McDaniel College, founded in 1867 and nationally recognized as one of 40 “Colleges That Change Lives,” is a four-year, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences. Its personalized, interdisciplinary, global curriculum and student-faculty collaboration develop the unique potential in every student.
(see more)McDaniel College, founded in 1867 and nationally recognized as one of 40 “Colleges That Change Lives,” is a four-year, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences. Its personalized, interdisciplinary, global curriculum and student-faculty collaboration develop the unique potential in every student.
McDaniel College Students Awarded Alumni Legacy Scholarships
McDaniel College has awarded select first-year and transfer students with Alumni Legacy Scholarships valued at up to $100,000 for each student. Children, stepchildren and grandchildren of alumni who graduated from McDaniel (formerly Western Maryland) College are eligible to receive this guaranteed scholarship to attend the college.
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2020 Oct 1
McDaniel College Students Virtually Inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society
McDaniel College students were virtually inducted Oct. 18 into the Alpha Lambda Delta national honor society. Alpha Lambda Delta (First Year Seminar) recognizes students who completed their first year at McDaniel with a 3.7 grade point average (GPA) or higher. Its mission is to encourage superior academic achievement, promote intelligent living and continued high standards and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their roles in society.
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2020 Oct 23
McDaniel College Students Awarded Educator's Legacy Scholarships
McDaniel College has awarded select first-year and transfer students with Educator's Legacy Scholarships valued at up to $100,000 for each student. Children with a parent or guardian who has at least four years of current and consecutive full-time employment at a K-12 school or community college can apply for this guaranteed scholarship to attend McDaniel College. Any service qualifies, such as teachers, administrators, counselors, nurses or support staff, etc.
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2020 Oct 1
McDaniel College Students Awarded Military Legacy Scholarships
McDaniel College has awarded select first-year and transfer students with Military Legacy Scholarships valued at up to $100,000 for each student. All military veterans, active-duty military personnel and their children can apply for this guaranteed scholarship to attend McDaniel College.
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2020 Oct 1
McDaniel College students participated in "Spoon River Anthology"
McDaniel College students assisted with the "Spoon River Anthology" production. Performances were Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26 at 7 p.m. at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md.
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2020 Sep 28
McDaniel College students performed in "Spoon River Anthology"
McDaniel College students performed in "Spoon River Anthology." Performances were Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26 at 7 p.m. at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md.
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2020 Sep 28
McDaniel College Students Receive Army ROTC Scholarships
McDaniel College students earned Army ROTC Scholarships. The scholarship, which is awarded based on scholastic, athletic and leadership attributes, covers full tuition, room and board, and fees, plus additional funds for books, as well as a monthly living stipend. The student will be commissioned as a second lieutenant and will be required to serve active duty in the Army Reserve or National Guard upon graduating from McDaniel. Scholarships totaling nearly $1.3 million were awarded to the Green Terror Battalion.
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2020 Sep 18
McDaniel College Sophomore Andrew Brantley of Camp Hill Awarded Summer Intern Fellowship
Andrew Brantley, a sophomore at McDaniel College from Camp Hill, has been awarded a Summer Intern Fellowship from the college's Center for Experience and Opportunity (CEO). The Summer Intern Fellowship is awarded by the CEO at McDaniel College to provide competitive awards to help defray the cost of summer internships for current students. Recipients represent McDaniel College and the CEO at internship sites throughout the United States and the world.
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2020 Aug 27
McDaniel College Junior Wilson Clayton of Mount Airy Awarded Summer Intern Fellowship
Wilson Clayton, a junior at McDaniel College from Mount Airy, has been awarded a Summer Intern Fellowship from the college's Center for Experience and Opportunity (CEO). The Summer Intern Fellowship is awarded by the CEO at McDaniel College to provide competitive awards to help defray the cost of summer internships for current students. Recipients represent McDaniel College and the CEO at internship sites throughout the United States and the world.
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2020 Aug 25
McDaniel College Senior Hannah Thomson of Pennsauken Awarded Summer Intern Fellowship
Hannah Thomson, a senior at McDaniel College from Pennsauken, has been awarded a Summer Intern Fellowship from the college's Center for Experience and Opportunity (CEO). The Summer Intern Fellowship is awarded by the CEO at McDaniel College to provide competitive awards to help defray the cost of summer internships for current students. Recipients represent McDaniel College and the CEO at internship sites throughout the United States and the world.
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2020 Aug 24
McDaniel College Sophomore Kylie Baker of Frederick Awarded Summer Intern Fellowship
Kylie Baker, a sophomore at McDaniel College from Frederick, has been awarded a Summer Intern Fellowship from the college's Center for Experience and Opportunity (CEO). The Summer Intern Fellowship is awarded by the CEO at McDaniel College to provide competitive awards to help defray the cost of summer internships for current students. Recipients represent McDaniel College and the CEO at internship sites throughout the United States and the world.
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2020 Aug 24
Students Enroll at McDaniel College
Transfer students have enrolled at McDaniel College. This list includes students who have deposited as of July 24.
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2020 Jul 29
McDaniel College welcomes Class of 2024
Incoming students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2024. This list includes students who have deposited between June 5 and July 24.
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2020 Jul 29
McDaniel College Students Participated in Student-Faculty Collaborative Summer Research Program
McDaniel College students participated in the Student-Faculty Collaborative Summer Research Program. Students interested in undergraduate research are annually selected to participate in this 10-week program, which is supported by donors.
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2020 Jul 24
McDaniel College Awards Full Scholarship to Recent Graduate of Wicomico High School
Max Sweeney of Salisbury, Md., has been awarded the Paul S. and Carrie E. Hyde Scholarship at McDaniel College. Sweeney is an incoming freshman at McDaniel. The Paul S. and Carrie E. Hyde Scholarship is named in honor of the late Paul S. Hyde, a former Eastern Shore educator, and his mother Carrie.
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2020 Jul 22
McDaniel College Rising Senior Faith Young Earns Prestigious National 'Star Trek' Internship
McDaniel College rising senior cinema major Faith Young of Takoma Park (20912) has been selected as one of two fellows for the inaugural year of the national "Star Trek" Command Training Program in Los Angeles. This brand-new internship, hosted by the National Television Academy Foundation in partnership with CBS Television Studios, was open to undergraduate and graduate college students nationwide and launched in 2020 to promote core values of the "Star Trek Universe."
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2020 Jul 16
McDaniel College Announces Dean's List
McDaniel College announces its Spring 2020 Dean's List, recognizing full-time undergraduate students for outstanding academic achievement. Highest honors are earned for a semester grade point average of 3.90 or higher, high honors for a grade point average of 3.70-3.89, and honors for a 3.50-3.69 grade point average.
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2020 Jul 8
Graduating seniors complete biology capstones at McDaniel College
Graduating seniors complete biology capstones at McDaniel College. For the Spring 2020 semester, more than 20 biology majors explored topics ranging from the smallpox vaccine to diabetes and pollution, from insect roles in forensics to cancer drug discovery, from HIV to soybeans and beyond. The goal of the biology capstone course is to teach students to use objective data and only objective data to draw a biologically significant conclusion in a project of their choice, according to Cheng Huang, biology professor and department chair at McDaniel.
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2020 Jun 23
McDaniel Rising Junior Zachary Ruggerie Receives National Undergraduate Scholarship
McDaniel College rising junior history major Zachary Ruggerie of York (17408) has been awarded the Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship from Alpha Lambda Delta. The undergraduate scholarship, which is in the amount of $1,000, is for the 2020-21 academic year.
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2020 Jul 6
Jackie Fahrenholz of Scotch Plains, a graduating senior on McDaniel College's women's soccer team, earns MDCAAA postgraduate scholarship
Jackie Fahrenholz of Scotch Plains, a graduating senior on McDaniel College's women's soccer team, has won the 2020 Maryland and District of Columbia Collegiate Association of Athletic Administrators (MDCAAA) postgraduate scholarship. She earned magna cum laude and Honors in Environmental Studies with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies. She was also the recipient of The Dr. H. Samuel Case '63 Senior Scholar Athlete Award. Jackie plans to attend Duke's Master of Environmental Management program to pursue the EcoSystem Conservation and Science Track.
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2020 Jun 22
Graduating Seniors Create Cinema Capstones at McDaniel College
Graduating seniors create cinema capstone as the culmination of their studies at McDaniel. For the Spring 2020 semester, the students had the opportunity to either write an original screenplay or produce a 20-minute film.
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2020 Jun 12
McDaniel College Student Named a 2020 Key into Public Service Scholar by The Phi Beta Kappa Society
McDaniel College student Jessia Avila is one of 20 students selected from over 600 applicants across the U.S. as an inaugural Key into Public Service Scholar by The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation's most prestigious academic honor society. McDaniel is one of 290 colleges and universities with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated interest in working in the public sector and possess a strong academic record in the liberal arts and sciences.
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2020 Jun 12
McDaniel College welcomes Class of 2024
Incoming students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2024. This list includes students who have deposited as of June 5.
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2020 Jun 8
McDaniel College Students Named to Trumpeters Leadership Honor Society
McDaniel College students have been named to the Trumpeters leadership honor society. Trumpeters is a leadership honor society that recognizes exemplary qualities of leadership, integrity, and sincerity.
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2020 Jun 1
McDaniel College Students Named to Omicron Delta Kappa
McDaniel College students have been named to the Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society. Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society, was installed at the College in 1963.
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2020 Jun 1
McDaniel Students Recognized with Spring Awards
Nearly 30 juniors, sophomores and first-year students have earned awards for academic achievement and leadership from McDaniel College.
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2020 Jun 1
McDaniel Graduate Student Commissioned as Second Lieutenant
McDaniel College graduate student Cross Okereke was one of nine cadets from the Green Terror Battalion commissioned during a virtual ceremony on May 22 as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Okereke is pursuing a master's degree at McDaniel in Counseling with a Clinical Mental Health specialization.
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2020 May 29
McDaniel College Graduates Commissioned as Second Lieutenants and Receive Senior Awards
Eight McDaniel graduating seniors and one graduate student from The Green Terror Battalion were commissioned as Army officers during a virtual ceremony on May 22. McDaniel College also held a Celebration Day on May 23 in honor of the Class of 2020 with select graduating seniors recognized with academic, activity and leadership awards during two virtual senior award ceremonies.
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2020 May 29
McDaniel College Graduates Commissioned as Second Lieutenants
Eight McDaniel graduating seniors and one graduate student from The Green Terror Battalion were commissioned as Army officers during a virtual ceremony on May 22.
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2020 May 29
McDaniel College Graduate Awarded Two Top Academic Awards
Nicolette Louise Brookman was awarded The Argonaut Award as the graduating senior with the highest cumulative grade point average and The Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award for the senior with the top paper during McDaniel College's Celebration Day held May 23 in honor of the Class of 2020.
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2020 May 29