Recent News

Deadline approaching for Thiel College's inaugural USTA-sanctioned Tomcat Tennis Tournament in July
Thiel College is hosting the inaugural Tomcat Tennis Tournament, a Level 6 United States Tennis Association-sanctioned event on July 12-13 at the recently updated tennis facilities. Read more. This milestone event marks the first USTA tournament h...
Jun 30, 2025, 9:07am EDT

Thiel College hosting inaugural USTA-sanctioned Tomcat Tennis Tournament in July
Thiel College is hosting the inaugural Tomcat Tennis Tournament, a Level 6 United States Tennis Association-sanctioned event on July 12-13 at the recently updated tennis facilities. Read more. This milestone event marks the first USTA tournament host...
May 30, 2025, 11:04am EDT

Thiel College receives NEH grant to integrate digital tools into humanities courses
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Thiel College a $59,857 Spotlight on the Humanities in Higher Education development grant to support the integration of digital tools and literacy into general education courses in English, history,...
May 23, 2025, 1:55pm EDT

Nationally-recognized MS fundraising bicycle event making annual stop at Thiel College
For the fourth straight year, Thiel College will serve as the overnight stop for the Bike MS: Escape to the Lake cycling event, which brings approximately 500 cyclists and volunteers to campus as part of a two-day fundraising ride scheduled for June 7-...
May 23, 2025, 1:53pm EDT

Sketching workshop with artist William J. Mancuso to be held at Thiel College June 7
Thiel College will host a one-day sketching workshop led by artist and former faculty member William J. Mancuso on Friday, June 7, in Room 301 of the Daniel and Dorothy Spence Academic Center. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is designed...
May 23, 2025, 12:42pm EDT

Teacher of the Year finalist, author/education expert to speak at Thiel Education Summit
Thiel College will host an Education Summit at 9:30 a.m. February 20, 2025, featuring two leading experts in the field of education. Read more about the teacher shortage. Download the event poster. The summit is for working professionals as well ...
Jan 30, 2025, 4:40pm EST

MEDIA CONTENT: Thiel College Department of Education Chair offers op-ed on employment crisis in education
Hello, media partner! My name is Dominick DiRienzo. I work at Thiel College in northwestern Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania (the nation) is facing a dearth of teachers. The Thiel College Chair of the Department of Education Kara Schreckenghost is on the f...
Jan 27, 2025, 12:00pm EST

Nerad is one of two Edgewood H.S. students surprised with full tuition scholarship to Thiel
Maryland high school senior Olivia Nerad, of Bel Air, Md., won an academic scholarship worth $156,970 to Thiel College during a surprise presentation Thursday morning at Edgewood High School. Nerad is the daughter of Julie Conger and Jack Nerad, and t...
Jan 23, 2025, 4:12pm EST

Plauger is one of two Edgewood H.S. students surprised with full tuition scholarship to Thiel
Maryland high school senior Zoe Plauger, of Abingdon, Md., won an academic scholarship worth $156,970 to Thiel College during a surprise presentation Thursday morning at Edgewood High School. Plauger is the daughter of Dana Plauger and the granddaught...
Jan 23, 2025, 4:09pm EST

MEDIA EVENT: Local student to be awarded full-tuition scholarship at surprise event
Hello, media partner! My name is Dominick DiRienzo. I work at Thiel College in northwestern Pennsylvania. Academic scholarship signing ceremonies don't usually sound like an exciting event to cover but this scholarship ceremony has a twist. Two stude...
Jan 21, 2025, 2:59pm EST