McDaniel College

Members of the McDaniel College Choir performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City on May 27.

McDaniel College selects 13 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.

Sana Askari 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 $200,000.

Nicki James, a senior at Westminster 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 $200,000.

Kaylah Rashid of Glen Burnie, Md., a senior at Glen Burnie 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 $200,000.

17 McDaniel College students immersed themselves in another country through their study abroad experience during the Spring 2022 semester. Over one-third of McDaniel students study abroad for academic credit in more than 50 countries.

McDaniel College awarded 297 bachelor's degrees during the 152nd undergraduate Commencement ceremony on May 21. Select graduating seniors also received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 20.

McDaniel College awarded 297 bachelor's degrees during the college's 152nd undergraduate Commencement ceremony on May 21.

McDaniel College awarded 209 master's degrees during the college's 152nd Commencement on May 21.

The Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award was given to Rebecca H Halaney of Austin during McDaniel College's undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 21.

Kaitlyn Marie Bowser of Greencastle was awarded both The Argonaut Award for earning the highest cumulative grade-point average (GPA) and The Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award for her paper titled "Creating and Characterizing Photonic Crystals" at McDaniel College's 152nd Commencement on May 21. She graduated summa cum laude and a College Scholar with Honors in Physics.

Jessia Marie Avila of Waldorf was awarded both The Argonaut Award for earning the highest cumulative grade-point average (GPA) and The Mary Ward Lewis Prize as the outstanding female member of the graduating class. She graduated summa cum laude and a College Scholar with Honors in Political Science and a second major in Marketing from McDaniel College on May 21.

McDaniel College awarded 297 bachelor's degrees during the college's undergraduate Commencement ceremony on May 21. The Argonaut Award for the graduating seniors with the highest cumulative grade-point average was also awarded during the ceremony.

Andrew Gabriel Witten of Southampton graduated magna cum laude with a major in Business Administration and minor in Sports Management from McDaniel College on May 21. He was also awarded The Bates Prize as the outstanding male member of the graduating class during McDaniel College's Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 20.

Rosa Yoder Vader Wyse of Philadelphia 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 21.

Six McDaniel College graduates were commissioned May 20 as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army and graduated from the college with Bachelor of Arts degrees on May 21.

Incoming students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2026. This list includes students who have deposited as of May 3, 2022.

Ada Mejia, a senior at McDaniel College majoring in political science and sociology, received a Phenomenal Woman Award from McDaniel College.

McDaniel College students perform in the Gospel Choir Concert on Saturday, May 7, 7:30 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.

Graduating senior cinema majors premiere student-produced digital features at the McDaniel Cinema Showcase. The McDaniel Cinema Showcase features capstone films written, directed, produced and edited by cinema majors at McDaniel as portfolios of their work.

McDaniel College students perform in the College Band Concert. The performance is Friday, May 6, 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 were inducted April 13 into the Phi Sigma Iota international honor society for foreign languages.

McDaniel College students perform during Jazz Night on Thursday, May 5. 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.

The McDaniel College Department of Music presented a performance by the Student African Drum Ensembles on Thursday, April 28. The Student African Drum Ensembles are under the direction of McDaniel music department faculty Pape Demba "Paco" Samb, a "Senegalese Griot," or West African historian, storyteller, singer, poet, dancer, and/or musician.

Sydney Hinnant, a sophomore Psychology major, was awarded a Griswold-Zepp award from McDaniel College for a mental health awareness and support project. The Center for Experience and Opportunity (CEO) at McDaniel oversees the Griswold-Zepp Award, which can total up to $3,000 for proposed volunteer experiences of McDaniel students, addressing the needs of local, regional, national, or worldwide communities.

McDaniel College's A Cappella Ensemble, the premier vocal ensemble at McDaniel, performs under the guidance of Kyle Engler, senior lecturer in music, on Monday, May 2, at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. The event is free and open to the public.

McDaniel College students perform selections from renowned operas and Broadway musicals during Singing on Stage on Sunday, May 1, at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. The performance is free and open to the public.

Works by graduating art students at McDaniel College are highlighted in the Senior Capstone Exhibition titled "explorations of 14 emerging artists." The exhibition, which runs Thursday, April 28-Friday, May 13, features a range of media, from traditional two- and three-dimensional approaches, to digital and new media.

McDaniel College Theatre Arts presented "Out of Time," a devised theatre production, April 20 through April 23 at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md.

Dalanda Diallo of Montgomery Village (20886), a senior at McDaniel College who has both a Political Science major with a specialization in International Studies and a student-designed major in French Studies, has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Swahili this summer. Only 10 percent of applicants for the CLS are accepted for the scholarship.