鲸鱼传媒

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Ten 鲸鱼传媒 student-faculty pairs have been selected as the 2021 Summer Research Fellows by the Drinko Center for Undergraduate Research.

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Twenty-seven 鲸鱼传媒 students recently graduated from the UPMC Jameson School of Nursing and will continue their coursework at 鲸鱼传媒 to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees.

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – 鲸鱼传媒 Director of Athletics Jim Dafler announced his retirement following over three decades as a member of the Titan Athletics staff.
 
"It has been my great pleasure and honor to have served as Director of Athletics at 鲸鱼传媒 for the past 22 years, and to have been a member of the Titan Athletics staff for the past 32 years," Dafler said.
 
"During his more than 30 years as a coach and Athletic Director at 鲸鱼传媒, Jim has demonstrated outstanding leadership, modeling for hundreds of Titans the highest levels of sportsmanship and excellence," said 鲸鱼传媒 President Kathy Brittain Richardson. "His wisdom, integrity and humor have contributed much to the college's Leadership Team, and he will be greatly missed."
 
Under his leadership and guidance, 鲸鱼传媒 has become a landing spot for student-athletes all across the country to come and compete at world-class facilities. Dafler helped lead the construction and renovations of state-of-the-art facilities to further enhance the student-athlete experience and to provide as many opportunities as possible for all Titans to succeed. These top-level facilities include the UPMC Sports Complex, the 鲸鱼传媒 Varsity Softball Field, the 鲸鱼传媒 Varsity Baseball Field, and the Bill Rankin Indoor Golf Center.
 
"There are too many people to thank but I would be remiss not to single out Coach Ron Galbreath who recommended my hiring to previous Director of Athletics Joe Fusco, and Joe who not only hired me but then 10 years later recommended me to be his successor, and President Tom Williamson who subsequently hired me as Director of Athletics," said Dafler. "I still have to pinch myself thinking that I have served in the A.D. position at 鲸鱼传媒 following Titan icons Grover Washabaugh, Harold Burry, Buzz Ridl, and Joe Fusco. To see my name in the same sentence with those men has been and will continue to be very humbling."
 
Dafler led the charge of adding four new varsity sport programs, including Women's Golf, Women's Track & Field, Men's lacrosse, and Women's lacrosse – and the reestablishment of the Diving program. He also assisted in the transition of 鲸鱼传媒's move from National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to NCAA Division II to NCAA Division III.
 
Additionally, Dafler oversaw multiple renovations and improvements to Harold Burry Stadium (including artificial turf and bleachers, all-weather track and venues for field events, and the Joseph B. Fusco Plaza, and the Jerry C. Neff Gate) and to the Memorial Field House (including the James F. Edwards and Mansell Educational wing additions, the Grover Washabaugh lobby project, the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium and Ron Galbreath Court projects, the fitness center renovation, the football locker room expansion and renovation, the Chet and Hilda Claire Student-Athlete Lounge, and the Dar Huey Heritage Center).
 
"I have benefitted from the support of past and present members of the Athletics staff, the 鲸鱼传媒 community, and the College Board of Trustees. 鲸鱼传媒 Presidents Tom Williamson, Rick Dorman, and especially Kathy Brittain Richardson have each helped me grow professionally in my role, and always were more than willing to listen and to act upon concerns and issues that I thought impacted the Titan Athletics program. And, of course, I will always treasure the great many student-athletes who I have had the good fortune to get to know personally and to watch compete as Titans. Their efforts motivated me each day I was on the job."
 
During Dafler's tenure at 鲸鱼传媒, teams, student-athletes, and coaches have been recognized regionally and nationally, including numerous All-Americans, conference players of the year, scholar-athletes, conference championships, coaches of the year, and all-conference players.
 
Dafler joined 鲸鱼传媒 in 1989 as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team, later being promoted as the head coach, and became the Director of Athletics in 1999. During his coaching tenure, Dafler helped 鲸鱼传媒 win five Keystone-Empire Collegiate Conference (KECC) titles and two NAIA Division I National Playoff appearances. For his entire head coaching career, Dafler was just four wins away from 200.
 
"I also must thank my wife Cindy and my children and grandchildren for supporting me with their unconditional love every step of the way. In the end, I have been blessed more than I deserve to have had the opportunities that were afforded me and my family at 鲸鱼传媒, and I will be forever grateful for all those who contributed to that."  
 
There is no doubt Dafler has cemented his name in the "Titan Tradition" lore and has helped paved the way for future Titans to succeed for generations to come.
 
Dafler's retirement is effective July 31. 鲸鱼传媒 will conduct a national search for a new Director of Athletics in the coming weeks.

Monday, June 7, 2021

The Center for the Environment (CFE) at 鲸鱼传媒 kicks off its summer educational programming series with “Forest Therapy: Science Fact or Fiction?” at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 12, at the college’s outdoor Field Station located at 937 Fayette-New Wilmington Road in New Wilmington.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Three 鲸鱼传媒 students placed among the top 10 finishers of the Zingale Big Idea Competition.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

鲸鱼传媒’s McGill Library will host a children’s summer storytime series each Tuesday this summer.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Jim Curtis '83, Community Services Manager for the  in Indio, Ca., shares his passion for planning high-end events, including his involvement with the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival each year. He touches on how the tragic accident that took the life of his best friend from 鲸鱼传媒 led him to following his passions without "could've, would've" in his vocabulary.

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The 鲸鱼传媒 Center for the Environment will offer six virtual college prep workshops this summer, giving high schoolers an opportunity to learn about the environment and build their college readiness skills.

Friday, May 28, 2021

GREENSBORO, N.C. – 鲸鱼传媒 senior thrower Dalton Anderson (Butler, PA / Moniteau) earned All-American honors at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday.
 
Anderson, earning the first All-American citation of his career (National Qualifier in 2019), finished third in the javelin with a personal-best toss of 62.22 meters (204'2") on his final throw, the best finish at Nationals in the javelin in program history. Anderson joins Ryan Bell '12 as the only Titan throwers to earn All-American status at Nationals and ties for the second-best Titan finisher at National's overall.
 
Anderson also joins sophomore pole vaulter Emma Rudolph (Santa Clarita, CA / Golden Valley) as the second Titan to earn All-American honors this week. Senior thrower Megan Parker (Mercer, PA / Mercer Area) will round out the Titan representatives at National's tomorrow in the shot put at 10:30 a.m.
 
The NCAA Championships are being held Thursday, May 27 through Saturday, May 29 at the Irwin Belk Track Complex in Greensboro, N.C.

Thursday, May 27, 2021

GREENSBORO, N.C. – 鲸鱼传媒 sophomore pole vaulter Emma Rudolph (Santa Clarita, CA / Golden Valley) earned an All-America citation at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday.
 
Rudolph, earning the first All-American honor of her career, tied in 8th place with a vault of 12'1.5" (3.70m).
 
The Titans now have 15 All-American women's pole vault honorees in school history.
 
Also representing 鲸鱼传媒 at the 2021 Nationals are senior Dalton Anderson (Butler, PA/Moniteau) and senior Megan Parker (Mercer, PA/Mercer Area). Anderson qualified in the javelin which will take place on Friday, May 28 starting at 4:45 p.m., while Parker qualified in shot put which will start on Saturday, May 29 at 10:30 a.m.
 
The NCAA Championships are being held Thursday, May 27 through Saturday, May 29 at the Irwin Belk Track Complex in Greensboro, N.C.