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.
McDaniel's Academic Symposium on Monday, May 5, highlights the original research, scholarship, and creative achievements of McDaniel students, faculty, and staff. Plus, two special events take place including a Community Networking Breakfast & Presentation of the Phi Beta Kappa Lifelong Learner Award and a Keynote Lunch with McDaniel College Budapest Professor Gábor Molnár (advance registration is required for both the breakfast and lunch events).
McDaniel College announces Commencement speakers for the 2025 undergraduate and graduate ceremonies. Military and business leader Linda L. Singh serves as the speaker for the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 23, while Associate Professor of Counseling Simeon K. Schlossberg will provide remarks during the Graduate Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 17. Both ceremonies take place in Gill Center. More information is available at mcdaniel.edu/Commencement.
McDaniel College has named Peter Spartin '84 to its Board of Trustees. Spartin, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration, is currently managing director for Globalis Partners, an affiliate of Butler Capital Partners.
A group of seven students from McDaniel College traveled to Annapolis, Maryland, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, for "Independent Higher Education Day," along with President Julia Jasken, Associate Vice President for Administration and Government Relations Jenni Glennon, and Social Work Professor Jim Kunz.
Jennifer Ort, D.N.S., RNC MN-N, assistant director of McDaniel’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), is a recipient of a Nursing Faculty Fellowship from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). The award supports the recruitment and retention of nurse educators in Maryland by providing grants to new full-time nursing faculty.
The McDaniel College community gathered Nov. 19 for the college’s annual Thanksgiving luncheon and to honor 62 faculty and staff who celebrated a combined 920 years of service to the college. Additionally, the three winners of the 2024 Arch Award for Exemplary Staff Service were announced.
All current 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. The Carroll County Scholars program provides assistance to Carroll County students as they navigate the college search process.
Current McDaniel families are invited to join their students for events and programs showcasing life on the Hill during Parent and Family Weekend, Friday, Nov. 15-Sunday, Nov. 17.
Alumni, students, families, and community members came together to celebrate Homecoming 2024 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, as well as the reveal that the college plans to renovate the outdoor track and field facility at Kenneth R. Gill Stadium.
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