Physician assistant students at Thiel College recently gained hands-on insight into the role of service animals in healthcare during a presentation by Cynthia Herman of K-9 Paws of Valor Service Dogs.
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The Thiel College chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association has been awarded Gold Chapter Honors for the 2024-25 academic year, recognizing the chapter’s accomplishments in member engagement, community service, advocacy and fundraising.
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Thiel College alumnus Thomas R. Guskey, Ph.D. ’72 H’25, a nationally recognized leader in educational assessment and reform was featured in a recent article by Reader’s Digest.
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A one-day sketching workshop led by artist and former Thiel College faculty member William J. Mancuso drew a full group of participants to the Daniel and Dorothy Spence Academic Center on Saturday, June 7. The event invited attendees to explore sketching as a mindful and enjoyable way to observe the world around them.
Mancuso, who taught at Thiel for nine years, guided the group through a series of exercises using pen, watercolor, and water-soluble pencil. With an emphasis on the process rather than the product, participants were encouraged to sketch freely and attentively. Informal discussions touched on perspective, composition, and color theory.
Each attendee received a high-quality sketching kit.
One participant remarked, “I loved the workshop. Bill Mancuso is a very good teacher and put together exercises that led everyone into the elements of sketching and working with watercolors. I was sort of weary since I know I can’t sketch anything very well at all! But the exercises were simple and very effective—and there’s even ‘homework’ to keep practicing. The materials were top notch, and I especially love the water brush.”
Mancuso holds degrees from SUNY College at Brockport and the University at Buffalo, and his work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including The Pleasures of Sketching, his 2023 solo show at the Weyers-Sampson Art Gallery.
Thiel College recently hosted a multi-agency active shooter response training coordinated by the Greenville Fire Department and facilitated by the LSU-NCBRT/Academy of Counter-Terrorism Education. The large-scale simulation brought together first responders from Mercer, Crawford, Beaver, and Erie counties—including fire, EMS, police, and 911 dispatchers—to improve communication and coordination during mass casualty incidents.
Physician assistant students from Thiel College played a vital role in the training by acting as victims during the live simulation, which included realistic elements such as simulated gunfire and injury scenarios. Their participation helped emergency personnel practice patient care and scene management in high-stress environments.
HR Notes
Thiel College welcomes
And says farewell to
Monthly Payroll
Any changes or updates must be submitted before the 20th of the month for the change to process in the current month's payroll.
Bi-weekly Payroll
Any changes or updates must be submitted by Wednesday, the week before payroll week.
Retirement plan advisors availability
Independent retirement plan advisors Sierra Christian and Jack Ryan from Henderson Brothers Financial Partners, are available to support your retirement planning needs through conference calls and virtual meetings. Their office hours can be selected below.
Virtual: Christian is available throughout June
Virtual: Ryan is available throughout June
Sierra and Jack can assist you with questions regarding:
PA Program New Student Orientation
June 16
Rhodehouse Science Building
Private event welcoming all new students into Thiel's Physican Assistant Program.
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).
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.
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.
Publishing Schedule
T-Notes is published on alternating Wednesdays during the summer break It arrives Wednesday afternoons. Send your event or news to tnotes@thiel.edu by noon Monday, June 23, 2025 to be published in that week’s edition. The next edition will be published Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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