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Recipient of Monmouth's prestigious Hatch Award for Excellence in Teaching, Connell focuses on developing 'broadly educated' graduates
When Monmouth College added a marketing major earlier this year, that caused one of its biggest advocates, business professor Mike Connell, to reflect on his three decades on campus. "Many liberal arts colleges didn't have a business major when I fir...
Oct 21, 2024, 11:14am EDT
Shimmin, McKinley Win Doubles Consolation Final at MWC Tournament
The Monmouth College women's tennis team finished their 2024 fall season with the Midwest Conference Individual Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday and Sunday. The highlight on Sunday was a win in the #3 doubles consolation final by Jennifer S...
Oct 20, 2024, 3:02pm EDT
Scots Swimmers Finish Third at Simpson Relay Meet
The Monmouth College men's and women's swim teams got their seasons underway on Saturday with the Simpson Relay Meet in Indianola, Iowa. Both teams finished third in the unique meet that featured only relays. WOMEN The women pulled a second-place fin...
Oct 20, 2024, 12:45pm EDT
Deem Throws for Five TDs as Scots Rally Past Cornell
The Monmouth College football team scored the final 17 points and overturned a 14-point deficit to win at Cornell 38-28 on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (5-1, 5-0) got five touchdown passes from quarterback Brayden Deem (Andalusia, Illinois) who has thr...
Oct 19, 2024, 7:20pm EDT
Plumley Finishes Ninth for Scots in Blue Flight of Augustana Interregional
The Monmouth College cross country teams ran in the Blue Flight of the Augustana Interregional on Saturday in a meet that featured numerous top 25 Division III squads. The men did not have a team score and the women finished 24th in the flight. WIllia...
Oct 19, 2024, 5:33pm EDT
Women's Soccer Drops MWC Match at Lake Forest
The Monmouth College women's soccer team fell 7-0 at Lake Forest on Saturday. The Scots (3-8-3, 1-3-1) gave up five goals in the first half in the conference loss. Lake Forest scored the opening goal in the 19th minute and made it 2-0 in the 27th minu...
Oct 19, 2024, 5:15pm EDT
Seniors Leads Scots Past Beloit on Saturday
The Monmouth College volleyball team bounced back from Friday's setback with a convincing sweep of Beloit on Saturday afternoon at home. The Fighting Scots (15-9, 4-1) won the match 25-11, 25-17, 25-15 while celebrating Senior Day. "It was a great wa...
Oct 19, 2024, 5:05pm EDT
Men's Soccer Falls at Lake Forest on Saturday
The Monmouth College men's soccer team (2-9-2, 0-4-1) fell at Lake Forest 4-0 on Saturday in Midwest Conference play. The Forester scored in the 11th minute and doubled the lead within 30 seconds. They outshot the Scots 4-2 in the first half and Luis ...
Oct 19, 2024, 4:06pm EDT
Scots Fall to Cornell in Four Sets on Friday
The Monmouth College volleyball team won a set off Cornell for the first time since 2019 but ultimately lost in four sets on Friday night. The Fighting Scots (14-9, 3-1) suffered their first home loss of the season as the Rams won 25-20, 25-16, 14-25, ...
Oct 18, 2024, 10:08pm EDT
'Mustangs, Mariners and Moose' is latest in Pio's series on college nicknames, mascots
Chris Pio is nothing if not thorough. The former Monmouth College star athlete, championship-winning coach and detail-driven sports information director has completed - almost - an ambitious project he started many years ago. With the release of his ...
Oct 18, 2024, 12:08pm EDT