McDaniel College

Five senior art students showcase their work in "Perspective, Perceptions, and the Self: Private Lives in a Public World," which examines what it means to develop as an individual in this ever-changing world. The online exhibitions run Friday, May 8-Friday, May 22.

McDaniel College selects 15 freshmen into the college's 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.

On May 5, 28 McDaniel students were virtually inducted into the Delta of Maryland Chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa national honor society. Founded in 1776, The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation's oldest academic honor society.

McDaniel College senior Isabella Mendiola, a kinesiology major from Frederick, Md., has been awarded the Dean Adele Hagner Stamp Graduate Fellowship from Alpha Lambda Delta. The graduate fellowship, which is in the amount of $2,000, is for the 2020-21 academic year. Mendiola is planning to pursue a doctorate degree in occupational therapy.

Five McDaniel College students attended the 2020 League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Emerge Latino Conference held February 25-27, in Washington, D.C. McDaniel is the only college or university in Maryland to have a LULAC chapter on campus.

Six McDaniel students were selected to present at the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Conference. [Note: The conference was supposed to take place March 28 at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., but was canceled due to COVID-19.]

Sixteen McDaniel students collaborated on research with chemistry professors Dana Ferraris, Peter Craig, Stephanie Homan and Michael Polen, through McDaniel's student-faculty collaborative summer research program. As part of the experience, students were selected to present at the American Chemical Society annual conference in Philadelphia.

McDaniel College students have continued internships remotely for local nonprofits. Students are participating in the internships as part of McDaniel College's Writing for Nonprofit Organizations course. The course strengthens the college's relationship with the Westminster community and gives students firsthand experience by having them complete accredited internships at local nonprofits.

Ravi Patel, a senior at McDaniel College, has been named a Fulbright finalist for an English Teaching Assistant Award in Indonesia. Patel is the 12th McDaniel student to ever receive a Fulbright scholarship. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, sponsored by the Department of State, is the largest American international exchange program with approximately 8,000 grants awarded annually. More than 390,000 participants from over 160 countries have participated in the Fulbright program since 1946.

McDaniel College student Noelle Skoda of Nottingham has been recognized with the regional Stage Management Fellowship for her work in McDaniel College's Student-Directed Play Festival, which took place March 4 through March 7 in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College.

McDaniel College students received regional recognition for outstanding student direction of all three shows during the Student-Directed Play Festival. Performances were Wednesday, March 4-Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md.

McDaniel College theatre arts students receive national nominations for their acting work during McDaniel College's Student-Directed Play Festival. Students must first compete at the regional level in January 2021 before potentially heading to the national competition at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in April 2021.

Two McDaniel College students presented their research at the Maryland Collegiate Honors Conference held at Harford Community College, Feb. 28-29. The theme of the conference was "Leadership in a Time of Change."

The student honors exhibition at McDaniel College, Westminster, Md., features a variety of work from four senior art students. Titled "Paraphernalia of Human Experiences," this annual exhibition runs Thursday, March 5-Friday, March 27, in Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall, at 2 College Hill. An opening reception takes place Thursday, March 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.

The student honors exhibition at McDaniel College, Westminster, Md., features a variety of work from four senior art students. Titled "Paraphernalia of Human Experiences," this annual exhibition runs Thursday, March 5-Friday, March 27, in Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall, at 2 College Hill. An opening reception takes place Thursday, March 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.

The student honors exhibition at McDaniel College, Westminster, Md., features a variety of work from four senior art students. Titled "Paraphernalia of Human Experiences," this annual exhibition runs Thursday, March 5-Friday, March 27, in Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall, at 2 College Hill. An opening reception takes place Thursday, March 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.

The student honors exhibition at McDaniel College, Westminster, Md., features a variety of work from four senior art students. Titled "Paraphernalia of Human Experiences," this annual exhibition runs Thursday, March 5-Friday, March 27, in Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall, at 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. An opening reception takes place Thursday, March 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.

Students from McDaniel College have been chosen to participate in "Maryland Independent Higher Education Day" in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

McDaniel student Zacharias Callis is one of three student directors with short plays in the Student-Directed Play Festival. Performances are Wednesday, March 4-Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. The performances are free and open to the public.

McDaniel College student Patsy Zetkulic of Arlington is one of three student directors with short plays in the Student-Directed Play Festival. Performances are Wednesday, March 4-Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. The performances are free and open to the public.

Kendall Harnsberger of Baltimore is one of three student directors with short plays in the Student-Directed Play Festival. Performances are Wednesday, March 4-Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. The performances are free and open to the public.

McDaniel College theatre arts students direct and perform in three one-act plays during the Student-Directed Play Festival at the college. Performances are Wednesday, March 4-Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. The performances are free and open to the public.

McDaniel College junior Flannery Bendel-Simso, directs Eve Ensler's iconic play "The Vagina Monologues" on Friday, Feb. 14, and Saturday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. The play is in association with V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door. All proceeds benefit Rape Crisis Intervention Service of Carroll County. For more information about the performance, call 410-857-4638 or email agelber@mcdaniel.edu.

Faith Young, a junior at McDaniel College from Takoma Park, Md, has been awarded a $4,500 Gilman Scholarship to study abroad at McDaniel's European campus in Budapest, Hungary. She is one of 1,413 recipients from 427 colleges and universities across the United States selected to receive the prestigious U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.

Emem Akpan, a junior at McDaniel College from Fulton, Md., has been awarded a $4,500 Gilman Scholarship to study abroad at McDaniel's European campus in Budapest, Hungary. She is one of 1,413 recipients from 427 colleges and universities across the United States selected to receive the prestigious U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.

Priscilla Owusu, a junior at McDaniel College from Bowie, Md., has been awarded a $1,500 Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in Dijon, France. She is one of 1,413 recipients from 427 colleges and universities across the United States selected to receive the prestigious U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.

McDaniel College students participated in study tours through a wide variety of courses during Jan Term. January Term, known as Jan Term, is a three-week session between the fall and spring semesters that allows students and faculty to explore new areas and expand their intellectual horizons with specially designed courses.

McDaniel College announces its Fall 2019 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.

McDaniel College students participated in the Model European Union 2019 Conference in Washington, D.C., November 21-23. McDaniel's delegation of nearly 10 students represented Belgium.

McDaniel College students were recognized for their winning entries in the college's "Pitch to Get Paid" contest during the fall 2019 semester. McDaniel students have the chance to win $275 by submitting two-to-four-minute videos featuring their innovative ideas for the "Pitch to Get Paid" contest.