for the College’s temperature screening stations. Every Friday, winners are drawn from the weekly list of volunteers and will receive a gift card to a store such as Lowes, Giant Eagle, Walmart, Sheetz or a local establishment. Winners will be contacted and announced the following Monday. This program will continue weekly until the end of the fall semester. 

If you would like to volunteer your time at a screening station and be entered to win a gift card, contact Monica Adametz at ext. 2240. 

Wellness Committee sets walking challenge for October

The Wellness Committee is sponsoring a walking challenge for employees during October.  The goal is to walk 20 minutes for 20 days throughout the month.  Anyone who participates and completes the challenge is to send their completed form to Jackie Kytchak or drop it off at the Student Life Office. All completed forms will be entered into a drawing and a prize will be awarded to the winner. If you have any questions, you may contact Melanie Broadwater ’98 or Kytchak.

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The Phoenix accepting submissions

The Phoenix, Thiel College’s creative journal is accepting written pieces and artwork for the spring.

The best drawing will be featured on the cover. The best poem (judged by The Phoenix editorial board) will appear on the back cover.

Submission limits

• Poetry: no more than 10 pages or 15 poems
• Fiction: no more than 7 single-spaced pages
• Artwork: no more than 5 black-and-white pieces
• Photography: no more than 15 black-and-white pictures

Deadlines for submissions are Monday, November 2, 2020, and Monday, February 15, 2021.

Submissions can be sent to The Phoenix or Mary Theresa Hall, Ph.D.

The Phoenix is edited and published by Sigma Tau Delta and the Creative Writing: Poetry class.

For additional information, please contact Co-editors Katie Miller ’21 or Molly Shepler ’22 or advisors Sheila Farr, Ph.D. or Hall.

Student News

TLC celebrates students for National Tutoring Week 

Each year, National Tutoring Week celebrates the hard work of student tutors at college campuses across the United States. The Thiel Learning Commons is proud to honor the many tutors who provide effective learning and study strategies, in addition to clarification of course material, to their peers through Peer Tutoring, Supplemental Instruction, Peer Assisted Learning, Test Reviews, and Writing Lab. A shout out and many thanks to our tutors listed below!