McDaniel College’s Admissions Office along with the Green Terror surprised four incoming Class of 2029 students by announcing them as the college’s newest Dorsey Scholars. The Dorsey Scholars Program is the highest academic honor at McDaniel and includes full tuition, room, and board for all four years.
McDaniel student actors perform in McDaniel College Theatre's production of “Legally Blonde." Performances are Thursday, April 3-Saturday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall. Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences.
To kick off National Poetry Month, McDaniel College hosts the annual B. Christopher Bothe Memorial Lecture with spoken word artist and Maryland Poet Laureate Lady Brion. The event takes place on Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m., in Coley Rice Lounge, McDaniel Hall. It is free and open to the public.
Titled “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy,” the exhibition runs Thursday, March 13–Friday, March 28, in Esther Prangley Rice Gallery. An opening reception takes place Thursday, March 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m. McDaniel students exhibiting their work are senior Art majors Gillian Girod, Lacy Newhouse, Zoe Shelby, Sarah Watson, and Aaliyah Williams.
At the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for Region II, Assistant Professor Shana Joslyn was awarded the Innovative Teaching Award; Theatre Arts junior Ave Maria Contreras won best director for a 24-hour play; and alum Jeremy Volker ’24 earned the regional first place Randy Lutz Allied Design & Technology Award for makeup design.
A group of seven students from McDaniel College traveled to Annapolis, Maryland, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, for "Independent Higher Education Day," along with President Julia Jasken, Associate Vice President for Administration and Government Relations Jenni Glennon, and Social Work Professor Jim Kunz.
Five McDaniel students presented research at the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Their collaborative Kinesiology research projects in exercise science were conducted with mentorship from Professor Jennifer McKenzie ’01 and Associate Professor Richard Laird.
McDaniel College announces its fall 2024 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.
New Learning Commons combines academic deans and student success coaches, Writing Center, STEM Center, and Student Accessibility and Support Services, with library and information technology resources, under a central hub. The $3.6 million renovation, which is expected to be complete for the fall 2025 semester, is supported by donors with efforts underway to secure additional funds.
November and December are jam-packed with musical performances featuring McDaniel students, which are free and open to the public. Check out the full schedule of upcoming concerts at McDaniel College.
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