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A pipe dream come true: Aledo's Kelly '24 to direct Monmouth College's athletic bands
During his four years as a Monmouth College student, Elijah Kelly has been a member of just about every musical ensemble the school has to offer. Starting the day after his graduation from Monmouth on May 19, Kelly will be in charge of two of those g...
May 14, 2024, 9:07am EDT
Monmouth College's First Destination Survey shows 98% of the Class of '23 at work or in school
It's been almost a year since Monmouth College graduated its Class of 2023, and nearly all of its members are either employed or continuing their education. According to the College's annual First Destination Survey, which tracks information from with...
May 13, 2024, 12:17pm EDT
Ashby, Powers Named Second-Team Softball All-Conference
The Monmouth College softball team put two players on the Midwest Conference Second-Team as All-Conference awards were announced. Infielder Karliegh Ashby (Monmouth, Illinois) and catcher Savannah Powers (Volo, Illinois) earned the honors for the Scots...
May 12, 2024, 3:06pm EDT
Boley, Toberman Lead Scots at MWC Champonships
The Monmouth College track and field teams claimed six more titles on Saturday and finished the MWC Outdoor Championships with nine titles. Caleb Toberman (Clifton, Illinois) and Maddie Boley (Beecher, Illinois) swept their three throwing events and Bo...
May 11, 2024, 7:23pm EDT
Toberman, Boley, Hursey Win Titles at MWC Championships
The Monmouth College track and field teams competed in the first day of the Midwest Conference Championships on Friday at Illinois College. The Scots claimed four individual titles on Friday and heading into Saturday's final day, the men are in fourth ...
May 10, 2024, 9:24pm EDT
Monmouth College's Johnson to be part of transatlantic discussion on strengthening democracy
Monmouth College faculty member Robin Johnson will be one of the featured guests of a transatlantic virtual discussion, focusing on how democracy defenders can, and do, win elections. Hosted by the Jefferson Education Society of Erie, Pennsylvania, t...
May 10, 2024, 3:39pm EDT
Monmouth College, OSF HealthCare Enter Partnership to Bring Innovative 3+1 Nursing Program to Campus
When Dr. Ralph Velazquez Jr. '79 was a Monmouth College student in the 1970s, he recalled that his classmates who wanted to go into nursing had to leave campus early. "They were only at Monmouth two years before they had to leave for Rush University (...
May 10, 2024, 12:17pm EDT
Monmouth College, OSF HealthCare Enter Partnership to Bring Innovative 3+1 Nursing Program to Campus
When Dr. Ralph Velazquez Jr. '79 was a Monmouth College student in the 1970s, he recalled that his classmates who wanted to go into nursing had to leave campus early. "They were only at Monmouth two years before they had to leave for Rush University (...
May 9, 2024, 9:34pm EDT
Monmouth Associates to feature College's Educational Garden and Farm on May 16
Just in time for farmers market season, the next Monmouth Associates program will focus on the Monmouth College Educational Garden and Farm. The May 16 luncheon, which will be held at noon at Meks on Main, 201 North Main Street, will be the final mee...
May 8, 2024, 6:07pm EDT
Monmouth College dedicates Priscilla Trubeck Adolphson Memorial Arbor
Together again. That's what two sorority sisters, sisters-in-law and lifelong friends became on May 7 after Monmouth College dedicated the Priscilla Trubeck Adolphson Memorial Arbor. It forms a natural backdrop to augment the Judith Williams Trubeck M...
May 8, 2024, 11:21am EDT