Thiel Happenings

Thiel College announces Dean’s List for Fall 2022

Three-hundred-sixty-eight students were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester.

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Thiel College SAAC advisor and student leaders appointed

Thiel College Director of Athletics Jason Fautas recently announced that men’s head soccer coach Zack Walters will serve as advisor to the athletics department's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

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Thiel College reflects on a year of changes and celebrations in Top 10 stories of 2022

The Thiel College community experienced many changes, challenges, and celebrations during 2022 with the welcoming of new staff members, commending student achievements, and coming together for one very special and solemn memorial for an esteemed, historic figure in the College’s history. The following Top 10 news stories were among the most popular this year in the Thiel College Newsroom based on their number of views, media attention, and social media impact.

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Spring schedule set for Thiel Forums

The Spring 2023 Thiel Forums tentative schedule includes a slate of faculty and staff members presenting. Thiel Forums are at 4 p.m. Tuesdays in Stamm Lecture Hall in the James Pedas Communication Center. 

January 24

• Calli Shekell, Ph.D. National Science Foundation-funded preservice teacher education project on which she is a post-doctoral fellow
• Liza Schaef “Skills that Pay the Bills”: NACE Competencies
  

February 7

• Jared Johnson, Ph.D. sabbatical publication on piracy and upcoming publication on The Tempest and Westworld
• Lana Kulik, Ph.D. research project with colleagues in Kyrgyzstan on women and leadership

March 21

• Shannon Deets, Ph.D. The Therapist is the Technique: Understanding the scholar-practitioner-clinician Model of Training
• Jesse Amar, M.F.A. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Art
  

Student News

Environmental science majors present posters at Westminster symposium

Environmental science majors Zoe Heckathorn ’23 and Katie Aaron ’24 recently presented poster projects at the fifteenth annual Student Symposium on the Environment that was held on December 1 at Westminster College. Heckathorn was awarded an honorable mention for her project.

Of the 175 total symposium attendees, 115 students from several regional colleges, universities, and high schools presented their environment-focused research, projects, service work, internships, and artwork. Students in attendance came from Westminster College, Thiel College, Duquesne University, Chatham University, Pennsylvania Western University, Youngstown State University, Butler Senior High School, Central Valley High School, Lower Merion High School, and Wilmington Area High School.

The students presented a total of seventy-three projects across seven main categories, including Environmental Project Posters, Environmental Research Posters, Oral Presentations, High School Presentations, Photography, Artwork, and Video Programs. Winners were chosen from each of the seven categories and were awarded cash prizes by BioMost, Inc.

The 16th Annual Student Symposium on the Environment will be held on December 7, 2023. The annual event is sponsored by the Center for the Environment at Westminster College and the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition.