McDaniel College

Five McDaniel College students have been awarded Summer Intern Fellowships from McDaniel's Center for Experience and Opportunity (CEO), including rising senior Daniel Smith of Lancaster, Pa. The Summer Intern Fellowship is awarded by the CEO at McDaniel College to provide competitive awards to help defray the cost of summer internships for current students. Recipients represent McDaniel College and the CEO at internship sites throughout the United States and the world.

Meghan Sadler, a rising junior at McDaniel College and member of the McDaniel College Honors Program, has been chosen as an editor for UReCA, a national undergraduate research journal sponsored by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC). Sadler of Blandon, Pa., traveled to Bryce Canyon, Utah, in June for a three-day workshop with UReCA editors and faculty advisers. The team tent-camped, hiked, and spent long hours reviewing and fine tuning UReCA to maintain momentum and improve systems such as soliciting, marketing, Web site design, selection rubrics, and the editorial process.

McDaniel College 2018 graduate Makaila Lyons is currently sailing with SEA Semester on a scientific research voyage to the remote Phoenix Islands in the Pacific Ocean. She is one of a select group of undergraduates conducting research that will assist in the ongoing development of an effective conservation plan for the region.

McDaniel College announces its Spring 2018 Dean's List in recognition of students' academic excellence. 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 average.

McDaniel College 2018 graduate Riley Palmer is currently sailing 2,600 nautical miles from Papeete, Tahiti to Honolulu, Hawaii with SEA Semester's Pacific Reef Expedition summer program. The goal of the voyage is to study the effects of environmental change on remote and pristine coral reef ecosystems. Students will conduct snorkel-based surveys of local corals, fish, and invertebrates to help shed new light on the abilities of these reefs, which support some of the richest diversity of species on the planet, to endure and adapt to global climate change.

McDaniel College rising senior has been awarded a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF).

McDaniel College awarded more than 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the College's 148th commencement ceremony on May 19.

McDaniel College awarded more than 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the College's 148th commencement ceremony on May 19.

McDaniel College awarded more than 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the College's 148th commencement ceremony on May 19. The Joan Develin Coley Award for Excellence in Education was also awarded to Hannah Nichole Cook of Hanover, Pa., during the ceremony.

McDaniel College awarded more than 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the College's 148th commencement ceremony on May 19. The Argonaut Award for the graduating senior with the highest cumulative grade-point average was also awarded to Rebecca Ann Debinski of Sykesville, Md., during the ceremony.

McDaniel College awarded more than 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the College's 148th commencement ceremony on May 19. The Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award for the graduating senior who writes the best paper was also awarded to Jared Michael Wilmer of Westminster, Md., during the ceremony.

McDaniel College awarded more than 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the College's 148th commencement ceremony on May 19. Select graduating seniors also received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 18, including The Bates Prize for the outstanding male member of the graduating class to William James Giles of LaVale, Md.

McDaniel College awarded more than 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the College's 148th commencement ceremony on May 19. Select graduating seniors also received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 18, including The Mary Ward Lewis Prize for the outstanding female member of the graduating class to Kristen A. Upton of Chalfont, Pa.

Six McDaniel College graduates were commissioned May 18 as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army and graduated from the college with Bachelor of Arts degrees on May 19.

McDaniel College awarded more than 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the College's 148th commencement ceremony on May 19. Select graduating seniors also received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 18.

Samantha Wilson, a senior at McDaniel College, has been named a Fulbright finalist for an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Cote d'Ivoire. Wilson of Sedro-Woolley, Wash., is a double major in French and political science with a specialization in international studies.

McDaniel College students were recognized at the April 29 Spring Awards ceremony. More than 30 honors for academic achievement and leadership were awarded to juniors, sophomores and freshmen.

McDaniel College juniors were named April 29 to the Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society. Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society, was installed at the College in 1963.

McDaniel College juniors were named April 29 to the Trumpeters leadership honor society. Trumpeters is a leadership honor society that recognizes exemplary qualities of leadership, integrity, and sincerity. Those selected are called to serve as positive examples of the campus by devoting themselves to academics, extracurricular activities and service.

McDaniel College selects 19 freshman 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.

McDaniel College students were recognized at the ROTC President's Review held at McDaniel College on Tuesday, April 24.

McDaniel College students perform during Jazz Night on Thursday, May 3. Directed by Tim Jenkins, music lecturer at McDaniel, 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 College Band Concert. The performance is Friday, May 4, 7 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. It is free and open to the public.

McDaniel College students presented research at the American Academy of Religion Mid-Atlantic region meeting held March 14-16 in New Brunswick, N.J.

Graduating senior cinema majors at McDaniel College premiere student-produced digital features at the McDaniel Cinema Showcase. The event takes place Thursday, May 3, 7 p.m., in Decker Auditorium, Lewis Hall of Science, at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. Admission is free and open to the public.

McDaniel College students perform in the Gospel Choir Concert on Saturday, May 5, 7:30 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. It is free and open to the public.

McDaniel College students perform in the Westminster Symphony Orchestra's annual spring concert. Titled "Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue," the concert is Saturday, May 5, 3 p.m., at Carroll Community College, 1601 Washington Road, Westminster, Md.

ZenZen's Kelly Edullantes and Kris Gibb competed in the McDaniel College Innovation Challenge Finals on April 9.

Loyl's Matthew Meagher and Ben Schipper won $2,000 for placing in third as the audience-choice winner at the McDaniel College Innovation Challenge Finals on April 9.

Sarah Pennington, a freshman from Pottstown (19464), competed in the McDaniel College Innovation Challenge Finals on April 9.