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COVID-19 pandemic gives Monmouth College psychology majors research opportunities
The COVID-19 pandemic affected college students in numerous ways during the recently completed fall semester. For three Monmouth College psychology seniors, it presented research opportunities. Alison Bowman and Abigail Haslem, both of Galesburg, Il...
Dec 23, 2020, 11:40am EST
Dan Nolan retires as Monmouth College sports information director after 21 years
Anyone familiar with Monmouth College Sports Information Director Dan Nolan knows that the veteran local sports personality dishes out humor directed at others but also points a fair share of it at himself. "When I started here, I had dark hair and...
Dec 22, 2020, 4:45pm EST
Monmouth's Trotter Fitness Complex Rose to Fall's COVID Challenges
Overall usage was down slightly at Monmouth College's Trotter Fitness Complex during the fall semester, but that didn't keep the director of the complex, Brian Woodard, from giving the campus community high marks. "If this were an exam, I'd have to ...
Dec 17, 2020, 4:00am EST
Scots Tab Lucas Henderson to Lead Women's Soccer Program
Lucas Henderson has been named Monmouth College women's soccer coach. Henderson comes to Monmouth after serving as the inaugural women's head coach at Bryant and Stratton College in Wisconsin since 2017. "Our search committee felt that Lucas pr...
Dec 15, 2020, 4:00am EST
Scots Tab Lucas Henderson to Lead Women's Soccer Program
Lucas Henderson has been named Monmouth College women's soccer coach. Henderson comes to Monmouth after serving as the inaugural women's head coach at Bryant and Stratton College in Wisconsin since 2017. "Our search committee felt that Lucas prov...
Dec 15, 2020, 4:00am EST
Scots Hoops' Alcobendas has World Class Lineage
Monmouth College men's basketball coach Todd Skrivseth hopes the old adage of "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" rings true after the grandson of a world-class player and coach landed on the Fighting Scots' roster. Oscar Alcobendas, a 6-foot...
Dec 14, 2020, 4:00am EST
Monmouth College Swim Coach Tom Burek, 62, Dies of COVID-19
Monmouth College swim coach Tom Burek died on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 12, of complications of COVID-19. He was 62. Burek, of Lake Bracken, Illinois, was the second-longest serving swim coach in Monmouth history. Before he was named the progr...
Dec 13, 2020, 11:01am EST
Monmouth College Swim Coach Tom Burek, 62, Dies of COVID-19
Monmouth College swim coach Tom Burek died Saturday afternoon of complications of COVID-19. He was 62. Burek, of Lake Bracken, Illinois, was the second-longest serving swim coach in Monmouth history. Before he was named the program's head coach and...
Dec 13, 2020, 11:00am EST
Monmouth College Receives Grant from Community Health Foundation of Warren and Henderson Counties to Administer COVID-19 Tests
Monmouth College has received a grant to help the Monmouth-Warren County community intensify its battle against the COVID-19 virus. The College has received a $150,000 grant from the Community Health Foundation of Warren and Henderson Counties to pu...
Dec 10, 2020, 10:52am EST
Monmouth's Fall Seasons Close, Training Room Staff Met Challenges
There's no arguing the fall sports season brought many challenges to coaches, student-athletes and staff, but Monmouth College head trainer Bob Foster gives the Fighting Scots high marks meeting those challenges. "The student-athletes did a great jo...
Dec 10, 2020, 4:00am EST