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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
Monmouth College names two Hatch Award recipients
Student-centered Connell honored for three decades of service This year's recipient of Monmouth College's Hatch Award for Distinguished Service was honored for work he's done on campus in the past year, but it was also a lifetime achievement award, of...
May 25, 2022, 12:42pm EDT
Hatlestad Named Midwest Conference Second Team
Monmouth College baseball pitcher A.J. Hatlestad (New Windsor, Illinois) was named second-team All-Conference by the Midwest Conference on Friday. Hatlestad, who graduated on Sunday, was the Fighting Scots lone representative on the end of the season t...
May 20, 2022, 11:21am EDT
Monmouth College graduates seven sets of high-achieving twins
The students who made up the headline-grabbing number of siblings in Monmouth College's incoming Class of 2022 racked up a considerable number of accomplishments during their time on campus, and they were still making news on their final weekend at the...
May 18, 2022, 5:06pm EDT
Thanks to professor's tip, recent Monmouth College grad Garcia secures Springfield internship
When Natalia Garcia of Berwyn, Illinois, was looking for the right college choice four years ago, her Monmouth College admissions counselor Peter Pitts made her a promise. "He took me and my mom to Starbucks," said Garcia, who graduated from Monmouth ...
May 18, 2022, 5:01pm EDT
Hall of Fame Track and Field Coach Roger Haynes Named College's Full-Time Director of Athletics, Recreation, and Fitness
Monmouth College track and field coach Roger Haynes, an Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Famer and one of the most successful coaches in NCAA DIII athletics, will become the College's full-time director of athletics, recreat...
May 17, 2022, 10:01am EDT
Monmouth College Gives Its Blessing to Class of 2022 During a Weekend of Homecomings
Commencement weekend was a homecoming event for two of the featured speakers who helped celebrate Monmouth College's Class of 2022 on May 14-15. Kunal Kapoor, a 1997 Monmouth graduate and chief executive officer of Morningstar Inc., delivered Sunday's...
May 15, 2022, 4:56pm EDT
