McDaniel College

McDaniel College recently announced its fall 2012 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 recently announced its fall 2012 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's Gospel Choir Concert is Sunday, December 9, 3 p.m. The performance, which is free and open to the public, takes place in WMC Alumni Hall at 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. McDaniel College's Gospel Choir, under the direction of Eric Byrd, music lecturer, performs spirituals, as well as traditional and contemporary gospel music. Among the selections are "Happy," "After This," and "Awesome." Opening the concert is Voices of Praise, a smaller ensemble consisting of select members of the Gospel Choir. Among the students performing are:

The Westminster Symphony Orchestra performs at McDaniel College on Saturday, December 8, 3 p.m. The performance, which is free and open to the public, takes place in WMC Alumni Hall at 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. Under the direction of Linda Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in music, the Westminster Symphony Orchestra performs a concert titled "Winter Through the Ages." Highlights are Corelli's "Christmas Concerto," which includes solos by McDaniel string faculty members Tim Anderson, Nicholas Currie, Lynn Fleming and Alice Tung, Mozart's "Three German Dances," "Suite No. 1" from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" and "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson. Among the students performing are:

McDaniel College's College Band Concert is Friday, December 7, 7 p.m. The performance, which is free and open to the public, takes place in WMC Alumni Hall at 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. Under the direction of Linda Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in music, the College Band Concert features musical selections from classical to pops. The band features more than 60 students, McDaniel alumni, and community musicians, as well as McDaniel music faculty members Mark Lortz and Jon Seligman. Selections include "The Boys of Wexford" by Robert Dwyer Joyce and arranged by Sammy Nestico, "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson, "Farandole" (from "L'Arlesienne") by Georges Bizet, Symphonic Dance No. 3, "Fiesta" by Clifton Williams and "Sacred Heart" by Jay Bocook. The concert also features three pieces conducted by McDaniel students, including Victor Herbert's "March of the Toys/Toyland," Andre Jutrus' "C'est Noel (It is Christmas)," and Franz Gruber's "Stille Nacht." Among the students performing are:

McDaniel College's Jazz Night is Thursday, December 6, 8 p.m. The performance, which is free and open to the public, takes place in Decker Center Forum at 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. Directed by Bo Eckard, senior lecturer in music, the performance highlights the Thursday Jazz Ensemble, Monday, Jazz Ensemble, and the five-piece Jazz Combo. Styles of jazz represented include classic big band, swing, bebop, Latin, Funk, Jazz-rock and Tin Pan Alley. Among the students performing are:

McDaniel College's annual College Choir Concert is Sunday, December 2, 7 p.m. The performance, which is free and open to the public, takes place in Baker Memorial Chapel at 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. McDaniel's 56th annual tree lighting ceremony follows the concert. The college choir, under the direction of Margaret Boudreaux, music professor and department chair, celebrates Shakespeare with "The Fanciful Spirit: Songs Inspired by Shakespeare and Others." The choir is accompanied by senior lecturer in music David Kreider on piano. The featured work is "In Windsor Forest" by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Other works include the classic spiritual "Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit" by William Dawson and a variety of seasonal works, such as settings of the Hanukkah song "Y'mei Chanukah," the German folk carol "Still, Still, Still," a Chilean work "Villancico de Cuzco," as well as "Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John" by P.D.Q. Bach. The concert also includes the Maryland premiere of a new setting of "Sonnet 128" by Robert Cohen. According to Boudreaux, "The majority of pieces use texts from Shakespeare plays, such as aEUR~Tell me where is fancy bred,' aEUR~Blow, blow thou winter wind,' aEUR~Sigh no more ladies,' aEUR~O mistress mine, where are you going?' and aEUR~Take, oh take those lips away.' Some of these well known texts will be sung in multiple settings by a variety of composers and in diverse styles." Among the students performing are:

McDaniel College recently announced its spring 2012 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 awarded more than 450 master's degrees May 19, 2012, at the College's 142nd Commencement.

McDaniel College awarded more than 320 bachelor's degrees May 19, 2012, at the College's 142nd Commencement.

McDaniel College inducted 36 juniors and seniors into the Delta of Maryland Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa has chapters at 280 colleges and universities, and more than 600,000 members. Among the McDaniel students welcomed March 25 to the prestigious national honor society are:

McDaniel College recently announced its fall 2011 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.

Nearly 440 members strong, McDaniel's freshman class represents an impressive array of diversity, scholarship and leadership. - Three-fourths performed community service and half held leadership roles during their high school years. - 40 percent are the first in their families to attend college. - 38 percent come from out-of-state. - The Class of 2015 represents 25 states stretching from Washington state to California to Florida to Vermont. - They hail from the U.S. and six other countries: Bahamas, China, Ecuador, Germany, Korea and Vietnam. McDaniel's Class of 2015 includes:

McDaniel College inducted 28 students into the prestigious Alpha Lambda Delta national honor society in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement of a 3.70 GPA or higher during their first year as students at McDaniel College. Among new members of the McDaniel College chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta are:

McDaniel College recently announced its spring 2011 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 awarded more than 425 master’s degrees May 21, 2011, at the College’s 141st Commencement.

McDaniel College awarded more than 410 bachelor's degrees May 21, 2011, at the College's 141st Commencement.

McDaniel College recently announced its spring 2010 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 awarded more than 440 bachelor's degrees May 22, 2010, at the College's 140th Commencement.