Current McDaniel families are invited to join their students for events and programs showcasing life on the Hill during Parent and Family Weekend, Friday, Nov. 15-Sunday, Nov. 17.
Alumni couple Bryson and Carol Popham, who both graduated from the college in 1973, created the Mildred R. Popham Scholarship in honor of Bryson’s mother. Up to four $10,000 annual scholarships will be awarded starting in the 2025-26 academic year to graduates of Glen Burnie High School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, with preference given to students planning to major or minor in Education.
Alumni, students, families, and community members came together to celebrate Homecoming 2024 with various alumni events, as well as by cheering on the Green Terror. Homecoming traditions, including the presentation of the Homecoming Court, awarding the James Brant Memorial Cup, and naming the winners of the Letters on the Hill contest, took place during pre-game of the Homecoming football game, as well as the reveal that the college plans to renovate the outdoor track and field facility at Kenneth R. Gill Stadium.
Organized by Senior Adjunct Lecturer Shelley Ensor, “McDaniel for the Holidays” features McDaniel students, alumni, and faculty, as well as community members, in a program celebrating the holiday season. The free performance takes place Sunday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Baker Memorial Chapel.
Four Elementary Education majors presented on math teaching strategies at the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference held Oct. 18. Alumni of McDaniel’s Education programs were also represented among the conference presentations and award winners.
New partnership between LifeBridge Health and McDaniel addresses the need for qualified nurses by having McDaniel's Nursing program housed at Carroll Hospital. McDaniel Nursing students will have access to clinical placements at LifeBridge Health locations and be eligible for CARE BRAVELY scholarships. McDaniel also established the LifeBridge Legacy Scholarship for the children of LifeBridge Health employees. Additionally, McDaniel received a $2.5 million grant from the Kahlert Foundation.
McDaniel College alumni, students, families, and community members celebrate Homecoming 2024 on Nov. 1 and 2 with Homecoming traditions, including tailgating at Kenneth R. Gill Stadium while Green Terror football takes on Ursinus College. Other home athletic contests for swimming and field hockey also take place. Additionally, the Green & Gold Challenge, a weeklong competition to support McDaniel's student-athletes, runs Oct. 30 through Nov. 6.
In honor of National Transfer Student Week, McDaniel College announces that the college has been named among the most transfer-friendly colleges in the nation by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, an international honor society for two-year colleges.
Widely respected for her contributions to higher education, McDaniel President Julia Jasken was named among The Baltimore Sun’s Women to Watch and chosen to The Daily Record’s 2024 Higher Education Power List. She was also appointed to the NCAA Division III Presidents Council. Additionally, McDaniel has again earned an Empowering Women Award from The Daily Record and continues to support the Carroll County Women’s Conference through the McDaniel Women's Leadership Network.
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