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.
Jill Centofanti has been promoted to dean of admissions, while Susan Fieldhouse, Carolyn Salazar and Andrew Van Der Stuyf have recently joined the college. Fieldhouse is the new registrar, Salazar is associate vice president for institutional advancement, and Van Der Stuyf is associate vice president for facilities management.
McDaniel College announces its Fall 2021 dean's list, recognizing full-time undergraduate students for outstanding academic achievement. Highest honors are earned for a semester grade point average of 3.90 or higher, high honors for a grade point average of 3.70-3.89, and honors for a 3.50-3.69 grade point average.
McDaniel College Gospel Choir director Shelley Ensor was awarded the Heritage Award from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC). The annual MSAC Heritage Awards recognize long-term achievement in the traditional arts and include grant funding for awardees to continue their efforts at preserving the heritage and traditions of their art.
For the 20th year, McDaniel College students participated in the Model European Union Simulation. A delegation of 12 students represented both Ireland and the Netherlands and were accompanied to the conference in Washington, D.C., by Christianna N. Leahy, chair of the Political Science and International Studies department at McDaniel.
Several McDaniel alumni were recently named 40 Under 40 professionals for exceptional contributions to their professions and communities. Aaron Slaughter ’10 was nationally recognized as a 40 Under 40 Black CPA, and Ashley Day-Gibbs ’12 and Bryan Hamper ’06 were recognized by Baltimore Business Journal as 40 Under 40 Baltimore professionals. Baltimore Business Journal also recognized Joe Dominick, a partner in Gauge Digital Media, who attended McDaniel while launching his first business.
The McDaniel College community gathered Nov. 16 for a Thanksgiving luncheon and celebration of over 160 faculty and staff who celebrated a combined 2,585 years of service completed over the last three years. Additionally, the three winners of the 2021 Arch Award for Exemplary Staff Service, which recognizes staff members for outstanding service to the college, were announced.
McDaniel College senior Kekuta Bah, known as DJ Kk, has been selected among the top college DJs in the NCPA™ College DJ Championship. The first round of the NCPA™ competition takes place Nov. 16-21, 2021, with winners of the regional brackets, semifinals, and finals determined through online voting at UpstagedU.com.
For the 12th consecutive year, McDaniel College has been recognized on the Military Friendly® Schools list among the top higher education institutions in the nation doing the most for military veterans and their families.
The Professional Grounds Management Society® (PGMS®) recognized McDaniel College with its highest honor, a Grand Award, in the Society’s 2021 Green Star Awards ® competition.
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