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President Casey gives firstState of the College Address for students " '
' LAUREN MURRAY . yond issues of race and gender." Race and socioeco- spnng of 2013 and even compared McDaruel to Har-
nomic, rueemain "pee" that are eon,ud"ed when vard, '"ying that no ivy league colleges have" many
Editor-in-Chis] assessing the diversity of McDanieL He specificallv alumni", MelYaniei does who have been nominated
. In the first State of the College address specifically mentioned the college's success in supporting students and awarded Teacher of the Year on local and state
receiving federal Pell Grants. levels.
targeted to students on Sept 18, 2013 at noon in The
"The single achievement of this past year Casey commented on the revenue from both the gradu-.
Forum, President Roger'Casey spoke about the many in which I have the greatest pride is when The New ate program and the "for-profit entity, the WMC Devel-
America Foundation named McDaniel one of the top oprnenr Corporation" which consists of investments tn
achievements and successes that McDaniel College has 18 colleges in. the country when it comes to financial the Safeway shopping center and hotel and keeps many
support for students who are Pell eligible," he said 'staff and faculty members employed.
had in the past year.. .
proudly. Future plans for the development of McDan-
Casey began with an extensive list of the recogru~ Casey boasted the plethora of achievements iel that Casey mentioned include phase III of North
Village, a continuation of the new sign age campaign on
tions that McDaniel has received for its outstanding seen of McDaniel students, athletes, alumni, faculty, and around campus, possible expansions on Gill Center
and staff. He spoke highly of the third of the college's athletic complex, and renovations to the theater.
achievement as a liberal arts college, from the Princeton student body tha~ made it on the Dean's list in the
Wrapping up his speech, Casey took a look
Review to the US'News and World Report, attributing "We' ought to feel good back on his inauguration at McDaniel three years ago.
. "1. .. realized that in less than three-years we
• this success mainly to meeting all of the requirements about what we have have already achieved a nu~ber of initiatives I articular-
ed therein," he said. "We ought to. feel good about what
of the Middle States reaccreditation. . done." we have done."
. "I believe the authenticity of students first and
the genuine care of our faculty and staff ~,s~e first'
major contributor to our current success, said C~s~y. .
Casey cited diversity in revenue and admission
as another achievement that makes McDaniel stand out
from other liberal arts schools and contributes to the
success of the college. .
Casey defined diversity in admission as "be-
