Inauguration 2011 at McDaniel College

GET BACK TO CAMPUS THIS WEEK and discover McDaniel anew. President Roger Casey has declared the inaugurationweek as a time to celebrate McDaniel’s mission and meaningful contributions of our students, faculty, staff and alumni to take charge of their lives and engage locally, nationally and globally for the common good. Join us for this historic week.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9
Day of Community Service
Off-campus in Westminster Community
9 a.m.-12 noon

SUNDAY, APRIL 10
Gala Concert
Performances by McDaniel Choirs, Musical
Ensembles and Faculty Musicians
Baker Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m.

MONDAY, APRIL 11
The Liberal Arts and Sciences: A Conversation
This gathering will focus on how our lives as students, faculty and alumni have been impacted by our experience with the liberal arts. Through reminiscence and reflection, we will examine how the liberal arts have changed us personally, and the impact that they have on the larger world.

Speakers:
Alumni Joan Bailey-Wilson ’75 and Alexander Wilson ’75, co-chiefs of the Inherited Disease Research Branch of National Institutes of Health National Human Genome Research Institute.

Faculty: Peter Bradley, Philosophy

Student: Hayoung Kim '13, Political Science and Spanish dual major

Decker Center Forum, 6 p.m.
(RSVP req., e-mail bclinton@mcdaniel.edu)

TUESDAY, APRIL 12
Taste of World Languages
International students, faculty and staff will teach simple greetings, numbers, and how say ‘thank-you’ from Amharic to Farsi, from Swahili to Vietnamese (and more).
Decker Center Forum, 11:15 a.m.

American Education in the 21st Century: Achievement, Accountability, and Apprehension
Educators will tackle the issues that challenge us, with a focus on science, technology, mathematics, and engineering.
Decker Center Forum, 7:30 p.m.

Panelists:
Michelle Meredith Shearer, MS ’96, 2011
Maryland Teacher of the Year, AP Chemistry teacher at Urbana (Md.) High School

Mary Crovo ’78,
Deputy Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board, U.S. Dept. of Education

Patricia O’Connell Johnson,
Team Leader, Mathematics and Science Partnerships, Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality Programs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Dept. of Education

Brock Glotfelty ’11, Exercise Science & Physical Education major, Elementary Education minor

Francis “Skip” Fennell,
L. Stanley Bowlsbey Professor of Education, McDaniel College; Past-President, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
Taste of Languages (see details, Apr. 12)
Decker Center Forum, 11:30 a.m.

International Dinner
Join International Club students and sample a world-inspired menu; special guest, Laszlo Frenyo, Dean of Faculty, McDaniel-Budapest
Decker Center Forum, 5:00 p.m.
($, RSVP req., e-mail cms017@mcdaniel.edu)

Sustainability and Community Service at the Global Level
McDaniel Lounge, 7:30 p.m.

Faculty Panelists:
Scott Hardy,
Environmental Science and Policy, “Sustainable Development and the U.S. Peace Corps”

Amy McNichols, Foreign Languages,
“The Trip is Not the Journey: Reflecting and Learning about International Service Abroad”

Debbi Johnson-Ross,
Political Science and International Relations, “Developing Partnerships through Experiential Learning: McDaniel and Africa University Students in Zimbabwe“

Ochieng’ K’Olewe, Education,
“Creating Ties Through Community Service in Kenya“

THURSDAY, APRIL 14
Taste of Languages (see details, Apr. 12)
Decker Center Forum, 11:30 a.m.

Community Service at the Local Level
McDaniel Lounge, 7:30 p.m.

Panelists:
Cathy Orzolek-Kronner, Social Work; Hannah Elovich ’11 and Kailla Pearl ’12, Social Work majors, “The Cold Weather Shelter: A Learning Laboratory for Developing Social Work Knowledge, Skills, and Values”

Stephanie Madsen, Psychology; Michael Mandel ’11 and Megan Roach ’11, Psychology majors; “Using Community-Centered Learning to Enrich Understandings of Adolescent Development”

Amy McNichols, Foreign Languages; Jenny Wallace ’11, Spanish/Environmental Policy and Science major, Latino/Latin American Studies minor; and Betsy Warner  12, English major; “Palabras 2 Words: Building Bridges with the Immigrant Community"

Theatre: Student-Written Plays
Staged readings of two plays, “Cat Black’s 2.0” and Andy Fleming’s “The Twisted Journey of Edwin Drood.”
Dorothy Elderdice Understage, WMC
Alumni Hall, 7:30 p.m. (Seating is limited. Please note that these plays contain adult language and situations.)

FRIDAY, APRIL 15
Annual Trustee/Faculty Dinner (invitation only)

Theatre: Student-Written Plays (see details, Apr. 13)
Dorothy Elderdice Understage, WMC
Alumni Hall, 7:30 p.m. (Seating is limited.)

SATURDAY, APRIL 16
Inaugural Ceremony
Gill Learning Center, 2:30 p.m. (procession forms at 1:30 p.m. in Baker Memorial Chapel)

Martin K.P. Hill, McDaniel Board Chair, presiding; Ninth President Roger Casey will present his vision for McDaniel.

Music by the McDaniel College Band and McDaniel College Gospel Choir.

All-campus reception immediately following (est. 4 p.m.) on lawn in front of Gill Learning Center.