A group of six students from McDaniel College accompanied by McDaniel College President Julia Jasken and Matthew Mongiello, assistant professor of Political Science, participated in “Maryland Independent Higher Education Day” in Annapolis, Maryland, on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
McDaniel College's Department of Art presents “Unfolding Reality." This annual exhibition runs Tuesday, Feb. 21-Friday, March 10, in Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall. An opening reception takes place Thursday, Feb. 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.
McDaniel College's School Librarianship master's degree program has achieved national recognition through a review using the current ALA/AASL/CAEP School Librarian Preparation Standards (2019). McDaniel's program has been recognized since 2008 by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
McDaniel’s Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which is aimed at developing core entrepreneurial skills for students of any major, brings guest speakers to campus this spring to showcase innovation and entrepreneurship in Carroll County. The P.I.E. Guest Speaker Series is free and open to the public.
McDaniel’s Office of Communications and Marketing was recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) with five 2022 Best of CASE District II Awards for outstanding writing, video, and design.
McDaniel students with work in the exhibition are seniors Collin Beattie, Kate Cramer, Grace Harshman, and Juliana Stolkovich and junior Sarah Mendez. Kate Cramer won “Best in Show” and Collin Beattie won an “Award of Distinction.”
“I’m trying to bring into the light and salvage the earlier meanings, after what scholars, theorists, and psychoanalysts have thought about contentment in the last hundred years,” says Paul Zajac, associate professor of English, about his new book “Emotion and the Self in English Renaissance Literature: Reforming Contentment.”
McDaniel College hosts events in February in honor of Black History Month, including a Black History Month Lunchtime Movie Series, Black Business Expo, and Black History Month Convocation. These events are free and open to the public.
Danielle Carter, a sophomore Political Science major, was named a semifinalist for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region II. The 2023 Region II Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) was Jan. 17-21, 2023, and included students and faculty representing colleges and universities from eight states and Washington, D.C.
Mel Brennan '96 has been named the new executive director of McDaniel's Center for Experience and Opportunity (CEO). In this role, he oversees the work of the CEO, its programs and initiatives, while working closely with academic departments, as well as community partners. He also plays a key role in developing experiential learning opportunities for McDaniel students.
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