Welcome, Class of 2016!
Each year on Move-In Day, the incoming first-year students have their photo taken as a group—it’s a special moment as it is the first time they are all together as a class! The more than 300 students were welcomed at Opening Convocation by members of the administration and current students. They recited a student pledge, vowing to give their
best efforts as students and citizens of Thiel and hold themselves to the highest standards of shared inquiry and academic integrity. Move-In Day and Opening Convocation were a great success—many thanks to all the students, staff, faculty and alumni and community volunteers who make the day run so smoothly!
Auditing Class Presents to Board Committee
Students from an auditing class recently gained “real world” experience—without leaving campus. The students in the auditing course, which is taught by Gary Witosky ’79, attended a meeting of the Audit Committee of the Thiel College Board of Trustees to present the results of a project they have been working on in conjunction with Connie Jablonski, Thiel’s controller. The class served as the audit team for the project, performing various auditing procedures to produce an updated and refined fixed asset listing for the College. In addition, the class made a series of written recommendations designed to improve and strengthen the College’s policies and procedures in this area. The project began in fall 2011 as part of a student’s internship with the Office of Financial
Services and continued through the spring during a second student internship. It consisted of creating an audit plan and an audit program, conducting fieldwork and compiling the conclusions into an audit report. “Professor Gary Witosky’s auditing class helping with Thiel College’s fixed assets assessment is a great example of academic relevance at work on our campus,” said President Troy VanAken. “A true win-win situation for everyone involved.” Participating students included Adam Householder ’12, Ellie Belleau ’12, Brandon Bukovinsky ’12, Tyler Ennis ’12, Kristen Moreland ’12, Kayla Ohlin ’13, Michael Roberts ’12 and Jacob Shaffer ’12. —Kayla A. Ohlin ’13 The Bell • Fall 2012
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