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.
Alumni are invited back to campus Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, for a weekend of engaging activities to reconnect and reminisce. Special milestone Reunion events take place for classes ending in one and six. More information is available at www.mcdaniel.edu/alum-weekend.
McDaniel College announces Commencement speakers for the 2026 undergraduate and graduate ceremonies to be held Saturday, May 23. Undergraduate Commencement speaker is McDaniel College Trustee Robert Pick '92, P’25, executive vice president and chief information officer for Tokio Marine North America. Ochieng’ K’Olewe, the L. Stanley Bowlsbey Endowed Chair at McDaniel, will provide remarks during the graduate ceremony. More information is available at mcdaniel.edu/commencement.
McDaniel College President Julia Jasken has announced the creation of the college’s first comprehensive school, a new School of Business and Technology, which is targeted to open as early as fall 2027. McDaniel is launching a national search for the inaugural dean of the School of Business and Technology, along with a new Endowed Professor of Computer Science and Technology Innovation.
A group of McDaniel College students, along with McDaniel President Julia Jasken, Associate Vice President for Administration and Government Relations Jenni Glennon, Social Work Professor Jim Kunz, and Political Science Lecturer Patrick Murray, met with lawmakers and participated in a luncheon during "Independent Higher Education Day" in Annapolis, Maryland, on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
On Monday, Jan. 12, McDaniel celebrated 39 new National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) who participated in the college's three-semester graduate course sequence. All of those enrolled currently teach in Carroll County Public Schools and accomplished a 77% achievement rate, above the 71% current pass rate for National Board Certification.
Maryland’s U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks have announced that McDaniel has been awarded $830,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS). The funds will be used to purchase technology and equipment for McDaniel’s state-of-the-art Nursing facility at LifeBridge Health’s Carroll Hospital, which is slated for completion for fall 2026.
McDonogh School and McDaniel College have announced a new partnership, providing full tuition coverage at McDaniel for McDonogh faculty pursuing their first graduate degree.
The McDaniel College community gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 18, for the college’s annual Thanksgiving luncheon and to honor 64 faculty and staff who celebrated a combined 1,050 years of service to the college. Additionally, the winners of the 2025 Arch Award for Exemplary Staff Service were announced.
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.
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