McDaniel College

McDaniel College awarded 407 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 18.

McDaniel College awarded 407 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 18. Select graduating seniors also received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 17.

Select McDaniel College seniors received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 17.

McDaniel College awarded 296 master's degrees during the college's Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 18.

Tyra N. Pritchett graduated magna cum laude with a major in Psychology from McDaniel College on May 18. She was awarded The Mary Ward Lewis Prize as the outstanding member of the graduating class during McDaniel College's Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 17.

Kramoh T. Mansalay graduated with majors in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies and Biomedical Science from McDaniel College on May 18. He was awarded The Bates Prize as the outstanding member of the graduating class and The Frank and Margaret Malone Award for Excellence in a Foreign Language during McDaniel College's Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 17.

Zachary E. Brown of Taneytown, who graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors in both Biology and History, was the recipient of The Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award. Brown's paper was titled "Over the Top, Under the Microscope: World War I and the Redirection of Clinical Microbiology." Additionally, at the May 17 Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation, Brown received The Class of 1938 Award for Excellence in Music and The Hugh Barnette Speir, Jr. Prize for the student showing the greatest excellence in European history.

McDaniel College awarded 407 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 18. The Argonaut Award for the highest cumulative GPA during their entire completed courses of study was given to five undergraduates: Haley E. Arnold, Kendall Rose Catlin, Signe T. Kula, Brenna R. Mayberry, and Ariana Kaylin Stormont.

Six McDaniel College graduates were commissioned May 17 as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.

Kai Christenberry of Moody earned a master's degree in Deaf Education and received The B. Jill Brooks Hodge Professional Development Award during McDaniel College's Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 18.

Lindsey Cruz-Gutierrez, a senior at Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring, Maryland, has been named a Dorsey Scholar at McDaniel College, earning a four-year scholarship, including full tuition, room, and board. The Dorsey Scholarship is the highest academic honor at McDaniel and is valued at more than $250,000.

Nataphali Speare of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has been named a Dorsey Scholar at McDaniel College, earning a four-year scholarship, including full tuition, room, and board. The Dorsey Scholarship is the highest academic honor at McDaniel and is valued at more than $250,000.

Sarah Ladley of Furlong, Pennsylvania, has been named a Dorsey Scholar at McDaniel College, earning a four-year scholarship, including full tuition, room, and board. The Dorsey Scholarship is the highest academic honor at McDaniel and is valued at more than $250,000.

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute senior Camille Coffey of Baltimore (21237) has been named a Dorsey Scholar at McDaniel College, earning a four-year scholarship, including full tuition, room, and board. The Dorsey Scholarship is the highest academic honor at McDaniel and is valued at more than $250,000.

Baltimore City College senior Camila Calero of Baltimore has been named a Dorsey Scholar at McDaniel College, earning a four-year scholarship, including full tuition, room, and board. The Dorsey Scholarship is the highest academic honor at McDaniel and is valued at more than $250,000.

Anna Furdui of Sykesville, Maryland, a senior at Liberty High School, has been named a Dorsey Scholar at McDaniel College, earning a four-year scholarship, including full tuition, room, and board. The Dorsey Scholarship is the highest academic honor at McDaniel and is valued at more than $250,000.

Incoming students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2028. This list includes students who have deposited as of May 3, 2024.

Transfer students have enrolled at McDaniel College. This list includes students who have deposited as of May 3, 2024.

Five McDaniel College seniors were invited to present at the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Mid-Atlantic Conference held April 6.

McDaniel College's daylong Academic Symposium on Monday, April 29, showcased the original research, scholarship, and creative achievements of McDaniel students, faculty, and staff.

McDaniel College selects seven students as National Security Fellows. 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

Cinema majors at McDaniel College premiere original student-produced fiction and documentary films during the McDaniel Cinema Showcase on Thursday, May 2. Each student wrote, directed, produced, and edited capstone films as portfolios of their work. After each film premieres, there will be a short Q&A with the student filmmaker.

McDaniel College selects 12 students into the college's Global Fellows program. The Global Fellows program is designed to enhance students' understanding of global issues, develop heightened intercultural competency, and cultivate the skills and attitudes important to leading successful lives in a global context. Students earn a Global Fellow designation on their transcript upon completion of the program.

Works by Art majors at McDaniel College are highlighted in the first of two capstone exhibitions, titled "Stereotypically Human." The exhibition runs Tuesday, April 23-Friday, May 10, in McDaniel's Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall. An opening reception takes place Friday, April 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.

Students perform in the McDaniel College Gospel Choir Spring Concert on Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. McDaniel College's Gospel Choir performs traditional and contemporary gospel music, as well as spirituals, under the direction of senior adjunct lecturer Shelley Ensor with accompanist Alice Dorsey.

McDaniel College students perform with the Westminster Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, May 4. 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 perform in the McDaniel College Band Concert on Friday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Directed by senior lecturer Linda Kirkpatrick, the College Band features nearly 50 musicians, including McDaniel students, as well as McDaniel Music faculty members Mike Hirsh and Rachel Andrews, band alumni and community musicians, performing musical selections ranging from classical to pops.

McDaniel College students perform during Jazz Night on Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Directed by Tim Jenkins, senior adjunct lecturer of Music, Jazz Night features diverse styles of jazz, including classic big band swing, bebop, Latin, funk, jazz-rock, and classic blues.

McDaniel College students perform in the A Capella Ensemble on Monday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Baker Chapel at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The group, called the Green TerrorTones, is the premier vocal ensemble at McDaniel College.

McDaniel College students in the college's Singing on Stage class perform on Sunday, April 28, at 7 p.m., in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The class is taught by Kyle Engler, senior lecturer of Music, and the students perform selections from operas and Broadway musicals. Peggy Brengle serves as accompanist.