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McDaniel College students performed with the Westminster Symphony Orchestra. The performance was held virtually through YouTube Premieres on the McDaniel College YouTube channel.

McDaniel College awarded nearly 600 bachelor's and master's degrees during the 151st commencement ceremony on May 22.

McDaniel College awarded nearly 600 bachelor's and master's degrees during the 151st commencement ceremony on May 22.

Mikayla R. Lee, an English major with a secondary education minor from Columbia, Md., was awarded The Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award during McDaniel College's 151st commencement ceremony on May 22.

Julia Kate Dunn of Reisterstown, Md., was awarded both The Argonaut Award as the graduating senior with the highest cumulative grade point average and The Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award during McDaniel College's 151st commencement ceremony on May 22.

Pershea Renea Jefferson of Alexandria received The B. Jill Brooks Hodge Professional Development Award during McDaniel College's 151st commencement ceremony on May 22.

The Mary Ward Lewis Prize for the outstanding female member of the graduating class at McDaniel College was awarded to Priscilla Owusu, a chemistry major from Bowie, Md., during a virtual senior awards ceremony on May 21. She earned cum laude with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from McDaniel College on May 22.

The Bates Prize for the outstanding male member of the graduating class at McDaniel College was awarded to Jacob E. Fine, a music major from Lambertville, N.J., during a virtual senior awards ceremony on May 21. He earned magna cum laude and honors in music with a bachelor's degree in music from McDaniel College on May 22.

McDaniel College awarded nearly 600 bachelor's and master's degrees during the 151st commencement ceremony on May 22. Select graduating seniors also received academic, activity and leadership awards at the virtual awards ceremonies on May 21.

Riley O. O'Hara of Fairfax was one of four graduating seniors commissioned May 21 as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, earned a senior award, and graduated from McDaniel with a bachelor's degree on May 22.

Cameron Victor St Andre of Westminster was one of four graduating seniors commissioned May 21 as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, earned a senior award, and graduated from McDaniel with a bachelor's degree on May 22.

Four McDaniel College graduates were commissioned May 21 as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army and graduated from the college with bachelor's degrees on May 22.

Graduating senior cinema majors premiered student-produced digital features at the McDaniel Cinema Showcase. The McDaniel Cinema Showcase features capstone films written, directed, produced and edited by cinema majors at McDaniel as portfolios of their work.

Incoming students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2025. This list includes students who have deposited as of May 10.

Incoming students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2025. This list includes students who have deposited as of May 3.

McDaniel College senior Justin Chapin, a business administration major with minors in entrepreneurship and marketing from Damascus, Md., competed in the fifth annual McDaniel College Entrepreneurship Competition, formerly the Innovation Challenge Finals. CeReal is an app that organizes student activities, interests, and organizations to increase community engagement at colleges.

Prime Reach presented by junior Joshua Arruda, an accounting, economics, and business administration major from Morrisville, Pa., received $1,000 as the People's Choice Award winner of the fifth annual McDaniel College Entrepreneurship Competition, formerly the Innovation Challenge Finals. Prime Reach is a one-stop shop for independent artists and musicians seeking the right promotion. "All playlists are checked through chart metrics to ensure absolutely organic engagement," according to Arruda.

Crowned Beauty, presented by sophomores Jani Pierre, a business administration major with minors in entrepreneurship and marketing from Frederick, Md., and Mariama Mohammed, a computer science major from Woodbridge, Va., won $1,000 for second place in the fifth annual McDaniel College Entrepreneurship Competition, formerly the Innovation Challenge Finals. Crowned Beauty will be the first business of its kind in Westminster, Md. "There are no beauty stores that cater specifically to people of color, and it would help McDaniel students who have to travel outside of Westminster to find basic hair products," according to Pierre and Mohammed.

McDaniel College senior Carly Critchfield, an economics and political science major with a minor in Arabic from Grass Lake, Mich., competed in the fifth annual McDaniel College Entrepreneurship Competition, formerly the Innovation Challenge Finals. FluentSpeak presented by Critchfield utilizes short, language-specific assessments to match world language learners together at similar skill levels. "This is the first online platform specifically designed for those seeking to practice and improve their conversational language skills to be used in conjunction with or after completion of their world language studies," according to Critchfield.

Life Tacos, presented by juniors Julianna Dotterweich, an accounting, economics, and business administration major from Timonium, Md., and Jessie Titus, an environmental studies major from Frederick, Md., earned the $5,000 top prize as the first place winner of the fifth annual McDaniel College Entrepreneurship Competition, formerly the Innovation Challenge Finals. Life Tacos aims at giving people healthier food options that are more affordable and accessible.

McDaniel College senior Marlowe Embry of San Jose, Calif., (J.H. Pitman), a member of the McDaniel volleyball team, has been honored by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as part of its annual Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholars Award. This is the third consecutive year that Embry, who is a kinesiology major at McDaniel, has been recognized.

McDaniel College students performed in the College Choir and A Capella Ensemble Concert on Sunday, April 25 at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. Due to COVID-19, the performance was only open to the campus community.

Khadijatou Diop, a junior at McDaniel College from Columbia, Md., has been awarded a $5,000 Gilman Scholarship to study abroad through the virtual French immersion program at Universite Laval in Canada. Diop, a French major with a minor in secondary education, is one of 2,386 undergraduate students from across the nation selected to receive the scholarship.

McDaniel College students perform in the McDaniel College Student African Drum Ensemble on Thursday, April 29. The virtual performances can be viewed through a livestream at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. The Student African Drum Ensemble is under the direction of McDaniel music department faculty member Pape Demba "Paco" Samb, a "Senegalese griot," or West African historian, storyteller, singer, poet, dancer, and/or musician.

On April 11, 24 students were inducted into McDaniel College's Delta of Maryland Chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa national honor society. McDaniel alumnus Gerald H. Miller, who previously served as director of Michigan's largest state agency, the Department of Social Services, was also inducted.

McDaniel College students perform in radio play "Twisted Tales of Poe," which is based on the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Directed by theatre arts faculty member Gene Fouche, the performance will be broadcast on McDaniel College's student-run radio station, Green Terror Radio (WGTR), on Friday, April 30 and Thursday, May 6 at 7 p.m.

McDaniel Free Press co-editors-in-chief learned best practices in connecting local topics to global impacts during a virtual webinar organized by the Council on Foreign Relations. The Local Journalists Webinar was organized by the Council on Foreign Relations and was titled "Think Global, Write Local." It aimed to help students connect local and campus topics to global impacts as well as discuss pursuing careers in journalism.

McDaniel College selects 21 students into the inaugural class of the National Security Fellows Program. The National Security Fellows Program pairs with any program of study and provides McDaniel students with robust knowledge, skills, and experience in national security as well as the ability to specialize in an area of interest, such as interstate conflict, intra-state political violence, cybersecurity, ethics, and human rights.

McDaniel College's student honors exhibition features a variety of work virtually from two senior Art students. Titled "Reconstruct and Memorialize: Identity in Impressions," this virtual exhibition runs through Thursday, April 15.

McDaniel College's student honors exhibition features a variety of work virtually from two senior Art students. Titled "Reconstruct and Memorialize: Identity in Impressions," this virtual exhibition runs through Thursday, April 15.