Alumni, students, families, and community members came together to celebrate Homecoming with various alumni events, as well as by cheering on the Green Terror. Homecoming traditions, including 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 during pre-game of the Homecoming football game. A special announcement was made at halftime about the launch of the Green Terror Marching Band in fall 2027.
Alumni, students, families, and community members celebrate Homecoming 2026 on Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3, with Homecoming traditions, including tailgating at Kenneth R. Gill Stadium while Green Terror football takes on Carnegie Mellon University, and a special announcement at halftime before recognition of the McDaniel College Athletics Hall of Fame award recipients. Additionally, the annual Green & Gold Challenge, a weeklong competition to support McDaniel's student-athletes, runs Oct. 1-8.
Alumni couple Bryson and Carol Popham, both members of the Class of 1973, have created the Mildred R. Popham and Carol L. Popham ’73 Scholarship for Teaching and Human Services for eligible Glen Burnie High School graduates who attend McDaniel. Beginning with the 2027-28 academic year, scholarship funds will be available to up to four eligible Glen Burnie High School graduates each year.
McDaniel College has been awarded a four-year grant totaling $580,100 from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to purchase new state-of-the-art scientific equipment for research and teaching in McDaniel’s Biology, Chemistry, and Health Sciences departments.
McDaniel College’s Admissions Office, along with the Green Terror, surprised five high school seniors from Anne Arundel and Carroll counties in Maryland and Lititz, Pennsylvania, with full four-year scholarships as the college’s newest Dorsey Scholars for the Class of 2030. The Dorsey Scholars Program is the highest academic honor at McDaniel.
Representatives from McDaniel College surprised Westminster High School senior Jacob Noonan with the Carroll County Scholars full-tuition scholarship, valued at approximately $200,000 over four years. Noonan is the inaugural recipient of the scholarship, which is awarded to one Carroll County student who has participated in McDaniel's Carroll County Scholars program.
Alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and friends showed their support for current and future McDaniel students during the 1867 Challenge, McDaniel College's annual giving campaign. The entire McDaniel community came together to raise $378,152 from 522 donors in 1,867 minutes to honor the college's founding year as part of "Reaching New Heights: The Campaign for McDaniel College."
The 1867 Challenge, an annual giving campaign to support current and future generations of McDaniel College students, kicks off Wednesday, March 11, beginning at 9 a.m., until Thursday, March 12, at 4:07 p.m. That’s 1,867 minutes of giving in honor of the year the college was founded.
All current 8th and 10th grade students residing in Carroll County are invited to receive free college search support by enrolling in Carroll County Scholars. Cohorts begin in the fall of 9th or 11th grades. Participants also receive a $100,000 scholarship to McDaniel upon completion of the program.
Current seniors, juniors, and sophomores were recognized at the Undergraduate Awards Ceremony for earning awards for academic achievement and leadership during the 2024-25 academic year. Students were also named to prestigious academic and leadership honor societies.
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