Recent News
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
Scots Men Fall to IC on Wednesday
The Monmouth College men's basketball team fell to Illinois College 86-60 on Wednesday night and are now 1-2 in Midwest Conference action. The contest was the final conference game of December for Monmouth who will play three non-conference games to cl...
Dec 8, 2021, 10:43pm EST
Book due nearly a half-century ago is returned to Monmouth College library by alumnus living in Orland Park
John Carlson and his 1974 Monmouth College classmate Lynette Johnson Carlson have been married for 46 years. But there's a relationship that's lasted even longer in Carlson's life, although it came to an end last month. On Nov. 22, Carlson returned...
Dec 6, 2021, 10:41am EST
Josie Morgan's Career-High 26 Points Lead Scots to 84-40 Win
The Monmouth College women's basketball team built a big lead early and never looked back in an 84-40 Midwest Conference win over Beloit College on Saturday. Senior Josie Morgan (Washington, Illinois) hit five 3-pointers and finished with a career-high...
Dec 4, 2021, 6:29pm EST
Metcalf, Scots Beat Beloit on Saturday
The Monmouth College men's basketball team picked up their first win of the season as they beat Beloit College 75-61 Saturday in the Midwest Conference home opener. The Scots put three in double figures, led by Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) with 18 ...
Dec 4, 2021, 6:20pm EST