Mark your calendar for fall 2025 happenings at McDaniel

McDaniel College’s fall 2025 campus events calendar is chock-full of art exhibitions, performances, lectures, and other events on the Hill. All of the events are open to the public and most are free. 

Some highlights include:

• College-wide celebrations, including Homecoming and the Athletics Hall of Fame Celebration, plus Parent and Family Weekend and the Undergraduate Awards Ceremony.
• A solo Art exhibition by award-winning artist Bart Walter and a group exhibition featuring four alumnae.  
• Music and Theatre performances showcasing McDaniel students and faculty.
• Lectures and academic events, such as the annual Constitution Day lecture, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture, Global Issues Colloquium, Holloway Lecture, inaugural Lumen Lecture with Guinness World Record-holding ultra-endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox, and Ridington Lecture with U.S. Army Brigadier General Ty Seidule. Plus, a Fall Research Symposium showcases McDaniel's Biology department.
• A screening of “Growing into Greatness: Maryland’s Champion Trees” by Communication and Cinema Professor Robert Lemieux and the World Wise Documentary film screening organized by Amy McNichols, director of Global Fellows.
• Community events for current high schoolers in the Carroll County Scholars program; Trick or Terror with trick-or-treating and fun activities; and a Veterans Day Ceremony. McDaniel is also a proud sponsor of Westminster Fallfest and will be kicking off the annual Westminster Fallfest Parade.
• The Green & Gold Challenge, which supports student-athletes, along with athletics competitions.
• Admissions events for prospective students to discover McDaniel.

Check out the full list of events in McLive!

Additional information:

• Requests for ASL interpreters are welcome and should be made as soon as possible (two weeks prior to the event preferred) by contacting the specific event organizer. Other accommodation requests and questions can be directed to Conference Services at 410-857-2407.
• Visitors are asked to adhere to all health and safety policies and regulations in effect at the time of the event.