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Love of Monmouth College Shines Through Despite Pandemic-Altered Homecoming Schedule
"We're all in this together" is a familiar refrain during 2020. It was also a sentiment shared by recipients of Monmouth College's annual Alumni Impact Awards, one of the highlights of Homecoming weekend. The recipients each in their own way praised...
Oct 10, 2020, 2:57pm EDT
Doner named Monmouth College's Student Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois
Joe Doner of Arlington Heights, Ill. - one of the most accomplished and involved students in Monmouth College's Class of 2021 - has been named the College's Student Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Every fall, an outstanding senior from ...
Oct 8, 2020, 9:29am EDT
Monmouth College's Alpha Tau Omega chapter earns national recognition for academic excellence
Achieving a national award has been an elusive quest for the men of Epsilon Nu, the Monmouth College chapter of the national fraternity Alpha Tau Omega. But that changed recently when chapter president Matt Franciscovich '21 of Kewanee, Ill., was no...
Oct 2, 2020, 10:11am EDT
Riggs family to be honored as Monmouth College's Family of the Year
Three generations of the Riggs family have attended Monmouth College, and members of each generation found their "sweetheart" on campus, marrying a Monmouth student. That long legacy, as well as the support they've given Monmouth through the years, ...
Oct 1, 2020, 3:35pm EDT
Scots' Women's Soccer Earns Fourth National Academic Award in Five Years
For the fourth time in the last five seasons, the Monmouth College women's soccer team was named an All-Academic team by the United Soccer Coaches. After claiming All-Academic Team status for the 2017-18 season, the Scots returned to the list for th...
Oct 1, 2020, 4:00am EDT
Monmouth College to celebrate 'Homecoming @ Home' Oct. 5-10
An unusual year full of unusual circumstances has led to a creative approach for this year's Homecoming activities at Monmouth College. Rather than the usual sentiment urging alumni to "come home for Homecoming," the College will be celebrating "Hom...
Sep 30, 2020, 12:23pm EDT
Lotz's excellence in teaching comes from long line of mentors and her love for the job
Stacy Lotz, who is this year's recipient of Monmouth College's prestigious Hatch Award for Excellence in Teaching, can trace the beginnings of her long career as an art professor to a fateful conversation with Galesburg High School art teacher Jimmie C...
Sep 25, 2020, 11:37am EDT
Five members of Monmouth College's Class of 2020 featured in art exhibit in Everett Gallery
Three May graduates of Monmouth College and two students who are completing their degrees this semester are featured in the "2020 Senior Art Exhibition," which is on display through Oct. 8 in the Len G. Everett Gallery of the College's Hewes Library. ...
Sep 24, 2020, 11:48am EDT
Monmouth College professor Andre Audette receives national advising award from political science honor society
As an undergraduate student, Monmouth College political science professor Andre Audette was inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. A decade later, Audette was one of four individuals from around the country selec...
Sep 23, 2020, 12:30pm EDT
Bloomer '83 named recipient of Monmouth College's Distinguished Alumnus Award
A 1983 graduate with a long record of service and successful leadership is this year's recipient of Monmouth College's Distinguished Alumnus Award. During his tenure in the United States Armed Forces, Col. Steve Bloomer served in several leadership ...
Sep 21, 2020, 5:08pm EDT