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Five Scots Earn Membership in National Football Foundation Hampshire Society
A program-record five Monmouth College student-athletes have earned induction into the National Football Foundation Hampshire Society, recognizing academic excellence on the gridiron. Seniors Seth Cunningham (Pontiac, Ill./Pontiac), Clark Gaden (Cha...
Apr 15, 2020, 2:30pm EDT
Five Scots Earn Membership in National Football Foundation Hampshire Society
A program-record five Monmouth College student-athletes have earned induction into the National Football Foundation Hampshire Society, recognizing academic excellence on the gridiron. Seniors Seth Cunningham (Pontiac, Ill./Pontiac), Clark Gaden (Cha...
Apr 15, 2020, 2:29pm EDT
Monmouth College to celebrate Class of 2020 with virtual Commencement in spring, campus ceremony in fall
Members of the Monmouth College Class of 2020 will get two opportunities to celebrate their graduation this year. The liberal arts and sciences college will hold a virtual Commencement on the weekend of May 16-17, then graduates will return to campu...
Apr 15, 2020, 11:46am EDT
Gross '20 discovers passion for education at Monmouth College
For Josh Gross '20 of La Moille, Ill., Monmouth College helped him find his calling. "I came to Monmouth as a pretty shy kid, but my professors really pushed me to interact, to share ideas, to make connections," said Gross, who will be an elementary...
Apr 15, 2020, 9:07am EDT
Monmouth's Wilson Earns IBCA Coach of the Year Nomination Following Record Breaking Season
Kyle Wilson's efforts guiding his Monmouth College women's basketball team to its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2012 has earned the fifth-year coach a nomination for the Illinois Basketball Coaches' Association (IBCA) College Coach of the Year...
Apr 14, 2020, 4:00pm EDT
Creative online experiences allow Monmouth College prospective students to connect with faculty, staff
High school students might not be able to visit the Monmouth College campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they can still experience the College. That's possible thanks to the creativity and innovation of the College's Office of Admission. Wh...
Apr 13, 2020, 5:59pm EDT
Monmouth College class project finds that students 'miss the bricks'
Monmouth College students miss the bricks. That's the theme of a new public-service announcement created by students in a Monmouth advertising class for their campus community. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the College to move to remote learn...
Apr 13, 2020, 11:28am EDT
Monmouth College takes Greek awards virtual to honor members' service, leadership
Monmouth College's Fraternity and Sorority Life Awards Ceremony was broadcast Friday night on social media to chapters' members who are scattered around the country. Women's fraternities Alpha Xi Delta and Pi Beta Phi were among the winners at the a...
Apr 13, 2020, 11:23am EDT
Monmouth College professors learn a new way to 'Zoom'
"Zoom" is the word of the moment in higher education. For some Monmouth College faculty members, "Zoom" takes them back to their youth and a popular children's education show on PBS. But today it describes one piece of the technology they are using ...
Apr 13, 2020, 10:48am EDT
From the Perspective of a Former Student-Athlete: Former Scot Swimmer has Message for Seniors, Everyone, Affected by COVID-19
The world is currently being shaken by something completely unprecedented. I remember hearing about COVID-19 months ago and thinking, "This is just another illness being blown out of proportion." Boy, was I wrong. It's pretty safe to say that COVID...
Apr 8, 2020, 2:00pm EDT