McDaniel students Michael Scott, left, and senior Jared Payne, both lacrosse players, cheer on Tournament of Champions athlete Jason Rivas, a seventh-grader at Montgomery Village Middle School.

McDaniel Students Volunteer

With over 155,000 hours of service a year, McDaniel student make an impact locally and globally. The Center for Experience and Opportunity helps connect students with a wide variety of community engagement opportunities.

Five students pose in the Habitat for Humanity ReStore warehouse.

A Culture of Giving Back

Volunteerism is a core value for the McDaniel College campus community. It all starts at McDaniel Local, when incoming Green Terror students engage with the community with service projects that introduce them to local nonprofits and connect with peers. From there, many students participate in student organizations and honor societies that have volunteerism built in, plus there's always something happening on campus and in the local area for students to get involved in.

At McDaniel, you can contribute to a cause you are passionate about, while also gaining valuable professional experience with many diverse organizations that are within walking distance or a short drive away. With decades of community service launched on campus, McDaniel fosters involvement that changes lives!

Internship Sarah Rinker and Amber Walker Carroll County Veterans Services Center

Special Opportunities

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge: Present your own venture (including social enterprises) and win up to $5,000 and start-up mentorship.

Griswold-Zepp Award: Propose your own community-service project. In past years, students who won the Griswold-Zepp Award have taught social media workshops to nonprofits and sponsored a trip to West Virginia to study the water quality and engage in community clean-ups.

Nationally Competitive Scholarships & Fellowships: McDaniel has a proven track record of helping students win competitive scholarship and fellowship opportunities.

Students volunteer at the annual Spring Clean-Up

A Main Street Community

Westminster is home to many nonprofit organizations, whose missions range from health education to literacy advocates, from environmental activism to youth work.

Whether students want to gain extensive behind-scenes experience of working for a nonprofit, or want to get out into the community to volunteer for a day, we connect students to community organizations and campus organizations dedicated to creating meaningful experiences and improving the world!

Students interacting with children at the Boys and Girls Club in Westminster.

Sample Partners

Football player holding child's hand at Tournament of Champions

Tournament of Champions Spirit of Community

Our student-athletes volunteer annually with the Tournament of Champions. Read about how students get involved.

Large group photo of students on campus at McDaniel Local.

Class of 2026 connects with the community at McDaniel Local

Incoming first-year students got involved in a variety of community service opportunities in the Westminster, Maryland, community during McDaniel Local 2022. They helped out at the McDaniel Environmental Center, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Westminster City’s Recreation and Parks Department, and the Boys and Girls Club of Westminster.

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Connect With Us

The Center for Experience and Opportunity Email the CEO

Phone: 410-871-3305

Location

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