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Illinois Native Brady Hunt Named Monmouth College Cross Country Head Coach
Illinois native Brady Hunt has been named the new Monmouth College men's and women's head cross country coach and he will also work as an assistant coach on the men's and women's track and field teams. Hunt comes to the Fighting Scots after working th...
Jan 13, 2022, 11:37am EST
Exhibition by professor Janis Wunderlich now on display at Monmouth College
Award-winning Monmouth College professor and artist Janis Wunderlich is featured in the current display in the Len G. Everett Gallery in the College's Hewes Library. Titled "Emergence," her exhibition will run through Feb. 11. On that final day, there...
Jan 10, 2022, 6:02pm EST
In memoriam: Monmouth emerita professor of education Esther White
On Dec. 31, two very accomplished, long-lived women with the surname White died - actress Betty White, who passed away just weeks before her 100th birthday, and Monmouth College emerita professor of education Esther White, who was 101. After a long ca...
Jan 5, 2022, 11:57am EST
Monmouth College's Petersen to spend spring semester studying, working in Washington, D.C.
To her already impressive resume, Monmouth College student Gabriela Peterson will soon add another entry. The junior from Southwick, Massachusetts, will spend the spring semester in Washington, D.C., through The Fund For American Studies. A political ...
Dec 28, 2021, 2:37pm EST
Monmouth College's top 10 news stories of 2021
Feel-good Commencement, Part 1: In May, the College was able to return to an in-person Commencement. A total of 208 degrees were awarded, and 189 students were present to receive their diploma from President Clarence R. Wyatt. A crowd of about 1,...
Dec 16, 2021, 4:57pm EST
Monmouth College political psychology class examines how 9/11 phrase changed everyday life
The phrase "if you see something, say something," is closely linked to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America. Its origins are traced to the day following the attacks, Sept. 12, 2001, and to New York advertising executive Allen Kay, who is credited with...
Dec 14, 2021, 11:33am EST
Personett Named First Team AFCA All-American
Monmouth College football senior Korbyn Personett (Pittsfield, Illinois) was named to the American Football Coaches Association Division III All-America First Team on Tuesday. Personett led all Division III players in the nation with 16 sacks and 26 ...
Dec 14, 2021, 11:27am EST
Monmouth College gift idea: the 12 authors of Christmas, plus one
Running out of Christmas gift ideas for those special someones on your list? Then read on and consider giving the gift of reading. Monmouth College alumni, retired staff, and current and retired faculty have enough recent literature on the market to f...
Dec 13, 2021, 4:01pm EST
Four Scots Football Players Selected All-Region
The Monmouth College football team placed four players on the D3football.com All-Region team this week. Defensive end Korbyn Personett (Pittsfield, Illinois) and center Derek Brown (Pekin, Illinois) made the second team while safety Kaleb Plattenberger...
Dec 9, 2021, 3:22pm EST
Scots Set Program Record with 13th Straight Home Win; Beat IC 72-64
The Monmouth College women's basketball team used a 15-4 run to end the game and beat Illinois College 72-64 at home on Wednesday. The win gives the Scots (6-2, 3-0) a program-record 13 straight wins at home as they head into the holiday break atop the...
Dec 8, 2021, 11:08pm EST