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Bergren, Pessman graduated from Monmouth with a degree in ... viral comedy?
While most Monmouth College seniors were busy tackling capstone projects and planning post-graduate life, business majors Jackson Bergren and Kyler Pessman found themselves with something else on their hands: time. With Bergren finishing his Fighting S...
Jun 11, 2025, 12:21pm EDT
Galesburg's Rockyen Spinks 'overcame a ton in life' to earn Monmouth College degree
Being a first-generation college student can be hard enough, but a member of Monmouth College's Class of 2025 added a few degrees of difficulty to the challenge. Rockyen Spinks, a 2021 graduate of nearby Galesburg High School, completed his bachelor's...
Jun 4, 2025, 12:36pm EDT
As Golden Scots make way back to campus, Monmouth College's Waid Gymnasium celebrates 100 years
Monmouth College will soon be looking back 50 years as it hosts a golden anniversary reunion of its Class of 1975. Part of the annual Golden Scots Celebration, which brings alumni back to campus from 45 years ago and beyond, the reunion will take place...
Jun 4, 2025, 12:14pm EDT
Baseball Lands Two CSC Academic All-District Selections
The Monmouth College baseball team had two student-athletes named Division III Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) this week. To qualify for CSC Academic All-District, student-athletes must be at least sophomore stan...
Jun 3, 2025, 12:43pm EDT
Luther College to Join Midwest Conference for 2026-27 Academic Year
MONMOUTH, Ill. - The Midwest Conference announced on Tuesday that Luther College will join the league beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Monmouth College is excited to welcome the Norse to the Midwest Conference as another quality opponent in a...
Jun 3, 2025, 12:12pm EDT
Internships were one of keys in another successful year for recent Monmouth College grads
Monmouth College may have just sent its Class of 2025 off into the "real world," but the Class of 2024 was also on school administrators' minds, as the data from the annual First Destination Survey was recently announced. Among the highlights was a 96...
May 28, 2025, 2:41pm EDT
Three Softball Players Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors
The Monmouth College softball team had three student-athletes named Division III Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) this week. To qualify for CSC Academic All-District, student-athletes must be at least sophomore st...
May 27, 2025, 12:56pm EDT
Raul Guillermo Named All-Region by d3Baseball.com
The Monmouth College baseball team earned another 2025 honor on Tuesday as Raul Guillermo (Miami, Florida) was named Third-Team All-Region by d3Baseball.com. Guillermo, a First-Team All-Midwest Conference selection, capped the best offensive career i...
May 27, 2025, 10:43am EDT
Toth Earns Second Team All-America in Hammer Throw at NCAA Championships
Three Monmouth College women competed in the NCAA Division III Track & Field Outdoor Championships this week. Junior Jillian Toth (El Paso, Illinois) had the best result with a Second Team All-American finish in the hammer throw. Toth surpassed 50m t...
May 24, 2025, 1:18pm EDT
You can go home again: Monmouth Class of 2025's United students thrive in their own backyard
Over the years, Monmouth College has had a pipeline with nearby United High School, and with the three high schools that existed separately before uniting as United - Alexis, Warren and Yorkwood. For example, Monmouth staff member Dana Poole - a former...
May 23, 2025, 2:31pm EDT