Thiel College announces AJ Green ’24, of Youngstown, Ohio, Abraham Hochstetler ’24, of Conneaut Lake, Pa., and Allison Walsh ’24, of Edinboro, Pa., as its Student of the Month honorees for March.
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The Thiel College chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity is holding a spaghetti dinner fundraiser and raffle on Wednesday, March 6 to raise money for the Reynolds VFW.
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The Thiel College Office of Admission has named Mila Brdar ’26 and Carson Dombroski ’27 its Thiel Team Members of the Month for February.
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Thiel College’s 11th annual giving day looks to continue record-breaking run.
Opening ceremony is at 9 a.m. with activities planned throughout the day in the Rissell-Schreyer Dome and the Bistro in the Howard Miller Student Center.
For more information, contact David Mogle at ext. 2140.
Damen Taylor ’95 was the featured speaker at the February 28 Ruth A. Miller Senior Business Seminar. Taylor has 25 years of experience in the field of non-profit and governmental accounting. He also serves as the vice president of the Thiel College Alumni Board and has been a frequent speaker on campus, both in this class and at other venues.
“As a first-generation college student, his choice to pursue accounting stemmed from a pivotal moment in ninth grade when he failed American civics. During a summer spent grounded, he stumbled upon his mother's old accounting books and immersed himself in managing the finances of ABC Golf out of sheer boredom.” Jackson Pletcher ’24
“Taylor placed great importance on keeping participants engaged and having fun.” Yeryoung Kim ’24
“During his presentation, he was very enthusiastic and made a point to keep the audience engaged throughout the duration.” Julianne Slagle ’24
“Taylor then moved on to talking about his four Fs, which are Focus, Family, Faith, and Finish. He says that our current focus is to graduate from Thiel. He then brought up that only 37% of Americans have a college degree. This shows that we know how to finish what we started, even when things get difficult.” Alex Martin ’24
“He credits his professors for not taking it easy on him and pushing him. He says because of that, he is who he is today with his personality and resilience in his work life and home life.” Nick DiLullo ’24
“When asked about his favorite memory from Thiel, he mentioned the moment he walked across the stage at graduation.” Emma Hatfield ’25
Lessons Learned
Dinner “Dishing”
Members of the Thiel College Rotaract Club (seated, from left) Emma Park ’24, Alaina Harpst ’24;(back) Bryce Stubert ’24, Cierra Consider ’25 and Emily Whipple ’13 recently prepared care kits for the Good Shepherd Center and the Salvation Army as part of its community outreach. The Rotaract Club is the collegiate arm of Rotary International.
The Organization of Black Collegians coordinated a fundraiser with the prize being a new pair of shoes to the winner, as well as one donated to a local high school student. President AJ Green ’24 presented the prize to a student from his high school, Austintown Fitch last week. Emili Scavitto ’24 was the campus winner.
HR Notes
Thiel College welcomes
Therapy Dogs on Campus
Student Life is hosting a group with therapy dogs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday. Students, faculty and staff can spend time with the dogs outside of the Lutheran Heritage room in the Howard Miller Student Center, the Langenheim Memorial Library and the James Pedas Communication Center.
Safety Tips as Tornado Season Approaches
Did you know that a tornado can have wind speeds up to 300 mph? Download the infographic for facts about tornados.
Not too late! March Water Challenge
March 1-31
Thiel College
Wellness Committee is sponsoring the annual water challenge. Participants can log their progress toward drinking eight glasses of water per day.
For more information, contact the Christine Polochak '96.
Kappa Sigma Yeti Raffle for Reynolds VFW
March 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Lutheran Heritage Room, Howard Miller Student Center
The Kappa Sigma fraternity will host a raffle giving away Yeti brand products to raise money for the Reynolds VFW. As part of the raffle, a spaghetti dinner will also be included.
Men’s Volleyball: Grove City at Thiel
March 6 at 6 p.m.
Maenpa Family Court, Beeghly Stadium
Thiel hosts Grove City in men’s volleyball.
For more information, contact Sports Information.
As the Page Turns
March 6 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Room 125, Pedas Communication Center
Thiel’s book club will hold its spring semester meeting to discuss part one of the novel The Last Thing He Told Me.
Match Day
March 7, All Day
Rissel-Schreyer Dome/Howard Miller Student Center Bistro
Match Day, with its theme of the Tomcat Games, will bring together students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the College to celebrate the Tomcat Community and raise money for the Thiel Fund in this single-day fundraiser.
Men’s Volleyball: Saint Vincent at Thiel
March 8 at 7 p.m.
Maenpa Family Court, Beeghly Stadium
Thiel hosts Saint Vincent in men’s volleyball.
For more information, contact Sports Information.
Bingo in Bly
March 8 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Bly Hall
Student Life will host bingo in Bly Hall.
For more information, contact Than Oo at ext. 2192.
Women’s Lacrosse: West Virginia Wesleyan at Thiel
March 10 at noon
Rissel-Schreyer Dome
Thiel hosts West Virginia Wesleyan College in women’s lacrosse.
For more information, contact Sports Information.
Sig Ep’s Pot of Gold
March 18, 19, 20 and 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Bistro, Howard Miller Student Center
In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity will host a 50/50 raffle. It will be held in the Bistro.
Men’s Lacrosse: Heidelberg at Thiel
March 18 at 4 p.m.
Rissel-Schreyer Dome
Thiel hosts Heidelberg University in men’s lacrosse.
For more information, contact Sports Information.
Career Tabling: Aflac
March 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Howard Miller Student Center Hallway
A representative from Aflac will be available for students, staff and faculty to discuss available opportunities within the company.
For more information, contact Libbi Brown.
Thiel News Time
March 19 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Sawhill-Georgian Room, Howard Miller Student Center
President Susan Traverso, Ph.D. will host Thiel News Time, in which she will provide important campus updates to students, faculty, and staff.
Rotary Meeting
March 19 at noon
Weyers Lounge, Howard Miller Student Center
The Rotary Club of Greenville, Pa. will hold its regular meeting at Thiel College.
Softball: Penn State Fayette at Thiel
March 19 at 3:30 p.m.
Tomcat Park
Thiel hosts Penn State Fayette in softball.
For more information, contact Sports Information.
Shamrock-n-Run
March 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Laurel Technical Institute, Sharon, Pa.
The Primary Health Network Charitable Foundation is hosting the 10th annual Shamrock-n-Run, a 5K benefit event for everyone. After the run there will be complimentary food, drinks and festivities.
St. Paul’s Tour of Homes at The Colony
March 21 from 2-5 p.m.
339 E. Jamestown Rd., Greenville, Pa.
The Tour of Homes at The Colony is free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended.
For more information or to make a reservation, call 724-588-9613 ext. 1208.
St. Paul’s Ask an Expert 2024 Series
March 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Anderson Fellowship Hall in The Heritage
339 East Jamestown Road, Greenville, PA 16125
Sherri McMahan from Laurel Eye Clinic, Sarah Maietta, Joyce Geisel and Crystal Uber from Connect Hearing and Jaime Mong, D.M.D. from Mong Family Dentistry will participate in the Maintaining Your Senses: Vision, Hearing and Oral Health for Adults presentation.
Reservations required. Seating is limited.
To RSVP contact, Vicki Hildebrand at 724-589-4667 Option 7.
A virtual option will be offered via Zoom. A link will be emailed prior to the event.
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: Tricia Rodemoyer
Anonymous nominator
Comment: “Thank you for creating a more efficient work environment in Athletics. Your hard work doesn't go unnoticed!”
Publishing Schedule
T-Notes is published every week during the academic year. It arrives Wednesday afternoons. The next edition will be out March 13, 2024. Send your event or news to tnotes@thiel.edu by noon Monday, March 11, 2024 to be published in that week’s edition.
Submit updates and news
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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