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Meet McDaniel: Profiles from the Hill

Ask anyone their favorite things about McDaniel, and somewhere in a long list they’ll say, “Community.” McDaniel is defined by the scholars, mentors, and alumni who discovered a home on the Hill, so it only makes sense to meet them. Hear from graduating seniors, alumni, and faculty about how they found their place in academics, campus life, and more at McDaniel.

2025 Senior Profiles posing

We are McDaniel: Class of 2025

McDaniel’s Class of 2025 is skillful, engaged, and experienced with rigorous research, internships, and campus organizations. At every turn, they connected with peers, professors, and community to make a difference. 

Our 2025 senior profiles represent 22 undergraduate programs along with many student organizations and clubs, athletic teams, involvement opportunities, and types of experiential learning.

We Are McDaniel: Senior Profiles

We're proud to call these recent graduates alumni, and prouder still to share a selection of their stories here – told as only they can tell them, in their own words.

Jack Buckley
Class of 2023 / Philosophy, Political Science

Priscilla Owusu
Class of 2021 / Chemistry, Biochemistry

Gunnar Ward
Class of 2021 / Environmental Studies

Doug Starliper
Class of 2021 / Social Work

McDaniel Alumni: We Are Green Terrors for Life!

Your journey doesn't end when you leave the Hill. It starts here and stays with you for life. #GreenTerror4Life

  • McDaniel College alumna Ashley Brown '06 DDS
    "McDaniel taught me to think critically, and this helped me tremendously at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, This helped me to excel, graduating in the top 5 percent of my class."
  • Leanna Jasek-Rysdahl '16
    “My professors played an enormous, fundamental role in developing my interests. I remember receiving graded papers that were full of comments, going into office hours to discuss what research method to use, and having lunch or coffee and talking about a conference or just general questions I had about what to do after college.”  
  • Britt and Lauren Burr
    “If you would have told me when I was graduating from McDaniel that I’d start my own nonprofit, I would have said, ‘No way, that’s a lot,' and it is a lot. But we just built from where we were and all of a sudden, it just makes sense.”

Who We Are: Faculty Profiles

At McDaniel, faculty members are more than just experts. They are multidimensional people and dedicated mentors that lead by example. They are the momentum behind McDaniel. Get to know our faculty and see how faculty define a dynamic campus culture in which challenge, competitiveness, and success thrive alongside compassion and integrity.

  • Kristina Stacey, a woman with long, blonde hair, wears a white sweater and smiles in front of a blue backdrop.

    "Prioritizing your own mental health not only helps you recharge but also ensures you can be the best advocate and counselor for those who need you."
  • Headshot of Isa Rivera outside.

    “I share real-life experiences to give students a cultural perspective.”
  • Professor Richard Sautter stands in a blue button up in the campus theatre.

    "Theatre is fundamentally interdisciplinary and collaborative."