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Human Rights Day at McDaniel honors Nobel Laureate
Noted humanitarian and Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel,
author of “Night” and Holocaust survivor, will be on the
McDaniel College campus today to meet with McDaniel students
in an informal seminar at 3:45 p.m. and to accept an
honorary degree during a Convocation and Address at 7:30 p.m.
In honor of Dr. Wiesel's visit, the College today celebrates Human
Rights Day. Attendees to the Convocation will receive a bookmark
featuring ways everyone can foster human rights and social justice.
Students, past and present, contributed suggestions for the
bookmark as to how each person can make a difference.
Dr. Wiesel's visit is co-sponsored by McDaniel College and The
Interpreters' Forum in residence at the College.
Look for a special edition of News@McDaniel in your e-mailboxes
later this week featuring photos and accounts of the day's events.
The Convocation is by invitation only and is now closed. Both
events have been open only to the McDaniel College community,
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Students organize Relay for Life event
Nearly everyone has been touched in some way by cancer.
Family, friends, friends' family members experiencing cancer –
McDaniel students are no exception.
That's why Relay for Life seemed to Suzanne Gilbert '06 to be
the perfect cause for a Student Government Assembly (SGA) project.
The Relay for Life overnight events are inspirational, fun and,
most importantly, raise money for the American Cancer Society.
Suzanne expects McDaniel's Relay for Life from 7 p.m. May 6
until 9 a.m. May 7 to accomplish all of that and more.
"We'll have a DJ, games, possibly karaoke – luminaria in memory
of those lost to cancer and for survivors," the junior Social Work
major said. "Last year, colleges across the country raised a
total of $7.5 million. Our goal is $10,000."
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Alumni build cinderblock homes for Guatemalans
The weather in Guatemala in February is a sharp contrast
to the New Hampshire winters to which Mike Ward '68 and his
wife, Anne Read '69 Ward, have grown accustomed. And the work
of building houses of cinderblock can be grueling under
a hot Caribbean sun.
Still, this grandson of former president Albert Norman Ward
would go back to this poverty-stricken Central American country
in a heartbeat if it meant more homes for more of the people
who need them. What began with trips for the Keene State
College chapter of Habitat for Humanity and grew to include
supporters of the student trip, including four fellow graduates
of the College, is now about to expand even further.
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McDaniel students perform in 'theatrical joyride'
McDaniel College Theatre presents Michael Frayn's
hilarious farce, "Noises Off" at 8 p.m. April 20-23
on the Mainstage on campus in WMC Alumni Hall
Tickets are $7 general admission and $5 for the McDaniel
College community, seniors (65+), and students. For information
and tickets, call 410-857-2448.
This farce-within-a-farce directed by Bob Garman about actors
acting as actors acting characters is a theatrical joyride,
hailed by New York Times critic Frank Rich when "Noises" first
opened as "one of the most sustained slapstick ballets I've
ever seen." The phrase "noises off" is theatre jargon for a
commotion offstage.
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Phi Beta Kappa chapter celebrates 25th
The Delta of Maryland Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will
celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of its chartering
on May 1. Exactly 25 years ago, on May 1, 1980, the
chapter at McDaniel College was formally installed by
the Phi Beta Kappa Vice President Catherine Sims, and at
that ceremony, the first class of undergraduate inductees
was initiated.
At the 2005 ceremony, the 26th class of inductees will be
welcomed into the Society, which was founded at the College
of William and Mary in December 1776. The chapter president,
Dr. John Olsh, economics professor, will also confer honorary
membership on Dr. Thomas Falkner, McDaniel College Provost,
who will make some remarks focusing on the value of
the liberal arts.
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Students' first taste of opera a bit too contemporary
Dani Villarreal hadn't seen live opera since the sumptuous
Eastern European production of “Rigoletto” she enjoyed two
years ago while a student in the McDaniel-Budapest program.
But on a recent Friday night, she and 17 of her classmates
dressed up—the women in heels and fancy shawls, the men in
jackets and ties—to join their art history professor, Susan
Clare Scott, in Baltimore for a performance of Handel's "Tamburlaine."
The outing was a natural complement to Scott's senior seminar course,
"The World of Bernini," an exploration of the baroque period that
17th-century sculptor and architect Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini
helped to define.
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Princeton professor to speak on African-American studies
Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., associate professor of Religious Studies
and African-American Studies at Princeton University, will present
a talk on"The Eclipse of a Black Public" at 8 p.m. April 21
on the McDaniel College campus in McDaniel Lounge.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Glaude's talk is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy
and Religious Studies, Academic Affairs, and the Office
of Multicultural Services.
"Eddie is a dynamic scholar and speaker," said Mark Hadley,
associate professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at McDaniel.
"He is a rising star within African-American Studies.
Glaude has a B.A. from Morehouse College and an M.A. and Ph.D.
from Princeton University. Before coming to Princeton, he
taught at Bowdoin College. He is the author of "Exodus: Religion,
Race, and Nation in Early Nineteenth-Century Black America," the
editor of "Is it Nation Time?: Contemporary Essays on Black
Power and Black Nationalism," and co-editor (with Cornel West)
of "African-American Religious Thought."
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Women's golf ranked 19th nationally;
Hugus shatters school track record
Kelly Cramp '05 (left) and the McDaniel women's golf team have
pulled into 19th in the Division III national rankings. The team
recently shot a 342 for second place at the Kutztown Invitational
April 15-16. Cramp also recorded her 13 th career tournament victory,
beating the competition by 14 strokes.
Last weekend's Bucknell Classic was a record-setting meet for the
Green Terror track team. Paul Hugus '06 destroyed the school
record in the 10,000-meter run, crossing the line at 32:10.33.
Full Story on these and other Green Terror sports |
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Singing the praises of faculty feats
Hear that? It's the sound of applause for the most recent
accomplishments by our noteworthy faculty.
Click here for the more information on
Margaret Boudreaux, professor of music
Garth Baxter, lecturer of music
Julia Jasken, assistant professor of English
Janet Medina, assistant professor of education
Susan Milstein, professor of business administration
Julia Orza, associate professor of education |
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Phil Enstice
Barbara Thomas |
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McDaniel names new trustees and officers
Two new trustees, a bank executive and a community activist,
have been named to the McDaniel College Board of Trustees
at the business meeting held on the Westminster campus April
16. Phil Enstice of Ellicott City and Barbara Thomas of
Spring Island, S.C., join the 41-member Board led by Chair
James I. Melhorn and Vice Chair Martin K.P. Hill. Melhorn
is president and CEO of EMA, Inc. of Eldersburg, and Hill is
president of Woodhaven Building & Development, Inc., of Manchester.
Enstice is senior vice president at Mercantile Safe Deposit & Trust
Company, where he has worked since 1978. An active volunteer for
the Alumni Association, Phil has served on its Board of Governors
including as president from 2000-2002, as class agent for the annual
fund, as a reunion planner, and has represented alumni interests for
the College's long-range planning. In 2002 he was awarded the Meritorious
Service Award. Currently, he serves on the Corporate Advisory Committee.
Also joining the Board is Barbara Thomas of Spring Island, S.C., who
serves as a volunteer leader for Habitat for Humanity. She retired in
1992 as the manager of administrative support at TRW's corporate campus
in southern California, where she worked with her husband, TRW's general
counsel Thomas Gasparini. Subsequently, she became CEO of Habitat for
Humanity of Orange County (Ca.) and was awarded the Habitat Partner
Award in 1996. Following a move to South Carolina she currently serves
as executive director of the Low Country (S.C.) Habitat for Humanity.
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Town and gown join in 'On The Same Page'
Throughout April, the community is invited to read Hillenbrand's
classic and then participate in discussions, equestrian art lectures,
Preakness party-planning, and other programs that culminate in two
showings of the film, "Seabiscuit" at Carroll Arts Center on April 22.
Discussions and programs will center on the universal underdog
story that captivated a nation recovering from the Depression.
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Hill Happenings
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The Kathryn E. Wentz Undergraduate Student Show opens
April 19 in the Rice Gallery, running through April 29.
An artists' reception will be held from 7-9 p.m. April 19.
Call 410-857-2595 for more information and gallery hours.
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The Westminster Symphony Orchestra, a joint project between
McDaniel College and Carroll Community College, performs
at 7:30 p.m. April 19 in the Scott Center for the Arts
at Carroll Community College. Free and open to the public.
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The Children's Chorus of Carroll County performs at 3 p.m.
April 24 in Baker Memorial Chapel.
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The McDaniel College Department of Music presents several
concerts in the coming weeks:
The McDaniel Brass at 7 p.m. April 25 in Baker Chapel;
An Evening of Madrigals at 7:30 p.m. April 26 in Baker Chapel;
Student Guitar Ensembles at 7 p.m. April 27 in Baker Chapel; and
Student Clarinet and Saxophone Ensembles at 7 p.m. April 28 in
Levine Recital Hall.
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Michael Dirda presents the Honors Lecture at 7:30 p.m.
April 28 in Decker Auditorium. Free and open to the public.
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Attention Alumni: Reunion Weekend is April 29-May 1.
Click here for a complete schedule and registration information.
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A Music Theatre/Opera Workshop will be held at 7 p.m.
May 1 in WMC Alumni Hall Studio Theatre.
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Commencement 2005 is at 2 p.m. May 21 in Gill Center.
Click here for more information.
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