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McDaniel was proud to be a sponsor of this morning's Light of Carroll Awards presented by Carroll County Public Library. Congratulations to all of those recognized, including Chloe Irla '07, associate professor of Art, and Jonathan Slade '88, professor of Communication and Cinema for the Mason Dixon Surveyor, along with two additional McDaniel alumni: Stacy Byrne Bricca M.S. '96, Media Specialist at Sykesville Middle School, and Betsy Wirick M.S. '04, Media Specialist at Carroll Springs School. Extra congratulations to Betsy on being recognized with the School Librarian Award! 👏 McDaniel College Alumni McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies McDaniel Cinema McDaniel College Art Department
McDaniel College proudly supports educators through our Educator's Legacy Scholarship, as well as various master's degree and certificate programs for teachers and administrators. Don't miss McDaniel at the Maryland State Education Association Convention and at this weekend's Research ED United States at Frederick High School featuring presenters from across the United States and Europe sharing their knowledge of research and practice in education. Learn more about the Education programs available through McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies:
https://www.mcdaniel.edu/academics/graduate-professional-studies
Four new full-time professors have joined the faculty at McDaniel College. Farzad Ahmadi is a new assistant professor of Physics and Engineering while Lyneia Richardson and Diane Walsh both join the college as assistant professors of Counseling. Xuejing Duan was promoted to assistant professor of Data Analytics. McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies
McDaniel College's Reading Specialist: Literacy Leadership master's degree program has been recognized among the best literacy teacher preparation programs in the United States by the International Literacy Association. cc: McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies
McDaniel's STEM Instructional Leader graduate certificate program, developed in collaboration with the National Institute of Aerospace, provides educators the opportunity to become leaders in STEM.
Read how Clare Hoerl, a 2021 program graduate and 8th grade teacher at St. John Catholic School, used what she was taught in the program to give her students a one-of-a-kind learning experience that has won them a downlink with NASA astronauts.
https://www.mcdaniel.edu/news/mcdaniel-certificate-program-turns-alum-stem-leader McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies
A new $25,000 scholarship has been established by Target Community & Educational Services, Inc. in honor of McDaniel’s 10th president, Dr. Julia Jasken. The Dr. Julia Jasken Endowed Scholarship is for a graduate student in McDaniel’s M.S. in Human Services Management, a one-of-a-kind McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies program designed to train individuals for leadership positions in community-based human services programs.
https://www.mcdaniel.edu/news/new-scholarship-established-graduate-students-human-services-management
In honor of National Deaf History Month and Deaf History Month in Maryland, we are highlighting our M.S. in Deaf Education via McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies. Since its inception in 1967 as a joint effort between the college and the Maryland School for the Deaf, the program has prepared teachers of Deaf students at either the elementary or secondary level and alumni are employed throughout the U.S., Canada, and other countries.
https://youtu.be/AqbO5r2N6P8
Coming back as an alumnus 15 years later to start grad school has been an interesting experience. I hope to continue to learn and grow as an adult at my almimater.
McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies Student Appreciation Week is next week, April 4-8! 🎉
Download virtual backgrounds and graphics for Zoom, phones, and social media to show your Green Terror GPS Pride and find information about the week’s activities here:
https://www.mcdaniel.edu/gps-appreciation
*Students who participate in the various events throughout the week will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of three free graduate courses and some awesome McDaniel swag!
It was Spirit Week on the second floor of Merritt Hall! Members of McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies and the Education Department donned their holiday sweaters and participated in a door decorating contest and a silent auction with proceeds to be donated to Home on the Hill. The Home on the Hill program supports students who experience food and/or housing insecurity by providing housing during college breaks, a food pantry, clothing, toiletries, and other necessities.
Monday, November 1 is National Author's Day! Celebrate with us next week with two events featuring published writers in the McDaniel community.
Monday evening's virtual event "Unleash Your Inner Author" features B. Sharise Moore and Jared Reck, two former students in the Writing for Children and Young Adults graduate certificate program through McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies, who have found success in the publishing world.
On Wednesday, Nov. 3, the English Department is hosting “An Evening of New Fiction” featuring adjunct lecturers Meghan Phillips ’08 and Katy Stanton, who will read from their published books, in McDaniel Lounge.
https://www.mcdaniel.edu/news/mcdaniel-college-celebrates-national-authors-day
Celebrate National Author's Day with McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies on November 1 from 7 to 8 PM in a virtual event designed to help you unleash your inner author.
Meet Jared Reck and Bridget Sharise Moore–published authors and alumni of McDaniel College's Writing for Children and Young Adults Certificate Program. Learn how they jump-started their careers, got published, and found their agents.
All are welcome to this free virtual event–students, teachers, librarians, and writing enthusiasts. Learn all about the publishing process and come prepared to ask your questions. Register here 👉
https://bit.ly/3CdDgTX
Carroll County Public Library is in partnership with McDaniel College Graduate and Professional Studies.