McDaniel is the recipient of a NetVUE grant from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) to focus student support on the eight dimensions of wellness.
President Julia Jasken continues to be recognized as a higher education leader in Maryland. She received the 2023 Enterprising Women of Excellence award from the Baltimore Business Journal and has been named a 2023 Influential Marylander by The Daily Record. She has also been selected to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater, Northern Illinois University.
McDaniel College has received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) to develop a comprehensive four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). The development of a new four-year Nursing undergraduate program aligns with McDaniel’s current strategic plan and helps to address the nursing shortage in Carroll County and the surrounding region.
*MOVIE NIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELED* Due to the weather forecast, tonight's Outdoor Movie Night at Kenneth R. Gill Stadium has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience. (Note: there is no rain date scheduled.)
McDaniel College has named three new members to its board of trustees. Keith Lawson '79 is the deputy general counsel for tax law at the Investment Company Institute (ICI), Dr. Millard Mazer '83 is a periodontist, and Deborah Seidel '84 is a retired vice president of T. Rowe Price.
President Jasken shared a response to the Supreme Court decision striking down racial and ethnic preferences in college admissions with the McDaniel community.
Among family and friends, 368 bachelor’s candidates crossed the stage to receive their degrees on May 20 during McDaniel College’s 153rd Commencement ceremony. Legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and bestselling author Bob Woodward addressed the graduating class and an Honorary Doctor of Journalism was awarded to Stan Stovall, retired veteran journalist and news anchor with WBAL-TV (NBC Baltimore).
At McDaniel’s 2023 Graduate Commencement Ceremony, 281 students celebrated the achievement of earning their master’s degrees, conferred from 19 programs. Keynote speaker Sharon Love M.S. '76, founder of the One Love Foundation, shared the value of recognizing inner resiliency.
On the eve of their graduation, McDaniel College seniors in the Class of 2023 were honored with academic, activity, and leadership awards. Prior to the event, the graduating seniors took part in the Arch Processional led by McDaniel President Julia Jasken.
Thirteen McDaniel graduating students, who served as members of the Green Terror Battalion, received commissions as Army officers on May 19. The keynote speaker for the ceremony was retired Maj. Gen. Michael O’Guinn, who served as the deputy chief of the Army Reserve in Washington, D.C., and currently teaches Business courses at Mount Saint Mary’s University.
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