McDaniel College announces new majors in Astrophysics, Astronomy, and Engineering Mechanics to begin fall 2027. Incoming fall 2026 students will have the opportunity to be able to declare one of these new programs as their major in their sophomore year.
Update: PupConnect earned the $5,000 top prize as the first-place winner at McDaniel's 2026 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge. ChillPods was awarded the $1,000 People's Choice prize.
McDaniel College has been awarded funding through the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund (MEIF) to establish an Endowed Professorship in Computational Innovation and Emerging Technologies in the Mathematics and Computer Science department.
Update: Sana Askari, junior Political Science, Business Administration, and Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies major who presented Esheel, earned the $5,000 top prize as the first-place winner at McDaniel's 2025 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge.
D’Jaris Coles-White, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is the inaugural program director for the developing Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. The program has received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) and is expected to launch in spring 2027, pending approval by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
New partnership between LifeBridge Health and McDaniel addresses the need for qualified nurses by having McDaniel's Nursing program housed at Carroll Hospital. McDaniel Nursing students will have access to clinical placements at LifeBridge Health locations and be eligible for CARE BRAVELY scholarships. McDaniel also established the LifeBridge Legacy Scholarship for the children of LifeBridge Health employees. Additionally, McDaniel received a $2.5 million grant from the Kahlert Foundation.
McDaniel College is included in longtime admissions professional Peter Pitts latest book, "Cool Stuff at Small Colleges." The McDaniel Commitment, National Security Fellows, and McDaniel College Budapest; new majors launched since fall 2020, including Writing and Publishing, along with our Popular Literature minor; plus, the McDaniel Environmental Center are highlighted.
Cathy Felmlee Shanholtz, OTD, M.Ed., OTR/L, CLA, joins McDaniel as the inaugural program director for the developing Master of Science in Occupational Therapy. The program, which has received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), is expected to begin in summer 2026, pending approval by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
McDaniel College selects students into the Global Fellows and National Security Fellows programs. Global Fellows is an academic and co-curricular opportunity that empowers students to explore the world and create a global portfolio while the National Security Fellows Program provides McDaniel students with robust knowledge, skills, and experience in national security.
Update: First-year student Josiah Yung, Art major with a specialization in Graphic Design and Communication major, who presented Trauma, earned the $5,000 top prize as the first-place winner and $1,000 for People's Choice at McDaniel's 2024 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge.
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