Thiel College

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Thiel College


Motto	"Lux Mundi Verbum Dei" (Light of the World, Word of God)
Established	1866
Type	Private, Liberal Arts
President	currently vacant
Undergraduates	1,279
Location	Greenville, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Campus	Rural
Colors	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Tomcat
Website	www.thiel.edu

Thiel College is a liberal arts, sciences and professional studies college related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and located in Greenville, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1866, it was originally located in Monaca, Pennsylvania. It moved to Greenville in 1871.

1 About Thiel
2 Degrees
3 Athletics
4 Student Housing
5 Current Administration
6 Notable alumni
7 External links

[edit] About Thiel

Thiel College Entrance

Thiel (pronounced "teel") is situated on a 135-acre campus in the small western Pennsylvania town of Greenville, which is about halfway between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

Thiel has an enrollment of about 1,279. 53% male; 47% of the enrollment is female. 68% of the students are from Pennsylvania, while 18% are from Ohio. 9% are from other states and Puerto Rico, and the remaining 5% are international students. 9% of the students are minority students. The college has a student:faculty ratio of about 16:1.

Thiel charges a tuition of about $17,160 and $7,674 for room and board. 99% of students (on-campus) receive financial aid.

Accreditation: Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; Pennsylvania Department of Education; Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation; American Chemical Society

[edit] Degrees

Thiel College : Roth Hall : Admissions

Thiel offers Bachelor of Arts degrees, Bachelor of Science, Associate of Science, and Associate of Arts degrees in Liberal Studies, Accounting, and Management Information Systems. Thiel also offers 60 majors and areas of study, listed below:

Accounting, Actuarial Studies, Applied Physics, Binary Engineering, Behavioral Biology, Biochemistry, Bioforestry, Biology, Business Administration, Business Communication, Chemistry, Church Music, Commercial Art, Communication Studies, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Computer Science, Conservation Biology, Criminal Justice, Culinary/Business Administration, Cytotechnology, E-Commerce, Economics, Elementary Education, Engineering (cooperative programs), English, English as a Second Language, Environmental Chemistry]], Environmental Science, Exploratory, Fine Art, Forestry and Environmental Management, Food and Agricultural Biology, History, International Business, International Studies, Juvenile/Family Justice, Legal Studies, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Media Communication, Medical Technology, Mortuary Science, Neuroscience, Occupational Therapy, Osteopathy, Parish Education, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Political Science, Pre-Dental, Pre-Engineering, Pre-Law, Pre-Medical, Pre-Ministerial, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Veterinary, Psychology, Religion, Secondary Education, Sociology, Theater, Web Development, Wildlife Biology.

[edit] Athletics

Thiel College All-American Corey Murphy

Thiel College Football qualified for the NCAA tournament

The Thiel Tomcats compete in NCAA Division-III athletics, in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.

They currently compete in the following sports:

Baseball
Men's/Women's Basketball
Cheerleading/Dance
Football
Men's/Women's Soccer
Softball
Men's/Women's Indoor Track and Field
Men's/Women's Outdoor Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

[edit] Student Housing

Thiel College strives to make student housing as non-traditional as possible. In the last few years four new apartment buildings as well as twenty new townhouses have been added to the Thiel campus. In addition to the the Davis Square apartments, College Ave. apartments and Townhouses, Thiel provides six dormitories for its Students: Sawhill, Stewart, Bane, Hodge, Harter, and Florence West. There are also many houses available for organizations and Greek life.

[edit] Current Administration

Dr. Robert Olson, Ph.D. Interim President and CEO

W. Jeffrey Welsh, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer

David J. Grober Vice President for College Advancement

Roseanne Gill-Jacobson Vice President for Student Engagement and Success Dean of Students and Chief Student Services Officer

M. Scott Hartle Vice President for Finance & Chief Financial Officer

William J. Beil Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises and Chief Technology Officer

Donald E. Achenbach ’77 Vice President for Planning and Facilities

The Rev. Paul A. Baglyos, Ph.D. Campus Pastor

Mervin E. Newton, Ph.D. Interim Dean of the Faculty

Sonya Lapikas Director of Admissions

Barbara Long-Cooper '98 Assistant to the President

[edit] Notable alumni

Lynn Jones, former Major League Baseball (MLB)player.
Mark A. Nordenberg, Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh (1995- )
Prof. Dr. Tom Regan, Intellectual leader of the Animal Rights Movement
Kevin Hart, Vice President and Controller, Pittsburgh Penguins
John Howard Jr, CFO, Laurel Savings Bank
Richard Heuther, President, Independent Can Co.
Scott Lesnett, President, Mid Atlantic Financial Inc.
Robert Leuenberger, President, H.R. Leuenberger Inc.
James McHugh, President, St.Gobain Industrial Ceramics Inc.
Richard Mears, Vice President, San Francisco Giants
James Pedas, President, Circle Cos.
William Phillips, Owner/CEO, Niles Expanded Metals
Clifford Porter, Vice President, North American Van Lines
James Stauff Jr, President, YBS Communications
Jack Wilson, CEO/President, University of Massachusetts
Michael Zawoysky, CFO, Foot Locker Inc
David Ho, Creator of Multiple International Companies
Amelia Earhart, Aviator, Honorary Doctorate of Science in 1932

[edit] External links

Thiel College

Presidents' Athletic Conference
Bethany • Chatham^† • Geneva^† • Grove City • Saint Vincent • Thiel • Thomas More • Washington & Jefferson • Waynesburg • Westminster ^† joining mid-2007