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CLASS OF 2025: Four of the graduates continued their schooling at Illinois State University, including Izzy Gimm (left), while four began positions at Monmouth College (including Jackson Bergren (second from right). Also pictured are Paige Bergschneider and Zane Beebe.

Monmouth College hits 98% mark on Class of 2025's First Destination report

Marnie Steach, Monmouth College's executive director of career readiness, advising and student success, just completed a 14-year professional stint at her alma mater. But before she went, Steach had one last item of good news to announce. The Monmout...

Jul 6, 2026, 5:00pm EDT

Swim Teams Named CSCAA All-Scholar

Both of the Monmouth College swimming teams again earned Scholar All-America status from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for the spring 2026 semester. To qualify, teams had to post at least a 3.0 GPA for the sprin...

Jul 2, 2026, 10:37am EDT

HANDS-ON LEARNING: Tate is pictured in May with some of the Harding students who participated in her capstone project.

First-rate project for second grade students led by Monmouth senior Cally Tate

Call it Cally's community capstone clearly characterizing college's culture of connection. That would be Monmouth College student Cally Tate, who In May graduated summa cum laude with a degree in environmental studies and a minor in peace and justice...

Jun 29, 2026, 3:54pm EDT

Track & Field Earns Eight CSC Academic All-District Honors

The Monmouth College track and field teams had eight 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 soph...

Jun 24, 2026, 12:43pm EDT

'URBANFEST': William Urban, right, is presented with a copy of Urbanfest, a book published in his honor, by co-editors Jeff Rankin, left, and Thomas Sienkewicz, center.

William Urban, longtime Monmouth professor, honored in newly published tribute book

A collection of scholarly writings honoring longtime Monmouth College professor William L. Urban has been published following more than two years of planning, writing and editing. Urban, who retired in 2015 as the Lee L. Morgan Professor of History an...

Jun 23, 2026, 12:48pm EDT

'THE EYE' WAS A MUST SEE: When in the big city, tourists have to check out "The London Eye," formerly known as The Millennium Wheel. Monmouth's group did just that on the final full day of their time abroad.

Scots in the highlands: Monmouth College group enjoys nine-day UK adventure

Two years ago, Monmouth College professors Audra Goach and David Wright joined forces to provide a memorable experience for the annual summer SOFIA program, creating an interdisciplinary escape room that blended chemistry and English through forensic s...

Jun 12, 2026, 11:07am EDT

Golf Places Two on CSC Academic All-District Team

The Monmouth College golf teams 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 standin...

Jun 9, 2026, 12:11pm EDT

CHECKPOINT CHARLIE: The Monmouth group is pictured at the site that was the crossing point between West Berlin and East Berlin.

Monmouth students go back in time with 'surreal' visits to Berlin, Warsaw, Krakow

Monmouth College's annual student trips are always memorable, with learning and tourism balanced throughout the time abroad. But that doesn't mean there aren't difficult moments along the way - whether that's completing one of professor James Godde's g...

Jun 8, 2026, 4:15pm EDT

GONNA NEED A BIGGER TROPHY CASE? Monmouth President Patricia Draves is pictured with Tim Salier '96 in front of the five NBA championships trophies that San Antonio has won. Salier has been with the organization for four of them.

Monmouth grad Salier part of San Antonio's run to another NBA Finals appearance

In 1999, the last time the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks met in the NBA Finals, Tim Salier was in the later stages of earning a graduate degree in sports management. The 1996 Monmouth College business alum was also getting his feet wet in the ...

Jun 5, 2026, 3:47pm EDT

An example of the colorful work by artist and photographer Rich Ankeney.

Works by Galesburg artist and photographer Rich Ankeney on display at Monmouth College

A rare summer art exhibition at Monmouth College features the work of Galesburg artist and photographer Rich Ankeney. Titled "Improvisations in Light," the exhibition will be on display through July 31 in the Len G. Everett Gallery, which is located o...

Jun 3, 2026, 4:56pm EDT

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