Professor of Biology and Department of Biology Chair Michael Balas, Ph.D. and his wife, Heather (Achenbach) ’01, were featured in a front-page story in Friday’s Greenville Record-Argus for their work in The Greenville Area Community Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play.”
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Katie Aaron ’24, of Lehighton, Pa., was recently named the Office of Admission Thiel Team Member of the Month for December.
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Michelle Work is the new Director of Financial Aid at Thiel College.
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Thiel College fraternity Phi Theta Phi will be featured on Pittsburgh’s CBS television affiliate KDKA on Thursday, Dec. 16 to discuss the $31,265 the organization raised for Pittsburgh’s Children’s Hospital with their annual walk from Greenville to Pittsburgh.
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The Fall/Winter 2021 edition of The Bell is in the mail and should be arriving soon.
The campus community is invited to a send off for Homer Bloom ’02. He is retiring after 21 years of service to Thiel College.
The gathering is from 2:30–3:30 p.m. Friday in Weyers Lounge of the Howard Miller Student Center.

Eight employees participated in the Wellness Committee’s November Bingo challenge, which promoted positive stress management and mental health. All participants were entered in a drawing to win a $50 gift card to a local small business of their choice. Jenna Malnar was the winner, and she chose a gift card from Joe and Company Café and Restaurant.

Faculty and staff members gathered last week to celebrate the holiday spirit with a cookies-and-punch (and some egg nog, too) gathering in the Lutheran Heritage Room of the Howard Miller Student Center.
Tomcat Tributes recognize the teamwork Thiel College employees exhibit each day. Employees can nominate co-workers for recognition in four categories (Random Act of Kindness, Going the Extra Mile, Had a Great Idea, Just Because).
Publishing Schedule
T-Notes is published weekly during the academic year. It arrives Wednesday afternoons. Due to the holiday break, the next edition will be out January 5. Send your event or news to tnotes@thiel.edu by noon Monday, Jan. 3 to be published in that week’s edition.
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Thiel College welcomes:
And says farewell to:
2021 Christmas Concert
Saturday
William A. Passavant Memorial Center
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra performs the “Best Holiday Concert Ever!”
Contact Amy Taczanowsky in the President's Office for tickets. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Also - please review the Greenville Symphony Orchestra COVID policy prior to picking up tickets for this event.
For more information, contact David Reimold.
First Day of Spring Classes
Wednesday, Jan. 12
Thiel College
First day of classes for the spring 2022 semester.
For more information, contact Laura Pickens, Ph.D. ’06 at ext. 2009.
Martin Luther King Jr. Visit Day
Monday, Jan. 17
Thiel College
High school students are invited to celebrate a day of intercultural cooperation and inclusion at Thiel College! Learn about admission, academics and student life during this great introduction to campus.
All interested high school sophomores, juniors and seniors are welcome to attend.
For more information, contact the Office of Admission at ext. 2345.
Campus athletics
For a full list of upcoming athletic events, visit https://thielathletics.com.
Communications collateral
Employees should update the logos used on institutional materials, including email signatures, letterhead, PowerPoint slides, etc.
Thiel College has used the shield and wordmark combination as the official institutional logo for more than a year. They are the only approved logo for academic co-curricular and institutional use. Additional athletic logo packages are also available.
Email signatures, brand resources, and a job request form are all available online. A Dropbox folder has been set up with instructions and the materials necessary to create new email signatures. Employees can find other Thiel College-branded resources including letterhead, logos and PowerPoint slides in the same folder.
Thiel College community members who need help with communications and marketing initiatives and collateral can now request those services with a job form. The request form is available on the communications and marketing webpage or linked directly below.
For more information, email the office.