McDaniel College

Students were inducted April 18 into McDaniel College's Alpha Mu Chapter of the Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) national biological honor society. McDaniel Provost Flavius Lilly was also inducted as an honorary member.

Five McDaniel College students competed in the McDaniel College Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge on April 29. In addition to the $5,000 top prize, $1,000 was awarded to the People's Choice winner. Plus, all finalists who successfully completed all requirements for participating in the Innovation Challenge were awarded $800.

McDaniel College students perform in the Gospel Choir Concert on Saturday, May 10, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall's Mainstage Theatre at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The Gospel Choir performs traditional and contemporary gospel music, under the direction of Senior Adjunct Lecturer Shelley Ensor.

McDaniel College students perform in the premiere of an original devised theatre piece. Titled "Theory of RelativiTV," performances are Thursday, May 1-Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster Maryland.

McDaniel College senior Gabie Robinson, a Theatre Arts and Social Work major from Reisterstown, is props designer for the premiere of an original devised theatre piece at McDaniel. Titled "Theory of RelativiTV," performances are Thursday, May 1-Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster Maryland.

McDaniel College junior Reese Weaver, a Theatre Arts major from Brandywine, is production stage manager for the premiere of an original devised theatre piece at McDaniel. Titled "Theory of RelativiTV," performances are Thursday, May 1-Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster Maryland.

McDaniel College freshman Gray Wheatley of Federalsburg is costume designer for the premiere of an original devised theatre piece at McDaniel. Titled "Theory of RelativiTV," performances are Thursday, May 1-Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster Maryland.

Students were inducted April 16 into the Phi Alpha Theta national honor society in history at McDaniel College.

Students were inducted April 6 into Kappa Mu Epsilon, a specialized honor society in mathematics, at McDaniel College.

Students were inducted into the Alpha Kappa Delta international honor society of sociology at McDaniel College.

Students were inducted into the Psi Chi international honor society in psychology at McDaniel College.

McDaniel College student Nakayla Lawson was inducted into the Phi Sigma Iota international honor society for foreign languages at McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland.

Students were inducted April 6 into the Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society at McDaniel College. Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society, was installed at the college in 1963.

McDaniel College students perform in the College Band Concert on Friday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall's Mainstage Theatre at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Under the direction of Senior Lecturer in Music Linda Kirkpatrick, the College Band comprises nearly 50 musicians, including McDaniel students, as well as McDaniel faculty members, alumni, and community musicians.

McDaniel College students perform with the Westminster Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, May 10. Under the direction of Linda Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in music at McDaniel, the orchestra is composed of McDaniel College students and music faculty, Carroll Community College students and music faculty, and community musicians

Students were inducted April 10 into the Omicron Delta Epsilon international honor society for economics at McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland.

Students won awards at the opening reception on April 3 of the Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Exhibition at McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland.

McDaniel College students were selected to attend the 2025 Eastern Sociological Society Conference held in Boston, March 6-9.

McDaniel College sophomore Grace Hill, an Accounting and Theatre Arts major from Baltimore, stage manages McDaniel College's production of "Legally Blonde." Performances are Thursday, April 3-Saturday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID.

McDaniel College students perform in McDaniel College Theatre's production of "Legally Blonde." Performances are Thursday, April 3-Saturday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID.

McDaniel College sophomore Kaiya Mayhew of Gaithersburg was selected to present published research findings at the 2025 Eastern Sociological Society Conference held in Boston, March 6-9.

McDaniel College students participated in fall 2024 internships. Internships and other experiential learning opportunities, such as study abroad, student-faculty research, and independent study, are key elements of the "My Experience" component of the college's signature McDaniel Commitment. The McDaniel Commitment is supported by the Center for Experience and Opportunity, McDaniel's one-stop shop that focuses on experiential learning and career development.

McDaniel College's annual student honors art exhibition features a variety of work from five senior Art majors. Titled "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy," the exhibition runs Thursday, March 13-Friday, March 28, in McDaniel's Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall, at 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. An opening reception takes place Thursday, March 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.

Ave Maria Contreras, junior Theatre Arts major from Westminster, Maryland, participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region II. The 2025 Region II Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) was held Jan. 14-18, 2025, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ab Bullock, sophomore Theatre Arts major from Richmond, Virginia, participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region II. The 2025 Region II Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) was held Jan. 14-18, 2025, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Reese Weaver was nominated for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region II. The 2025 Region II Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) was held Jan. 14-18, 2025, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

A group of seven students from McDaniel College participated in "Independent Higher Education Day" in Annapolis, Maryland, on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Accompanied by President Julia Jasken, Associate Vice President for Administration and Government Relations Jenni Glennon, and Social Work Professor Jim Kunz, the McDaniel students from Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's, and Worcester counties, participated in presentations and visited with their elected officials.

McDaniel College students presented student-faculty research findings at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (MARC-ACSM) Annual Meeting held Nov. 1-2, 2024, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The students' collaborative Kinesiology research projects in exercise science were conducted with mentorship from McDaniel faculty members Jennifer McKenzie, professor of Kinesiology, and Richard Laird, associate professor of Kinesiology.

McDaniel College recognizes students who immersed themselves in another country through their study abroad experience during the fall 2024 semester.

McDaniel College announces its fall 2024 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.