New scholarship established for graduate students in Human Services Management

Target Community & Educational Services, Inc., has established a new $25,000 scholarship in honor of McDaniel College’s 10th president, Dr. Julia Jasken. The Dr. Julia Jasken Endowed Scholarship is for a graduate student studying in McDaniel’s Human Services Management master’s degree program.

Dr. Julia Jasken Human Services Management Scholarship — Tom Zirpoli, Laurence J. Adams Endowed Chair in Special Education, program coordinator for the Human Services Management graduate program, and president and CEO of Target Community & Educational Services, along with Gail Slater, vice president of development and communication at Target Community & Educational Services, presented President Jasken with the Dr. Julia Jasken Endowed Scholarship.

A new $25,000 scholarship has been established by Target Community & Educational Services, Inc., in honor of McDaniel College’s 10th president, Dr. Julia Jasken.

The Dr. Julia Jasken Endowed Scholarship is for a graduate student studying in McDaniel’s Human Services Management master’s degree program. The scholarship will be awarded to a new student once they are admitted as a candidate into the program.

McDaniel’s M.S. in Human Services Management is a one-of-a-kind graduate program designed to train individuals for leadership positions in community-based human services programs.

Graduate students within the program receive free tuition, an annual stipend, free room and board, and health care benefits in exchange for working an average of 40 hours per week while completing a two-year live-in internship supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through Target Community & Educational Services.

President Jasken, who became the 10th president of McDaniel College on June 1, 2021, was officially installed as president during the April 9 inauguration ceremony. She serves as an Executive Committee Board member for Target Community & Educational Services.

Learn more about President Jasken