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The Center for Experience & Opportunity

Discover the world, ignite your passion, expand your resume, and watch with pride as your goals come to life. Throughout your time on the Hill, the Center for Experience and Opportunity will work closely with you to help you identify the experiential opportunities you're interested in and help you prepare for life after college.

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Who We Help

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Student Services

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Alumni Services

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Employer Services

Student Career Services
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Upcoming Events

  • Discover Paths Forward Series
  • Prepare for Success Series
  • Professional Pathways Series
  • Employer Visits
  • Workshops
  • Study Abroad Info Sessions
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Preparing for Your Future

Committed to experiences that change lives and launch careers, the staff in the Center for Experience and Opportunity help students achieve their goals and face the future with confidence through: 

  • Career development
  • Community engagement
  • Study abroad

We also connect alumni with career opportunities and partner with employers to introduce new opportunities to our campus community. 

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Become Successful

McDaniel provides plenty of opportunities for students to get a start on their careers before graduation with events like the Center for Experience and Opportunity's job and internship fairs and the Economics and Business Administration department's Interviewing Day.

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> 57,000

Job and internship opportunities available.

> 3,000

Internships offered within 50 miles of Westminster, Maryland.

156,000

Hours of community service completed by McDaniel students in one year.

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Study Abroad Experience Global Learning

Get a global spin on your McDaniel experience by studying abroad for a few weeks to a few months! With a variety of short- and long-term options, we can help you find the location and timeline that work best for you. 

A favorite destination of many students is McDaniel Budapest, our campus in Hungary, which welcomes students every semester. Our students are world-travelers who've also spent time studying abroad in places like South Korea, France, Peru, Ireland, Chile, and Morocco.

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Searching for a job or internship? Need to make money while you're taking classes? Want to connect with a staff member? Let us introduce you to Handshake, the largest career community for students and recent graduates. The CEO proudly maintains this database with thousands of opportunities which includes part-time jobs, internships and full-time careers.

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CEO Staff

Joan Liptrot
Executive Director of the Center for Experience and Opportunity

jliptrot@mcdaniel.edu
410-357-2546

Daniel DeHollander
Director of Career Development

ddehollander@mcdaniel.edu
410-857-2238

Joanna Hamburg
Associate Director of Career Development

jhamburg@mcdaniel.edu
410-871-3305

Kerriann Ring
Assistant Director of International & Off-Campus Programs

kerriann.ring@mcdaniel.edu
410-386-4821

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The Center for Experience and Opportunity

Phone: 410-871-3305

Location

Roj Student Center
2 College Hill
Westminster, Maryland 21157-4390

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