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News@McDaniel 07/28/09
  • Science departments sizzle with summer research
  • CSI: Westminster
  • Books, lines and thinkers
  • Faculty promoted and granted tenure
  • Common Ground on the Hill 2009
  • McDaniel welcomes Tour d’Admission
  • Professor joins Maryland sport fishing commission
  • Autumn on the Hill
  • McDaniel 11th in WBCA’s Academic Top 25
Science departments sizzle with summer research
Thao Tran '09
Biology, Chemistry and Physics are buzzing with work in the lab. » Full Story
CSI: Westminster
Wesley Weicht '13
Dozens of high school students and recent graduates put their sleuthing skills to work during McDaniel’s forensic science camp. » Full Story
Books, lines and thinkers
Casey Flanary, 7, far right, gets help from teacher, Julie Armstrong. Photo courtesy of the Baltimore Sun Media Group.
Dubbed Camp McDaniel by the first- through eighth-grade participants, annual reading clinic gives graduate students in the college’s Reading Specialist Program an opportunity to put theory into practice. » Full Story
Faculty promoted and granted tenure
As McDaniel College prepares for its 142nd academic year, three professors have been promoted to the rank of full professor in their respective disciplines, and seven faculty members have been promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. » Full Story
Common Ground on the Hill 2009
Common Ground on the Hill celebrated its 15th year in residence at McDaniel College with near record attendance – 500 folks – during its annual Traditions Weeks workshops and concerts this summer. » Full Story
McDaniel welcomes Tour d’Admission
A group of about a dozen high-school-based college counselors took a 12-day, 400-mile bicycle tour of mid-Atlantic colleges that ended at McDaniel’s Admission office. » Full Story
Professor joins Maryland sport fishing commission
Political Science Professor Herb Smith will weigh in on the politics of sport fishing during his four-year term on Sport Fisheries Advisory Commission. » Full Story
Autumn on the Hill
There’s nothing quite like fall on the Hill. The red, amber and golden hues of autumn replace green – except of course for the green in Green Terror. It’s a time to get back to academics for sure, but it’s also a great time to tailgate, reunite with college friends, and catch up with McDaniel students who left home just a few months earlier. » Full Story
McDaniel 11th in WBCA’s Academic Top 25
(Read the full story on the Athletics website)

The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its 2008-09 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll recently, and McDaniel was among the honorees.

The Green Terror, who finished the season with a 15-12 overall record (11-7 Centennial Conference) and made its eighth consecutive conference tournament, was as successful in the classroom. The squad tied for 11th in all of Division III with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.453 for the past academic year.

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