"Idveritas: Discovery of the Self" features a range of media, from traditional two- and three-dimensional approaches, to digital and new media, from graduating seniors at McDaniel. The exhibition runs Tuesday, April 25-Friday, May 12 in Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall. An opening reception takes place Thursday, April 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.
McDaniel College selects students into the National Security Fellows Program. The National Security Fellows Program pairs with any program of study and provides McDaniel students with robust knowledge, skills, and experience in national security as well as the ability to specialize in an area of interest, such as interstate conflict, intra-state political violence, cybersecurity, ethics, and human rights.
McDaniel College celebrated Earth Day on Friday, April 21. In Memorial Plaza, students, faculty, and staff enjoyed eco games, recycled crafts, live music, food, and more, during an Earth Day Fair. Additionally, the McDaniel Environmental Center hosted students from Gerstell Academy for an Earth Day celebration focused on taking action to improve the local community and the environment.
UPDATE: ReDorm presented by sophomore Javon Spencer, Business Administration major from New Castle, Delaware, earned the $5,000 top prize as the first-place winner of McDaniel’s seventh annual Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge.
April and May are filled with musical performances featuring McDaniel students. For more information about the performances, which are free and open to the public, call 410-857-2599.
Shakara Sapp, a senior Theatre Arts major from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, directs "Wanda's Visit," Christopher Durang’s comedic one-act play. Performances are Thursday, April 20, Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre, WMC Alumni Hall. Note: the show, which is approximately 35 minutes in length, is intended for mature audiences.
McDaniel students are learning to groove on the djembe drum in the course West African Drumming Culture, taught by Paco Samb, senior adjunct lecturer and Senegalese griot. Through drums songs and dance, they learn about the history and culture of West Africa.
As the culminating event for McDaniel's NCAA Division III week celebration, over 100 McDaniel College students teamed up with more than 100 elementary and middle school students with special needs. Organized by students in the college’s adapted physical education class in conjunction with Carroll County Public Schools, participants challenged themselves individually in various athletic events alongside McDaniel buddies.
“Diverging Artists” features a range of media from photography, digital design, and acyclic paint, to the collection of multimedia pieces, from graduating Art majors at McDaniel. The exhibition runs Tuesday, April 11-Friday, April 21, in McDaniel’s Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall. An opening reception takes place Thursday, April 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.
Seniors were invited by McDaniel History faculty members to present shortened versions of their senior history colloquium papers at the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference held Saturday, March 25 at Washington College.
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