The McDaniel College community gathered Nov. 15 for the college’s annual Thanksgiving luncheon and to honor 73 faculty and staff who celebrated 10 years or more of service to the college. Additionally, the winners of the 2022 Arch Award for Exemplary Staff Service were announced.
McDaniel College’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to endorse the college’s next five-year strategic plan, “Reaching New Heights: McDaniel College Strategic Plan 2022-2027," which further positions McDaniel as an innovative liberal arts college focused on student achievement and professional success.
McDaniel College hosted the dedication of the newly named Coley Rice Lounge, formerly McDaniel Lounge, for former McDaniel College President Joan Develin Coley and her husband, M. Lee Rice '48, a trustee emeritus of the college.
McDaniel College hosted the official unveiling of the McDaniel Environmental Center, an outdoor learning lab developed by students to engage in hands-on educational opportunities in agriculture, conservation, and environmental sciences, as well as community building. Additionally, McDaniel has received $2.3 million from the State of Maryland to fund educational environmental spaces and the college has introduced a new bachelor's degree in Food Studies this fall.
McDaniel College President Julia Jasken has been selected to the Board of Directors of the CollegeBound Foundation in Baltimore. As McDaniel’s 10th president, she is a champion of both the liberal arts and McDaniel’s student-centered mission.
Target Community & Educational Services, Inc., has established a new $25,000 scholarship in honor of McDaniel College’s 10th president, Dr. Julia Jasken. The Dr. Julia Jasken Endowed Scholarship is for a graduate student studying in McDaniel’s Human Services Management master’s degree program.
McDaniel College celebrates its 152nd Commencement for the Class of 2022 on Saturday, May 21. The graduate ceremony begins at 10 a.m., followed by the undergraduate ceremony at 2 p.m. Both ceremonies take place in the college’s Gill Center with masks required for all attendees as a health and safety precaution. A live stream of both ceremonies will also be available online at www.mcdaniel.edu/commencement.
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