McDaniel selects new class of Global Fellows

McDaniel College selects 15 freshmen into the Global Fellows program.

The Global Fellows program is a three-year program that is open to freshmen and is designed to enhance their understanding of global issues, develop heightened intercultural competency and cultivate the skills and attitudes important to leading successful lives in a global context.

Students will earn a Global Fellow designation on their transcript upon completion of the program.

The Global Fellows program is in conjunction with the college's office of Global Initiatives, which expands McDaniel's commitment to international education through academic programming, globally-themed extracurricular activities, and innovative approaches to travel learning, such as study abroad, as well as global experiential and civic engagement opportunities.

The newly inducted Global Fellows are:

• Zainab Bangura of Gaithersburg, Md.
• Kate Cramer of Glen Rock, Pa.
• Rokhaya Diakhoumpa of Silver Spring, Md.
• Alessandra Mandala Kol of Herndon, Va.
• Christina Baker of Leola, Pa.
• Lyra Juliet Houghton of Centreville, Md.
• Brooklyn Abdurrahim of Gwynn Oak, Md.
• Chelsea Rocha of Irvington, N.J.
• Brooke Wier of Dallas, Ga.
• Elizabeth Cohen of Clarksville, Md.
• Stephani Portillo of Silver Spring, Md.
• John Mendenhall of Bethesda, Md.
• Isabela Hernandez of Montgomery Village, Md.
• Daisha McIlwain of Baltimore
• Julianna Perdomo of Parkville, Md.