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Broad Impact of Supreme Court's 'Dobbs' Decision Will Include Classes and Elections, According to Monmouth College Professor
The lessons from Supreme Court's Dobbs decision on abortion will be something that one Monmouth College professor predicts he "will be teaching for decades to come." "Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is a landmark of landmark cases -- a ca...
Jun 27, 2022, 9:38am EDT
Colts Drum & Bugle Corps to give free public performance of its competitive show on June 26 at Monmouth College
MONMOUTH, Ill. - The Drum Corps International Colts Drum & Bugle Corps from Dubuque, Iowa, will perform its 2022 competitive show "The Silk Road" at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at Monmouth College's April Zorn Memorial Stadium. In addition to the free com...
Jun 16, 2022, 11:48am EDT
Monmouth College psychology group finds that traveling to Italy is worth the wait
Like several other Monmouth College students and members of the campus community, Lillian Hucke '24 of Aledo, Illinois, was looking forward to a College-sponsored trip to Italy at the end of the semester last fall. Ultimately, though, the pandemic won ...
Jun 15, 2022, 12:22pm EDT
Monmouth College hosts scholar institute for 50 aspiring Golden Apple teachers
Most Monmouth College students have gone home for the summer, but the campus has remained a busy place. About 160 Golden Scots returned to their alma mater the first weekend in June, and the College is hosting about the same number of individuals thr...
Jun 14, 2022, 3:48pm EDT
Five Monmouth students learning about the creativity of agriculture this summer at College's Educational Farm & Garden
Creativity in the workplace is something typically associated with a profession related to the fine arts, but Monmouth College biology professor Eric Engstrom points out that creativity is also part of daily life in agriculture. This summer, Engstrom ...
Jun 9, 2022, 6:08pm EDT
Illinois Native Jordan Tice Named Monmouth's Women's Lacrosse Coach
Illinois native Jordan Tice has been named Monmouth College women's lacrosse head coach. Tice comes to Monmouth from North Central College in Naperville where she was an assistant coach for the last two seasons while earning a master's degree in sport...
Jun 9, 2022, 10:57am EDT
Big band sound at Monmouth College this summer could lead to bigger sound on campus in fall
Hosting a large band at Monmouth College this summer could lead to having a large marching band on campus in the fall for years to come. That's the thinking of first-year Director of Athletic Bands John Eckstine, whose pre-Monmouth experience includes...
Jun 3, 2022, 11:49am EDT
May graduate Hippen joins College's staff to help raise money for Monmouth Fund
Troy Hippen did not have to wait long to put the knowledge he gained as a Monmouth College student to work. On May 23, Hippen, who graduated from Monmouth on May 15 with a degree in communication studies, started work at his alma mater as the assistan...
Jun 1, 2022, 11:32am EDT
Monmouth College alumnus Sherm Smith '72 and his wife make $1 million campaign gift
Sherm Smith '72 of Irvine, California, and his wife, Diane, have made a $1 million deferred gift commitment to Monmouth College. Their gift supports the College's Light This Candle Campaign and was the specific gift that pushed the campaign past its $...
May 31, 2022, 5:06pm EDT
Reed Wilson Finishes Ninth in Pole Vault at Nationals
Monmouth College track and field junior Reed Wilson (Normal, Illinois) finished ninth in pole vault at the Division III NCAA Outdoor National Championships on Saturday in Geneva, Ohio. Wilson, competing in his third straight nationals, narrowly missed ...
May 28, 2022, 3:26pm EDT