McDaniel students virtually met with elected officials from Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, and Prince George’s counties in support of the Sellinger Program, which provides funding for Maryland’s independent colleges.
I Love the Hill Day was a resounding success thanks to the alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, and friends who came together in support of McDaniel. Together, we exceeded our goal of 725 donors, ensuring we can support every student on the Hill today and for years to come. In fact, we raised more than $150,000, which is more funds than ever before on I Love the Hill Day.
McDaniel College and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School have announced a collaboration to offer a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree program, starting in fall 2021. The new 4+1 program will include a bachelor’s degree from McDaniel and a master of science degree in either Finance or Marketing from Carey Business School, which has campuses in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
The McDaniel College Parent and Family Council serves as an advisory group for the college and is comprised of a diverse cross-section of families, which includes McDaniel’s most committed parents and family members. These parent and family leaders bring expertise, resources, and a passion for McDaniel College to both support and be actively engaged with the college.
When he embarked six years ago on a Facebook search for name twins, Paul O’Sullivan ’09 could not have imagined that he and three other musician Paul O’Sullivans would end 2020 with the release of their band’s first mini-album, “Internet Famous: A Retrospective.” Nor could Baltimore Paul – so nicknamed to distinguish him from the band’s other Pauls – have guessed that the album would bring media attention to the band from as far away as New Zealand and include Forbes, CBS National News, the Kelly Clarkson Show, and People magazine.
Two virtual events organized by McDaniel’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion take place Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 p.m. McDaniel’s Office of Student Engagement along with the Black Student Union, Africa’s Legacy, and Curl Friends student organizations are partnering on these events.
McDaniel College celebrates I Love the Hill month through February. With Feb. 23 marking the third annual I Love the Hill Day, alumni, students, faculty, staff, and more share the many reasons they love the Hill throughout the month.
Jennifer Yang has been named the entrepreneur-in-residence for McDaniel College’s newly named Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, formerly known as The Encompass Distinction. As the entrepreneur-in-residence, Yang provides instruction and business strategy advice to students in the program. Yang is an entrepreneur with more than 23 years of strategy, management, and technology consulting experience working with CXO-level stakeholders at Fortune 50 companies, start-up ventures, and federal agencies.
McDaniel College announces its Fall 2020 dean's list, recognizing full-time undergraduate students for outstanding academic achievement. Highest honors are earned for a semester grade point average of 3.90 or higher, high honors for a grade point average of 3.70-3.89, and honors for a 3.50-3.69 grade point average.
Dr. Julia Jasken has been selected by the McDaniel College Board of Trustees as the college’s tenth president, effective June 1, 2021. Jasken will be only the second woman president in the college’s history. She has dedicated nearly her entire professional life to higher education and most notably to McDaniel, beginning in the classroom in 2003 as an English professor and most recently has served as the college’s executive vice president and provost.
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