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'Novel concept' allows Monmouth College students to work as short-term substitute teachers
Monmouth College's educational studies department is already on top of a major issue, helping prepare its graduates to work in rural school districts, where there has been a shortage of teachers. Now the department is standing out among all Illinois t...
Dec 3, 2021, 11:46am EST
Monmouth College alumni hope high-tech jobs will lead to economic growth in Aledo
Monmouth College graduates have a presence up the road from campus in Aledo, and there's room for more. That's a message that Kenzi Lafferty '19 wants to convey. Lafferty is the programs manager for High-Tech Small Town in downtown Aledo. The new comp...
Dec 2, 2021, 12:03pm EST
'We're back live': College's popular 'Christmas at Monmouth' concert set for Dec. 4
"Christmas at Monmouth" is back in front of a live audience this year, and Monmouth College choral director Tim Pahel is thrilled for the underclassmen in the College's various musical ensembles. "Many of our students haven't had the in-person 'Christ...
Dec 1, 2021, 11:16am EST
Robin Ottenad Galloway, president of the ice cream division of DFA Dairy Brands, named Monmouth College trustee
The career of Monmouth College graduate Robin Ottenad Galloway is a testament to the power of liberal arts degree. A three-decade veteran of the ice cream industry, Galloway has also worked in the oil and automotive industries. Galloway -- who is pres...
Dec 1, 2021, 7:38am EST
Oradiegwu Scores 30 but Scots Fall at Lake Forest
The Monmouth College men's basketball team dropped the Midwest Conference opener 94-85 at Lake Forest on Tuesday night. The Scots return to action Saturday afternoon at home against Beloit College. Jonathan Oradiegwu (Richmond, Texas) got the Scots o...
Nov 30, 2021, 11:50pm EST
Morgan Nets Career-High 20 as Scots Win at Lake Forest
The Monmouth College women's basketball team put three players in double figures as they won the Midwest Conference opener 72-63 at Lake Forest Tuesday night. The win moves the Scots to 4-2 overall, 1-0 in MWC play as Josie Morgan (Washington, Illinois...
Nov 30, 2021, 11:30pm EST
Legendary Monmouth College emeritus professor Gary Willhardt '59 remembered for helping build College's English Department with '18th-century elegance'
Emeritus professor of English Gary Willhardt slipped into the "Realms of Light" on Nov. 27. He was 84 at the time of his death in Clarksville, Iowa. In addition to teaching English at Monmouth for 33 years, Willhardt was a 1959 Monmouth graduate. "...
Nov 29, 2021, 6:17pm EST
Dickenson awarded top honor at Monmouth College's Juried Student Art Exhibition
Recording artists have sung about it, and poets have written about it. This semester, Monmouth College senior Connor Dickenson of Chatham, Illinois, created a sculpture about it, and it took home the Best of Show honor at the Annual Juried Student Art...
Nov 29, 2021, 11:47am EST
Monmouth College Students Get a Boost at Psychology Conference
Learning and fun can go hand in hand. That was the case for the seven Monmouth College students who attended the 30th-annual Tri-State Undergraduate Psychology Conference, held earlier this month in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Psychology professors Sydney Gr...
Nov 24, 2021, 1:59pm EST
Morgan Scores Career-High 18 as Scots Win by 40
The Monmouth College women's basketball team won their third straight home game with a dominating 74-34 victory over Illinois Tech on Saturday. The Scots used one of the best quarters in school history to sprint out to a 25-point lead and never looked ...
Nov 20, 2021, 4:11pm EST