McDaniel College

McDaniel College sophomore Grace Hill, an Accounting and Theatre Arts major from Essex (21221-1812), stage manages the McDaniel College Theatre Arts department's production of "The Underpants," an adaptation of Carl Sternheim's classic 1910 farce by comic actor and author Steve Martin.

McDaniel College students perform in the Student African Drum Ensembles on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in Naganna Forum, Roj Student Center, at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The ensembles are under the direction of McDaniel Music senior adjunct lecturer Pape Demba "Paco" Samb, a Senegalese griot.

McDaniel College students performed in the Student Solo Recital on Friday, April 12, at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The recital featured vocal and instrumental soloists under the direction of Music faculty members Rachel Andrews, Kyle Engler, and Waka Osifchin.

McDaniel College students perform in "The Underpants," an adaptation of Carl Sternheim's classic 1910 farce by comic actor and author Steve Martin. Performances are Thursday, April 25-Saturday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m., on the Mainstage Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. (Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences.) Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID.

Five McDaniel College students competed in the McDaniel College Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge on April 18. In addition to the $5,000 top prize, other cash prizes included $1,000 for the runner-up, $1,000 for the People's Choice, and $1,000 for the Community Changer.

Melissa Torres of Baltimore (21224) won the $1,000 runner-up prize and $1,000 for the Community Changer at the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge on April 18 at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Torres is a senior Business Administration major.

Students were recognized April 11 by McDaniel College's chapter of the Omicron Delta Epsilon international honor society for economics.

Students perform in the McDaniel College Choir Spring Concert on Sunday, April 21, at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The McDaniel College Choir is under the direction of Kyle Engler, senior lecturer of Music.

Josiah Yung of Takoma Park (20912) won the $5,000 top prize for first place and $1,000 for People's Choice at the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge on April 18 at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Yung is a freshman Art major with a specialization in Graphic Design and Communication major.

Senior Theatre Arts major Kim Parson's passion for lighting design has earned her national recognition. Parson of Pikesville, Maryland, was one of only 12 students from around the country invited to participate in the United States Institute for Theatre Technology's Gateway Program, which provides mentorship opportunities for underrepresented students. She was also one of only 11 finalists asked to present at the Region II Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in January and will represent the region at next week's KCACTF national festival.

Students were inducted April 5 into McDaniel College's Alpha Mu Chapter of the Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) national biological honor society. There were two inductees for associate membership and 10 for active membership. Ben Smith, director of the McDaniel College STEM Center, was also inducted as an honorary member.

Six McDaniel College students were selected to present their student-faculty research findings at the American Chemical Society's national conference held in New Orleans, March 17-21.

Six McDaniel College students were selected to present their student-faculty research findings at the 87th annual Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention held April 6 at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. This long-running conference for undergraduate students included 84 undergraduate research presentations in the chemical sciences from students representing colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey.

McDaniel College junior Javon Spencer of New Castle was selected as one of six 2024 Innovators of Progress Fellows. This one-year pre-accelerator program, which is an independent affiliate of MAGIC (the Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory), supports entrepreneurial college students in becoming full-time founders of their own technology-enabled ventures. Spencer is a Business Administration major with a minor in Entrepreneurship at McDaniel.

Students were inducted April 8 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.

Works by Art majors at McDaniel College are highlighted in the first of two capstone exhibitions, titled "I Am Who? This is Me." The exhibition runs Tuesday, April 2-Friday, April 19, in McDaniel's Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall. An opening reception takes place Friday, April 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.

Ariana Stormont, a senior from Baltimore, wins award at annual Cecilia Bowens Phenomenal Woman Award Banquet, held on Thursday, March 28, at McDaniel College.

Anaisha Coates, a junior from Severn, Maryland, wins award at annual Cecilia Bowens Phenomenal Woman Award Banquet, held on Thursday, March 27, at McDaniel College.

McDaniel College student wins awards at Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Exhibition during the opening reception on Friday, March 22.

McDaniel College student wins third place at Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Exhibition during the opening reception on Friday, March 22.

McDaniel College student wins honorable mention award at Juried Undergraduate Exhibition opening reception on Friday, March 22.

McDaniel College student wins second place at Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Exhibition during the opening reception on Friday, March 22.

McDaniel College student wins the Foundations Award at Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Exhibition during the opening reception on Friday, March 22.

McDaniel College student wins first place at Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Exhibition during the opening reception on Friday, March 22.

On March 24, 24 students were inducted into McDaniel College's Delta of Maryland Chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa national honor society. Founded in 1776, the Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation's oldest academic honor society.

McDaniel College Honors students presented research at the Maryland Collegiate Honors Conference held Feb. 23-24 in Baltimore.

McDaniel College students perform in a student-directed production of "Eurydice," a reimagining of the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Performances are Thursday, Feb. 29-Saturday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. (Note: the show contains themes of death and grief; may use fog.) Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID.

McDaniel College sophomore Madeline Mobley of Joppa stage manages McDaniel College's production of "Eurydice," a reimagining of the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Performances are Thursday, Feb. 29-Saturday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. (Note: the show contains themes of death and grief; may use fog.) Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID.

McDaniel College senior Madison Dehais of Montpelier, Virginia, directs McDaniel College's production of "Eurydice," a reimagining of the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Performances are Thursday, Feb. 29-Saturday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. (Note: the show contains themes of death and grief; may use fog.) Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID.

Eight McDaniel College students participated in "Maryland Independent Higher Education Day" on Feb. 21.