McDaniel's Academic Symposium on Monday, April 29, includes a robust program of innovative and inspiring presentations. Throughout the day, McDaniel students, faculty, and staff showcase their original research, scholarship, and creative achievements. Plus, a keynote lunch features Assistant Professor of Biology Allison Kerwin who received a three-year National Science Foundation grant (advance registration is required).
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.
McDaniel College announces Commencement speakers for the 2024 undergraduate and graduate ceremonies to be held on Saturday, May 18. Undergraduate Commencement speaker is higher education leader Freeman A. Hrabowski III. Graduate coordinator Mona Kerby, the L. Stanley Bowlsbey Endowed Chair at McDaniel, will provide remarks during the graduate ceremony.
McDaniel College has been recognized on the Executive Alliance’s Honor Roll among the colleges and universities in Maryland with the most representation by women on their boards and executive leadership teams. Additionally, McDaniel College President Julia Jasken has been selected by the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland as a recipient of their Distinguished Women Awards.
On March 24, 24 students were inducted into McDaniel College's Delta of Maryland Chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa national honor society. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation’s oldest academic honor society.
The $25,000 scholarship fund establishes an endowed scholarship in memory of Norman "Trey" Alva Armstrong III, who came to McDaniel in fall 2019 and majored in Business Administration before taking a leave of absence in his senior year due to a recurrence of childhood leukemia. The scholarship will be awarded annually starting in the 2024-25 academic year.
A group of eight students from McDaniel College accompanied by McDaniel College President Julia Jasken and Matthew Mongiello, assistant professor of Political Science, participated in “Maryland Independent Higher Education Day” in Annapolis, Maryland, on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
“Out of Darkness: A Celebration of Light” on Wednesday, Nov. 29, combined beloved college traditions with new experiences in honor of the college’s motto “E Tenebris in Lucem Voco” or “I call you out of darkness into light.” The evening was filled with light, education, food, and the sharing of cultural traditions.
Walter Olson has been elected to the McDaniel College Board of Trustees. A former parent visitor to the board, Olson is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies. His son, Tim, graduated from McDaniel in May 2023 with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies.
The McDaniel College community gathered Nov. 14 for the college’s annual Thanksgiving luncheon and to honor 57 faculty and staff who celebrated a combined 925 years of service to the college. Additionally, the three winners of the 2023 Arch Award for Exemplary Staff Service were announced.
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