Two seniors majoring in Environmental Studies were awarded top prizes at the Maryland Water Monitoring Council’s Annual Conference held Nov. 17 at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. Garrett Tucker’s research poster won first place and Olivia Sunde, who is also a double major in Biology, earned second place for her research poster at the conference.
In The Middle Ages though Video Games, Lecturer in History Jillian Bjerke is guiding first-year students through a journey into the past with video game play. A First Year Seminar, the course pairs an academic subject with an introduction to McDaniel and the college experience.
First-year students in Senior Lecturer in Arabic Carol Zaru’s First Year Seminar, Breaking Barriers: Pop Culture in the Arab World, are exploring the power of pop culture through the history of the Arab Spring and in their own experiences.
McDaniel College students participated in the Model European Union 2023 Simulation in Washington, D.C., Nov. 9-11. A delegation of seven students represented Sweden and were accompanied by Christianna N. Leahy, chair of the Political Science and International Studies department at McDaniel.
Katie Klein, a senior Psychology and Kinesiology major, recently presented research findings at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Conference in Orlando, Florida. Klein was joined at the conference by two recent 2023 alums, Madalyn Bigley and Evan Darr, along with Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jessica Ford. Jessica Wolverton, Student-athlete Wellbeing Coordinator, also had research included in the conference.
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.
In a 2023 study published in Florida Entomologist, McDaniel College researchers identify three new tree species not previously recorded as hosts for invasive spotted lanternfly nymphs. Back in 2019, two students and Associate Professor Holly Martinson surveyed the insect's nymphs and egg masses in Pennsylvania, as well as plants at the McDaniel campus and McDaniel Environmental Center, with support from the Student-Faculty Collaborative Summer Research Program.
All 8th and 10th grade students in Carroll County are invited to enroll to participate in receiving college search support and a $100,000 scholarship to McDaniel College through Carroll County Scholars, a new program providing assistance to Carroll County students as they navigate the college search process.
McDaniel College Theatre Arts department presents Tony Award-winning “Urinetown, The Musical.” Performances are Thursday, Nov. 16-Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall. Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences.
Current seniors, juniors, and sophomores were recognized at the Undergraduate Awards Ceremony for earning awards for academic achievement and leadership during the 2022-23 academic year. Students were also named to prestigious academic and leadership honor societies, including Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Trumpeters.
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