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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
'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