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Annawan Resident Selected to Participate in Monmouth College Research Program
An Annawan resident started her Monmouth College career before her first class at the college. Danielle Johnson of Annawan was one of 23 new students selected to participate in Monmouth's Summer Opportunities for Intellectual Activities program. Know...
Aug 20, 2023, 1:23pm EDT
Alsip Resident Selected to Participate in Monmouth College Research Program
An Alsip resident started his Monmouth College career before his first class at the college. Payton Crims of Alsip was one of 23 new students selected to participate in Monmouth's Summer Opportunities for Intellectual Activities program. Known as SOF...
Aug 20, 2023, 1:12pm EDT
Welcome New Scots: Monmouth College adventure begins for Class of 2027
Welcome New Scots! That was the greeting in big letters on several signs around Monmouth College, and it was also the vibe on campus, as more than 200 first-year students participated in the school's matriculation ceremony on Wallace Hall Plaza. Many...
Aug 19, 2023, 9:24pm EDT
McLaughlin brings 'extensive experience' to role as Monmouth College's director of campus safety
Veteran public safety expert Chris McLaughlin has joined Monmouth College's student affairs teams as director of campus safety and security. McLaughlin came to Monmouth on Aug. 1, after recently retiring from the Henry Hill Corrections Facility in Gal...
Aug 18, 2023, 8:46am EDT
From 46,000-year-old worm in Siberia to Monmouth College lab, nematodes are in the news
In July, one of the biggest stories in science was a 46,000-year-old worm that was brought back to life after being found in a layer of Siberian permafrost. The worm, a previously unknown species of nematode, survived after entering a dormant state kn...
Aug 17, 2023, 11:04am EDT
Monmouth College Named to Money magazine '2023 Best Colleges'
Monmouth College has been named one of Money magazine's "2023 Best Colleges." The ranking is based upon a school's affordability, quality and student outcomes. A total of 2,400 colleges and universities were eligible for the ranking, and it was given ...
Aug 16, 2023, 12:17pm EDT
Monmouth College classics program receives $175,000 grant from National Endowment for the Humanities
Monmouth College has received a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to help U.S. teachers instruct their students about everyday life in ancient Greece. The grant was the brainchild of Monmouth classics professor Bob Simmons and...
Aug 15, 2023, 5:19pm EDT
'I think it's kind of unusual': Monmouth College staffer Dana Poole has presented his daughters' diplomas 11 times
On May 15, Monmouth College painter Dana Poole started his annual summer regimen of repairing and touching up more than a dozen student residences, as well as other campus facilities. But the day prior was also a milestone for Poole, who's been workin...
Aug 14, 2023, 5:21pm EDT
At national meeting, Monmouth College alumnus Brad Nahrstadt named grand president of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
When he was interviewed prior to his alma mater's May 26-28 celebration of the 75th anniversary of Sigma Phi Epsilon on campus, Brad Nahrstadt '89 of Northbrook, Illinois, spoke very highly of his fraternity experience at Monmouth College. "It really ...
Aug 10, 2023, 12:03pm EDT
Big brogues to fill: Kimzey '19 begins new role as Monmouth College Pipe Band director
When Aaron Kimzey made an official visit to Monmouth College in fall 2014, he was a high school musician with zero knowledge about playing the bagpipes. Less than a decade later, Kimzey has come so far with the instrument that he's been named the dire...
Aug 9, 2023, 1:01pm EDT