McDaniel College

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Emma McNeil, a senior at McDaniel College from Frederick, Md., has been selected as the student speaker for the college's Midyear Graduates Recognition Ceremony from Dec. 7. McNeil was among 41 students recognized at the Midyear Graduates Recognition Ceremony.

Brianna Myung, a senior at McDaniel College from Westminster, Md., has been recognized as the Outstanding Midyear Graduate during the college's Midyear Graduates Recognition Ceremony on Dec. 7. The Outstanding Midyear Graduate award is given to a midyear graduate whose experiences at McDaniel College, inside and outside of the classroom, exemplify a commitment to the college community.

Nearly 20 McDaniel College students immersed themselves in another country through their study abroad experience during the fall 2019 semester. Over one-third of McDaniel students study abroad for academic credit in more than 50 countries.

McDaniel College senior Jade Enright was selected by Yale University professors to assist in their summer research. She was among 7 percent of some 5,000 applicants accepted into the Yale Biomed Amgen Scholars Program.

McDaniel College students perform in the Gospel Choir Concert on Sunday, Dec. 8, 3 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. Under the direction of music lecturer Shelley Ensor, the concert features traditional and contemporary gospel music, as well as spirituals.

McDaniel College students perform with the Westminster Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Dec. 7, 3 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. Under the direction of Linda Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in music at McDaniel, the Westminster Symphony Orchestra is comprised of McDaniel students, as well as students from Carroll Community College and community musicians.