October 30, 2011
If students are tired of passive-aggressively reacting to McDaniel happenings through social media and conversations with friends, there is a solution and it comes in the form of Campus 411. The goal of Campus 411 is for students and administrators to discuss hot topics on the Hill in a setting conducive to making a difference ...
Tags: campus 411, smoking on campus, student engagementNews
October 26, 2011
This past week McDaniel President Roger Casey sat down with various faculty members to discuss the crafting of a mission statement for McDaniel College. At the meeting an issue arose. The words ‘liberal arts’ were omitted from the draft of the new McDaniel mission statement— a cause for much concern with faculty. One concerned McDaniel ...
Tags: administration, liberal arts, mission statementNews
October 23, 2011
This semester, the Pub and Green Terrace are offering Meal Exchange options at all hours of operation. This is a change from previous years in which, with the exception of Fourth Meal, students could only pay for food at the two locations from an initial debit amount of fifty dollars, placed on their All-Card at ...
Tags: campus IDs, dinning options, Glar, ID cards, meal exchanges, the pubNews
October 18, 2011
Alzheimer’s is in the Top 10 leading causes of death in the United States, and the only one in the list that cannot be cured, prevented or slowed, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. The Gerontology Club is hosting a Walk to End Alzheimer’s for the third year in a row in hopes of changing that ...
Tags: alzheimer's, awareness, gerontology clubNews
October 16, 2011
This year, McDaniel College joins countless other colleges and universities in requiring freshmen students to take an online alcohol education course prior to beginning classes. This 90-minute course measures include sections about perceptions of drinking, individual behaviors when drinking, and the dangers of drinking too much alcohol. It is offered by Millenium Classrooms. “Because we ...
Tags: Alcohol, Alcohol Education, AlcoholWiseNews
October 10, 2011
On Thursday, Sept. 22, McDaniel hosted “The Inaugural Ira G. Zepp Jr. Memorial Lecture.” This is the first lecture held by the college in memory of Ira G. Zepp Jr., a professor of 51 years at McDaniel remembered for his deep passion for peace and his active answer to the call for social justice in ...
Tags: Father Roy Bourgeois, Ira Zepp, School of the Americas Watch, Zepp lectureNews