Organized by the Office of Human Resources, yesterday's Employee Picnic (and Thursday's Pre-Preakness Prance) kicked off Preakness weekend, Maryland-style!🦀🏇 With food, fun, and time to connect with colleagues, it was a festive way for McDaniel employees to wrap up the academic year.
Our newest Global Fellows were announced at the end of the semester. Global Fellows is an academic and co-curricular opportunity that empowers students to explore the world and create a global portfolio.
Congratulations to the newly inducted Global Fellows:
• Ashley Alvarez-Fuentes, first-year Accounting major
• Ivan Ang, sophomore Political Science and Psychology major
• Chance Hecht, first-year Environmental Studies major
• Alizeh Khan, senior Biomedical Science and Health Sciences major
• Emily Knight, junior Marketing major
• Kayla Noland, first-year Business Administration major
• Liana Samuel, first-year Health Sciences major
• Sarah Sweeney, first-year student
Click the link on our profile to read more.
Participation matters! When alumni, families, and friends give back to help our students reach new heights, it shows them just how many people are in their corner. Make your gift today through the link on our profile and help #mcdanielclimb.
Congratulations to the McDaniel students who were inducted this spring into academic honor societies:
🎉 Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology)
🎉 Beta Beta Beta (Biology)
🎉 Gamma Sigma Epsilon (Chemistry)
🎉 Kappa Mu Epsilon (Mathematics)
🎉 Lambda Pi Eta (Communication)
🎉 Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics)
🎉 Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
🎉 Phi Sigma Iota (Foreign Languages)
🎉 Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science)
🎉 Psi Chi (Psychology)
🎉 Sigma Tau Delta (English)
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Nine students from McDaniel traveled to New York City for last month's National Model United Nations Model (NMUN) 2026 conference (@nationalmodelun ). Accompanied by Aqil Shah, visiting professor of Political Science and International Studies, McDaniel’s delegation represented Ireland across seven UN committees, addressing a range of international policy issues. Both Liam Estell, a senior Political Science and Computer Science major, and Wera Schroeder, a junior Mathematics and Biology major, participated in the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference and received the "Outstanding Position Paper" award. Click the link on our profile to read more.
Downtown Westminster business owner Steve Moore of specialty running store Run Moore (@LetsRunMoore ) received the 2026 Delta of Maryland Lifelong Learner Award from the Phi Beta Kappa national honor society at McDaniel College during last week's Academic Symposium. Read the full announcement through the link on our profile.
The McDaniel College Board of Trustees presented its prestigious Trustee Alumni Award last night to Maureen Carroll Martin '86, a seasoned editor, writer, and communications professional, and Tyler Wilson '95, P'21, P'23, president of the Kiva Group, which specializes in print communication, advertising, and design. Read more through the link on our profile.
It's the last day of undergraduate classes, which means finals week is almost here. You've got this! 📚💪
Check out the finals week checklist courtesy of senior Lily Coburn, and don't forget to visit the seal in Memorial Plaza to tap the light for good luck! 🌟
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, McDaniel faculty members were recognized with awards during this week's faculty meeting at the conclusion of the 2025-26 academic year.
🍎 Jessica Ford M.S. '24, assistant professor of Kinesiology, was selected as a Charles A. Boehlke Jr. Engaged Faculty Fellow
🍎 Rebecca Gibson, associate professor of Education, received the inaugural Faculty Advising Award
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Tonight! Cinema majors premiere their original student-produced narrative and documentary films during the annual McDaniel Cinema Showcase on Thursday, May 7, starting at 6 p.m. in Decker Auditorium, Lewis Hall of Science. The students wrote, directed, produced, and edited films as the culminating project for their senior capstone. Each screening also includes a brief Q&A with the student filmmaker. (Note: some content contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences)
📸 McDaniel Cinema
In advance of National Nurses Day today, a plaque unveiling took place on campus at McDaniel yesterday afternoon to officially announce the McDaniel College Kahlert Nursing Education Center for The Kahlert Foundation. The state-of-the-art facility, located at LifeBridge Health’s Carroll Hospital, is slated for completion for fall 2026. Read more through link on our profile.
