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Jacinda Garcia points to the spot on the map where a team of five Monmouth College students and two faculty members are headed in June. Also pictured are, from left, Michael Andal, professor Jialin Li, Kylie McDonald, professor Marlo Belschner, Addison Cox and Ethan Forsberg.

Monmouth College group headed to Singapore to study migrant domestic workers

Five Monmouth College students and two faculty members will spend the majority of June in Singapore to gain a broader and deeper understanding of the everyday lives of migrant domestic workers in the nation of 5.5 million people. Professors Jialin Li...
May 8, 2023, 12:05pm EDT
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Softball Swept in Season-Finale DH

The Monmouth College softball team dropped the final games of the season to Lake Forest on Sunday. The Scots (13-27, 5-11) lost 6-5 in game one and 12-3 in game two on Senior Day, In the opener, Lake Forest took a 2-0 lead in the first inning against ...
May 7, 2023, 9:17pm EDT
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Baseball Drops Season Finale DH on Sunday

The Monmouth College baseball team finished the season on Sunday with a pair of home non-conference losses to Carthage College. The Fighting Scots (16-23) fell 9-6 and 12-2 in eight innings. Carthage took the lead early in the opener with three runs ...
May 7, 2023, 8:54pm EDT
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Monmouth's seniors - front row L to R Linsey Turner, Alyssa Villarreal, Addi Cox, Kady Patelski, Amanda Dybal, Ally Clay. Back Row - L to R - Reed Wilson, Sam Phillips, Maurice Greene, Luke Ditsworth, Reed Bona. Not pictured: Lexi Shields & Alex Urbina (Kent Kriegshauser/Monmouth College)

Seniors Lead the Way at Fighting Scots Invite

The Monmouth College track and field teams grabbed a handful of individual wins as they finished the regular season with Saturday's Fighting Scot Invitational at April Zorn Stadium Women Maddie Boley (Beecher, Illinois) won the discus with a throw of ...
May 6, 2023, 10:41pm EDT
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About 185 members of the Class of 2023 will walk across the Wallace Hall stage on May 14 to get one of these – a Monmouth College diploma.

Monmouth College's 166th annual Commencement Exercises to be held May 14; former Rep. Gephardt to deliver address

Featuring an address by former U.S. Congressman Richard A. Gephardt, Monmouth College will hold its 166th annual Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 14. Gephardt will deliver the Commencement address to about 185 members of the Class of 2023 at noon...
May 5, 2023, 4:42pm EDT
Madison Walker is pictured on Scholars Day in April, receiving the Psychology Department Award from Monmouth President Clarence Wyatt.

Vernon Hills' Walker helps shed the stigma of mental health among her Monmouth College peers

While playing competitive soccer in high school, Monmouth College junior Madison Walker of Vernon Hills, Illinois, made an important observation that had nothing to do with the techniques or tactics of her sport. "Seeing different players drop out or ...
May 3, 2023, 5:04pm EDT
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Baseball Falls to #20 Augustana, 8-7 on Tuesday

The Monmouth College baseball team played a back-and-forth game with #20 Augustana on Tuesday before falling 8-7. The Scots (16-21) will finish the 2023 season at home on Sunday. The Vikings took a 4-0 lead early against Monmouth starter Cam Anderson ...
May 2, 2023, 11:16pm EDT
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Softball Drops Pair at Simpson on Tuesday

The Monmouth College softball team played a rescheduled double header at Simpson College on Tuesday, losing 4-3 and 16-8. The Scots (13-25) lost game one on a walk-off single and the Storm used a big sixth inning to get the run-rule win in the nightcap...
May 2, 2023, 10:50pm EDT
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Monmouth College students Larissa Pothoven '24 has benefitted from meeting alumnus Neil Dahlstrom '98, including the chance to sit behind the wheel of a John Deere race car.

Monmouth College history major from Quad Cities connects with QC history expert

Two Quad Cities residents with a passion for history connected at a "Cider with Classics" event at Monmouth College last fall. The meeting led to career advice and inspiration for junior Larissa Pothoven, as well a neat professional opportunity. Potho...
May 1, 2023, 1:35pm EDT
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Don "Mac" McKinley is pictured on Monmouth's campus with Joyce Chatten, his classmate from Quincy, Illinois, that he married two days after graduation. The couple was married 68 years.

Monmouth College Sig Ep founding father 'Mac' McKinley plans to attend fraternity's 75-year reunion

Monmouth College's Illinois Gamma chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is looking forward to its 75th anniversary celebration the weekend of May 26-28. Amazingly, one of the chapter's founding fathers is not only alive and well, but plans to at...
May 1, 2023, 1:30pm EDT
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Founded in 1853 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Monmouth College provides a transformative educational experience within a caring community of learners. A residential liberal arts college that is the birthplace of the women's fraternity movement, Monmouth College empowers students to realize their full potential, live meaningful lives, pursue successful careers, and shape their communities and the world through service and leadership.

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