McDaniel College has awarded more than 100 first-year and transfer students for fall 2025 with Educator and Military Legacy Scholarships, valued at up to $132,000. Any student who qualifies for one of McDaniel's Legacy Scholarships is automatically awarded the scholarship.
November and December are jam-packed with musical performances featuring McDaniel students, which are free and open to the public. Check out the full schedule of upcoming concerts at McDaniel College.
Current McDaniel families are invited to join their students for events and programs showcasing life on the Hill during Parent and Family Weekend, Friday, Nov. 14-Sunday, Nov. 16.
Organized by Senior Adjunct Lecturer Shelley Ensor, the “McDaniel for the Holidays” special seasonal concert features McDaniel students, alumni, staff, and faculty, as well as community members. The free performance takes place Sunday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in Baker Memorial Chapel.
McDaniel College has added new guaranteed Legacy Scholarships for all children of first responders, health professionals, and government employees, beginning with students applying to McDaniel for fall 2026. This is in addition to our existing Educator Legacy Scholarship and Military Legacy Scholarship. McDaniel’s Legacy Scholarships are valued at up to $132,000 over four years and there is no limit to the number of Legacy Scholarships awarded by McDaniel.
Homecoming 2025 included cheering for the Green Terror while tailgating during Saturday's home football game. The official dedication and ribbon-cutting of the Dr. Richard A. Clower '50 Track, as well as the presentation of the Homecoming Court, awarding the James Brant Memorial Cup, and naming the winners of the Letters on the Hill contest, took place prior to kickoff.
Works by recent Art alums EJ Lee ’15, Sarah Méndez ’24, Quyen Nguyen ’21, and Brenay Spencer ’24 are exhibited in “Four Alumnae, Four Paths,” which runs through Friday, Dec. 12. An opening reception takes place Thursday, Oct. 23, 5:30–7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.
Jaylin Smith, a senior double majoring in Theatre Arts and English, is one of eight performers chosen to compete in the Howard County Arts Council’s Rising Star Performing Arts Competition.
Alumni, students, families, and community members celebrate Homecoming 2025 on Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25, with Homecoming traditions, including tailgating at Kenneth R. Gill Stadium while Green Terror football takes on Dickinson College. Additionally, the annual Green & Gold Challenge, a weeklong competition to support McDaniel's student-athletes, runs Oct. 22-29.
In honor of National Transfer Student Week, McDaniel announces that the college has been named as one of the 251 most transfer-friendly colleges in the nation by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, an international honor society for two-year colleges.
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