McDaniel College celebrates its 152nd Commencement for the Class of 2022 on Saturday, May 21. The graduate ceremony begins at 10 a.m., followed by the undergraduate ceremony at 2 p.m. Both ceremonies take place in the college’s Gill Center with masks required for all attendees as a health and safety precaution. A live stream of both ceremonies will also be available online at www.mcdaniel.edu/commencement.
Don Mohler, former Baltimore County Executive who spent his entire career in public service, received the Trustee Alumni Award, the highest alumni honor given at McDaniel. He earned both a bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 1972 and Master of Liberal Arts degree in 1977 from the college.
President Julia Jasken is included on The Daily Record’s 2022 Power 30 Higher Education List, among the most influential figures in higher education in the State of Maryland.
UPDATE: HiQ Basketball presented by senior Joshua Arruda, Accounting, Economics, and Business Administration triple major from Morrisville, Pa., earned the $5,000 top prize as the first place winner of McDaniel’s sixth annual Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge and got $1,000 as the People’s Choice winner.
On Saturday, April 9, 2022, McDaniel College celebrated the inauguration of the college's 10th president, Dr. Julia Jasken. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and community members joined in the festivities. A series of events in celebration of this historic event also took place throughout the week.
Representatives from McDaniel College, Baltimore City Public Schools, and the CollegeBound Foundation surprised five Baltimore City high school seniors with full-tuition scholarships to attend McDaniel as part of the class of 2026. They each received a scholarship covering tuition for all four years at McDaniel, valued at more than $160,000.
Join the inauguration celebration! The installation ceremony for Dr. Julia Jasken is set for Saturday, April 9, with a series of events that are free and open to the public to kick off the festivities.
The Daily Record has named McDaniel College President Julia Jasken to its 2022 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women, which recognizes outstanding achievements by women demonstrated through professional accomplishments, community leadership, and mentoring.
McDaniel College announces Commencement speakers for the 2022 undergraduate and graduate ceremonies to be held on Saturday, May 21. Undergraduate Commencement speaker is author and social entrepreneur Michelle Poler, founder of the social movement Hello Fears and creator of the 100 Days Without Fear project, while Dan Rodricks, longtime columnist for The Baltimore Sun, will provide remarks during the graduate ceremony.
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