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.
McDaniel College Theatre Arts presents a production directed by senior theatre arts lecturer Gené Fouché and featuring students enrolled in her Devised Theatre course. Performances are Wednesday, April 20-Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall.
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 first-ever One Hill, One Day, was a resounding success due to the overwhelming support of alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and friends. The entire McDaniel community came together to exceed the donor goal of 1,000 donors with 1,429 total and raised $228,136—the most ever on a single day of giving.
On March 27, 19 students were inducted into McDaniel College's Delta of Maryland Chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa national honor society. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation’s oldest academic honor society.
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.
On Wednesday, March 30, the McDaniel community and friends have the chance to come together for one day during One Hill, One Day to give in support of current and future McDaniel students.
McDaniel College’s Department of Art presents “Impressions of Individualism,” the college’s annual honors art exhibition, through Friday, April 1, in The Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall. An artists’ reception takes place Thursday, March 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with artist talks beginning at 6 p.m. McDaniel students exhibiting their work are Art majors Kaylen Buschhorn, Laurel Conover, Ezerae Ham, Laura Midkiff, Liz Mince, and Leah Wilder.
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