Thiel College Associate Professor of Psychology Kristel M. Gallagher, Ph.D. earned national recognition recently for her innovative teaching strategy involving Netflix.
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Deadlines are approaching for several scholarships for accepted Thiel College students from local high schools.
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Thiel College and Laurel Technical Institute have signed an agreement that opens the pathway for students in the business and culinary programs to move from an associate degree to a bachelor’s degree and for Thiel students to earn a culinary arts certificate.
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The next Thiel Forum gathering is at 4 p.m. Tuesday, February 13 in Stamm Lecture Hall, James Pedas Communication Center and will be led by Associate Professor of Psychology Kristel Gallagher, Ph.D. and Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Program Director Julie Kobak. Their presentation is titled “Concussion 101: A Crash Course.” They will discuss information regarding the work and research of the Thiel Concussion Management team. Attendees of this forum will:
The Souper Bowl fundraiser has been cancelled this year. The Wellness Committee is looking forward to the event’s return in 2025.
The Staff Appreciation Club hosted a Winter Olympic Games event last week. Team Roadrunners (tennis coach Anthony Kobak and Director of Volleyball Dylan Lasher ’15) won the three-legged race.
Staff members can attend the Junior/Senior Headshots session from 5:30-7:30 p.m. near the Lutheran Heritage Room on Thursday, February 15.
The headshots coincide with the Senior Grad Celebration. Stop by get a new photo and congratulate members of the Class of 2024.
C. William King, retired president & CEO of Essential Research, Inc. spoke to students at the January 31 Ruth A. Miller Senior Business Seminar about how to prepare for success in searching for job and career opportunities after graduation.
“He had many helpful slides, especially those that involved interview questions. I plan to revisit these slides to copy down the interview questions that he recommends that people prepare answers to before entering an interview.” Madi Yurich ’24
“Bill then went into his biggest strategy for success which was networking. Networking as he states, can be done anywhere by anyone at any time.” Isaac Sasala ’24
“To reinforce his points, King engaged us in an exercise where we practiced our elevator speeches through two rounds, demonstrating the impact of practice.” Emma Hatfield ’25
Lessons Learned
Dinner “Dishing”
HR Notes
Thiel College says farewell to:
WXTC General Interest Meeting
February 7 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Stamm Hall
WXTC will host a general interest meeting for anyone interested in joining.
Men’s Volleyball: Mount Union at Thiel
February 7 at 7 p.m.
Maenpa Court in Beeghly Stadium
Thiel hosts the University of Mount Union in men’s volleyball.
For more information, contact Sports Information.
Zeta Tau Alpha Valentines
February 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Entrance to TC Cafe, Howard Miller Student Center
Zeta Tau Alpha will be selling Valentines!
Learning Commons Open House
February 8 from 11 a.m. to noon
Learning Commons, Langenheim Memorial Library
Attendees can participate in games, win prizes and giveaways and enjoy refreshments. Guest appearances from Tommy Tomcat and TLC/ARC pet mascots Mickey and Bun-Bun!
All students, faculty, staff, coaches, and administrators are welcome!
Sigma Kappa Send a Rose Fundraiser
February 8, 9 and 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Near Health Services, Howard Miller Student Center
Send a rose to someone special with Sigma Kappa’ Send a Rose fundraiser.
Academic Honors Convocation
February 9
William A. Passavant Memorial Center
The Thiel College community celebrates the Academic Honors Convocation every year to recognize the academic achievements of students who have earned Dean's List honors, scholarships and Alpha Chi recognition.
Bingo in Bly
February 9 from 7-9 p.m.
Bly Hall, Academic Center
Student Life hosts Bingo in Bly.
Men’s Lacrosse: Mount Vernon Nazarene University at Thiel
February 10 from at 1 p.m.
Rissel-Schreyer Dome
Thiel hosts Mount Vernon Nazarene University in men’s lacrosse.
For more information, contact Sports Information.
Women’s Basketball: Grove City at Thiel
February 10 at 1 p.m.
Maenpa Court at Beeghly Gymnasium
Thiel hosts Grove City in women’s basketball.
For more information, contact Sports Information.
Men’s Basketball: Grove City at Thiel
February 10 at 3 p.m.
Maenpa Court at Beeghly Gymnasium
Thiel hosts Grove City in men’s basketball.
For more information, contact Sports Information.
Sigma Kappa Super Bowl Party
February 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Bly Hall
The Kappa Sigma fraternity will hold a party with offered food and drink for anyone who wants to come and watch the 2024 Super Bowl.
For more information, contact Patrick Broe ’YEAR at pbroe189@thiel.edu.
Super Bowl Watch Party
February 11 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Stamm Hall
The Phi Theta Phi fraternity will host a watch party for everyone to come and watch the 2024 Super Bowl game.
For more information, contact Alex Martin ’24.
80s Bodacious Valentines Candygrams
February 12 and 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Howard Miller Student Center, Mail Room Entrance
To promote the Thiel Player’s upcoming production of The Awesome 80s Prom, Alpha Psi Omega (the Thiel theater honor society) will be selling 1980s themed candygrams which include tickets to the show.
Men’s Volleyball: Chatham at Thiel
February 12 at 7 p.m.
Maenpa Family Court, Beeghly Stadium
Thiel hosts Chatham in men’s volleyball.
For more information, contact Sports Information.
Career Tabling: Waterfire, Sharon, Pa.
February 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Howard Miller Student Center Hallway
Students, faculty and staff can come meet a representative from Waterfire, Sharon and learn about open opportunities.
For more information, contact Libbi Brown.
Thiel Forum
February 13 at 4 p.m.
Stamm Lecture Hall, James Pedas Communication Center
The next Thiel Forum gathering will be led by Associate Professor of Psychology Kristel Gallagher, Ph.D. and Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Program Director Julie Kobak. Their presentation is titled “Concussion 101: A Crash Course.”
Tomcat Tributes
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).
Going the Extra Mile
Nominee: Charlotte Montozzi
Nominator: Kim Braden ’01
Comment: “Charlotte was a helpful and friendly face to students during the first week of school. She took time out of her busy schedule to guide students to classrooms in the AC and campus services.”
Publishing Schedule
T-Notes is published every week during the academic year. It arrives Wednesday afternoons. The next edition will be out February 14, 2024. Send your event or news to tnotes@thiel.edu by noon Monday, February 12, 2024 to be published in that week’s edition.
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The Office of Communications and Marketing is always looking for good content that can be featured in the weekly staff newsletter (T-Notes), the student newsletter (Thiel Happenings), the website Newsroom or on social media.
Please send any information about you, your students, your department or your colleagues to Dominick DiRienzo M.A.’22.
Information about anything your department is featuring this year, any faculty accomplishments or student activity.
These updates do not have to meet a “newsworthiness” standard and do not have to be things that you are specifically doing or hosting.
If you have any questions,contact DiRienzo at ext. 2188.
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