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Upcoming events at Monmouth College
Poet John McCarthy to read as part of Writers@Monmouth series on Feb. 25 When you ask John McCarthy why he writes poems, he's quick to point to the landscape that has shaped him. In McCarthy's words, he writes "to showcase and illuminate the...
Feb 21, 2019, 4:50pm EST

Women's soccer players Lingle, Stumbo making stage debuts in 'The Wolves'
Two of the cast members in Monmouth College's production of The Wolves will make their stage debut this week, but neither is new to performing in front of a live audience. Hannah Lingle '19 of Muscatine, Iowa, and Brie Stumbo '22 of Shelley, Idaho, ...
Feb 20, 2019, 12:15pm EST

Monmouth College Alpha Xi Delta members Maurer, Rule receive Order of Omega scholarships
Two Monmouth College students who are also members of the women's fraternity Alpha Xi Delta were recently awarded scholarships from the Order of Omega, a national organization that recognizes outstanding leadership in the fraternity and sorority commun...
Feb 20, 2019, 12:11pm EST

Monmouth College to host Gospel Explosion concert Feb. 23 in Dahl Chapel
Monmouth College will celebrate Black History Month with the Gospel Explosion event "Faith Over Fear." Free and open to the public, the concert will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. Four group...
Feb 20, 2019, 11:39am EST

Gift from Monmouth College alumnus, wife endows professorship in computational sciences
A new Monmouth College endowed professorship will honor one of the College's legendary professors and help prepare students to excel in a data-driven world. The Commander G.E. Boone Endowed Professorship in the Computational Sciences has been establ...
Feb 19, 2019, 10:05am EST

Busy Feb. 20-22 at Monmouth College
Former Monmouth resident Suda to be featured at next Maple Leaf concert Feb. 21 One of Monmouth's own will return to the stage for the next event in the Maple Leaf Community Concert Series. Anne Suda, the daughter of current Monmouth music f...
Feb 13, 2019, 9:32am EST

Sienkewicz to present Monmouth College's Fox Lecture on Hercules on Feb. 18
For more than 30 years, classics professor Tom Sienkewicz directed Monmouth College's Fox Lecture program, bringing to campus speakers who told how classics relates to the modern world and how it intersects with other liberal arts disciplines. This ...
Feb 12, 2019, 9:21am EST

Upcoming events at Monmouth College
Chicago pianist Mark Valenti to perform Feb. 15 at Monmouth College A "gifted pianist" from Chicago will be on Monmouth College's campus Feb. 15-16 to present a concert and share his expertise with students. Mark Valenti will perform at 7:3...
Feb 8, 2019, 10:28am EST

Willhardt named Monmouth College dean and vice president for academic affairs
Veteran educator Mark Willhardt has been named Monmouth College dean and vice president for academic affairs. Willhardt, who has been an English professor at the College since 2000 and has served as interim dean since June, will assume the office fu...
Feb 7, 2019, 5:00pm EST

Rankin to 'coach' Monmouth College's production of 'The Wolves,' Feb. 21-24
One way to look at the next Monmouth College theater production is that it's a war movie, only with an ensemble cast of 16-year-old female soccer players. That's how the play's author, Pulitzer Prize-finalist Sarah DeLappe, has said she originally s...
Feb 7, 2019, 10:14am EST