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The hilltop campus
of McDaniel College
in Westminster.
PHOTO BY DYLAN SLAGLE
Commitment, a signature component of our
academic program, which guides students as
they completely tailor their program of courses
and opportunities to prepare them for personal
and professional success,” Jasken said, in an
email.
The commitment is composed of four
components in the college’s general education
curriculum, My Place, My Design, My
Experience and My Career.
My Place, an intensive orientation program,
begins the summer before a student first arrives
on a campus and continues through their first
semester of school.
My Design is a course designed for students
to discover how they want to spend their time
at McDaniel by looking at their strengths and
goals. It is taken during a student’s first January
term, a three-week term between the fall and
spring semesters.
My Experience guarantees every student
two experiential learning opportunities,
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including study abroad, student-faculty research,
internships or independent study.
My Career is a career-counseling course taken
during a student’s junior or senior year to help
them launch from college into their desired
career.
A National Security Fellows Program gives
students experience in national security and
the ability to specialize in an area of interest,
including interstate conflict, intrastate political
violence, cybersecurity, ethics and human
rights. Paired with any area of study, students
completing the program are recognized as
National Security Fellows.
The school’s STEM Center is located in the
school’s Hoover library, and supports students
taking courses in STEM (science, technology,
engineering and math). It also hosts workshops
and provides a meeting place for the school’s
science-related student organizations.
The college also offers over 20 graduate
programs and has more than 1,300 graduate
Samuel Beverly III is seen at McDaniel College’s
152nd commencement ceremonies.
PHOTO BY BRIAN KRISTA